Mostly from my desktop. FLACs mostly and variable-rate mp3 encoded using LAME using the highest quality setting. I agree Modi is definitely an improvement over uDAC-2, but uDAC-2 treble sounds a little rolled-off even compared to an fourth-generation iPod to me. So this is the first in-your-face...

Quote: Yeah, good idea to stay on topic :)   Very happy with them! I have an HD 598, an HD 25-1 II and an SR-80i, so Magni is a bit overkill in terms of power for these headphones. But I must say I was lucky enough to get a pot that shows channel imbalance that is gone before 8 o'clock...

Quote:   xezi (and any other Brazilians following this thread),   I am from Brazil as well and bought the M&M stack. I was taxed with 60% over the total (products plus shipping). So in your case the total should be: 260 + 156 = US$416. Pretty hard to be an audiophile in Brazil...  ...

Hi people, long time lurker here!   I also noticed some crackling noises, not too loud but clearly perceptible, when using PowerDVD12 + Reclock. I tried changing configurations on both programs, but nothing worked. Turns out that switching Modi from a USB 3.0 to a 2.0 port seems to have...

Does anybody think this combo would be a great improvement over a Nuforce uDAC-2 using a HD 598?   I know all the bad things said about how the uDAC measures poorly, but it does not sound that bad to me. And the HD 598 does not require a huge amount of power to begin with. Any thoughts?