Excellent deal. @manstretch delivered the PSB M4U 1 headphones quickly and safely. They were just as he described. He's a trustworthy seller.

@manstretch, Are your PSB's still available for sale?

Paladin - I, too, lower the amplifier volume before plugging or unplugging the headphones. Also, when powering everything up I turn on the Asgard and wait for it to get up to full power (it's running Class A), next I turn on the Modi 2 DAC and then my AV 40's. (The AV 40's do not like having a...

I have the Asgard 2 which also has preamp outputs. My M-Audio AV 40s are plugged into the preamp outs and when I plug in a pair of headphones the preamp outputs automatically shut off. If I remove the headphone plug the preamp outs turn back on.   You'll be fine so go ahead and enjoy that Schiit!

Listening to Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man performed by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and conducted by Erich Kunzel. It's in WAV format (lossless, 1411 kbps, 44.1 KHz) pulled off of the CD using EAC.   Wow!  

New Schiit owner here: For Christmas I acquired (from head-fi members) an Asgard 2 and a Modi 2 Uber to pair with my PSB M4U 1 headphones.   Man, this Schiit sounds great!     Greg

I, too, have picked up a lot of music at a local Used CD shop. I remember paying $7-9 for CDs years ago and today am paying $3.50-5.00. Rip them lossless using EAC and I've got a growing collection at a very reasonable acquisition cost. When HDTracks lists pulling a 24/192 or 24/356 from the...

Thanks for the recommendation. I will check them out.   Have a Merry Christmas!

Thanks for the link to the list - I'd already reviewed it and have visited a number of the sites. I have only purchased from HDTracks so far and was put onto them by a friend who is an audio engineer. (That's what started this drain on my wallet!)   I agree with your statement about humans'...

  Thanks for the reply and the link. That is a very interesting and informative article and gives me a much better understanding of both PCM and DSD.

I am receiving a Schiit Modi 2 Uber along with a Schiit Asgard 2 for Christmas. I've been a speakers-guy but this year bought a pair of PSB M4U 1 headphones to use with my laptop. I quickly realized that my computer's sound card was not my friend, hence the DAC/Amp combo for Christmas. I've...

Newbie here: I am receiving a Schiit Modi 2 Uber along with a Schiit Asgard 2 for Christmas. I've been a speakers-guy but this year bought a pair of PSB M4U 1 headphones to use with my laptop. I quickly realized that my computer's sound card was not my friend, hence the DAC/Amp combo for...

I have both the Schiit Asgard 2 and Modi 2 Uber set to arrive next week.   I sure hope my M4U 1's sound good through this Schiit!  :-D

Well, I don't have a DAC but I did just agree to acquire a Schiit Asgard 2 from a seller here on head-fi! Now to continue haunting the For Sale pages until the right DAC appears...

big, Thanks for the reply and the advice. After researching further I had come to realize that the DAC is not designed to output to headphones so I proved there really IS such a thing as a stupid question!   I'm really leaning toward the Uber stack because I would like the preamp to run my...