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@Gavin: Did you find Mola Mola sound better with preamp ? @Fds: I will try your tips to use HQPlayer volume control. Since I got DAC8DSD my turntable and SACD player are semi retired. Actually I need preamp because I still have these other sources. With all great reviews Mola Mola is quite tempting as an upgrade but pricing is around 3x DAC8DSD price, I think law of diminishing return for DAC kicks in hard at DAC8DSD price point.

@Gavin: thanks for this excellent mini review. I also use T+A DAC 8 DSD fed 256 DSD from a PC running HQPlayer. In my setup I use T+A (fixed output) with a preamp. I agree with Shahed99 that volume control of the T+A is the weakest link. I’ve tried connect T+A variable volume control with direct XLR connection to power amp, in my system the SQ degradation is so obvious maybe around 10% SQ degradation especially on soundtage depth. After 5 minutes I switched back to pre + power setup. It would be interesting if someone could share the experience on comparing Mola Mola Tambaqui vs T+A DAC 8 DSD in pre + power amp setup.

@psme. Thanks for the update. The new app is working on my iPad 1. I also updated Lumin firmware, so far everything is fine. great !

@Psme, Did you already find a solution for Ipad Gen 1 users with Lumin's app crashing problem ?

I think Lumin digital output only supports PCM. LUMIN - Support How-to's & FAQ

@psme I already send you the crash log. As additional information , I didn't run other app and open Lumin app after I rebooted my Ipad. Just to make sure all available resources available for Lumin app. I agree with Bloodwound, even you don;t have to make a new version for Ipad 1. Earlier version will be just fine. I didn't have crash problem with previous versions.

I got same problem with version 5.0.3 on my Ipad 1. it's crashing within seconds on Ipad 1. I send emails to Lumin two weeks ago. I asked them how to roll back to previous version but there is no response at all.