Bill, my sweet spot so far is my mini source (Pure Music) through a Wireworld Starlight USB cable into the iPurifier into the iUSB (unconnected to power) into a Gemini twin cable with only the "signal" side connected and then directly into the onboard USB input of the hex.
The sound is punchy and full of color and body while, in comparison, through the iLink, the sound loses body and becomes somewhat thin sounding with an uncharacteristic absence of the fill-in sounds between performers. I would love to hear an Offramp to satisfy my curiosity as to whether any benefit can be had by using a USB converter over the on board USB input in the Hex.
The sound is punchy and full of color and body while, in comparison, through the iLink, the sound loses body and becomes somewhat thin sounding with an uncharacteristic absence of the fill-in sounds between performers. I would love to hear an Offramp to satisfy my curiosity as to whether any benefit can be had by using a USB converter over the on board USB input in the Hex.