So I moved the Ivy to the bottom and hoped that would solve the drop outs but it didnt. I have the system on 2 dedicated ac lines. When I would switch the lights on or off that are on a different circuit it would drop out. So after reading posts about this issue I moved the ac plug into a duplex by itself on my PS Audio Quintet and that seems to have solved the problem. This dac is much more sensitive to static and power fluctuations. Now when I switch the lights on or off it doesnt drop out. But static will still cause a drop out. The B24 didnt drop out like this BII does. But I think I have it solved and it seems to sound better plugged into a isolated jack. I am amazed at how good this dac sounds. Low level detail is excellent. Red book cd never sounded better. Now if I could get a Retro I could have a balanced dac and vinyl source. A balanced Lightspeed is in the works. I am using a single ended Lighter note ldr pre now. With the new dac this is real music. Thanks guys for the great dac!