Thanks, Tump, for sharing your experience.
I stick with moderate volumes, too, and having a "greater presence and bloom" is a good description of what I am looking for. The Mini, to me, has a bit of glare, or sharpness that I wouldn't miss.
In fairness, I have generally been very pleased with the Mini, and I am loving the ease of access to my music, esp since Innuos launched their 2.0 Sense software!
Rest of my system is Counterpoint SE 5.1 preamp into a AES/Cary 300B SET amp into Klipschorns with full Volti upgrade package. (and Wow, that was a stunning improvement!)
Thanks again, Tump! -Jim