I have been enjoying the Schiit Magni several months now, and have started thinking about the Modi DAC. Im not sure whether the Modi would be an upgrade over the Xonar DX which I am currently using as my DAC. Any thoughts/suggestions?

Just a quick question. I received my Magni yesterday, and already loving the noticeable sound difference between it and my HT receiver. Do people here keep their 'phones plugged in all the time, or do you unplug them before powering the Magni On/Off? Thanks

Quote: So if I understand your post correctly, I will not gain any noticeable quality in sound over just using my receiver alone?

My receiver is the Denon AVR-590. In worst case, Im thinking Ill just use my Xonar DX straight to the amp 

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. I have finally made the jump and placed the order for the Valhalla tonight. I hope it works ok with my my receiver, not too keen on dropping another $400 on a DAC right now :).

Tons of great replies, thank you for your input. I have to an almost certainty decided upon the Valhalla (WA3 is slightly above my price range and LD MK IV has only a 1yr warranty). I have just had couple questions: Since the Valhalla is a tube up, how would I be able to tell the tubes are...

Hello everyone,   I am a new poster here, however I have been using these forums for research for quite a while. And recently due to the praise they have received on here, I have purchased a pair of DT880/600ohm headphones. Now I am searching for a desktop amp to power them. Currently my set...