Happy as a Pig in Schiit: Introducing Modi Multibit

[earnmyturns]

 
Hahaha, thanks for that.
 
I had an Asgard 2 on loan for five or six months before along with a pair of Mr. Speakers Alpha Dogs.  Used my Fiio X3ii as a DAC (pretty good, has a CS4398 chip in a fairly-good implementation).  The Alpha Dogs sounded oh-so-sweet from that setup, and it's a real cheap one too

I think I'd like to get a good Stack of Schiit to drive my eventual endgame (maybe the Ether C Flow from what I've been seeing lately).  If I can audition it to see what I think of the multibit sound, and decide I love it, I'll probably get the Modi Multibit as the first part of that stack.
 
I've asked this before about multibit stuff but how does it change the sound, exactly?  Like, how does the Bifrost Multibit actually improve on the sound of the Bifrost, for example?  What will be the difference between the sound of this and the standard Modi?

I had Bifrost>Asgard 2>Alpha Prime, upgraded to the Bifrost to Multibit when that upgrade came out. I listen mostly to modern jazz and jazz-related music, West Africa, Middle East, early music, baroque, and modern classical. Wins from the upgrade: crisper attacks (percussion, guitar, piano), more sustained decays (guitar, piano, bass), clearer upper midrange (piano), better separation between instruments. Overall closer to live performances by the same musicians (I attend live shows pretty often).

 

[goodyfresh]

  I had Bifrost>Asgard 2>Alpha Prime, upgraded to the Bifrost to Multibit when that upgrade came out. I listen mostly to modern jazz and jazz-related music, West Africa, Middle East, early music, baroque, and modern classical. Wins from the upgrade: crisper attacks (percussion, guitar, piano), more sustained decays (guitar, piano, bass), clearer upper midrange (piano), better separation between instruments. Overall closer to live performances by the same musicians (I attend live shows pretty often).

I wasn't saying Mr. Speakers headphones did their absolute best with the X3ii into Asgard 2 setup.  But it came shockingly close to the best performance of a headphone like the Alpha Dog for the price of such a stack combined with the fact one of the components was a portable player, haha.

 

[luckyeights]

Would the magni 2 uber be a good pair with this dac or would the asgard be a better choice?

 

[XERO1]

Just remember when comparing the Modi 2U to the Modi MB, the Modi 2U has 1.5V of output and the Modi MB has 2V of output.  That's a 25% increase in volume level over the Modi 2U and it will need to be compensated for when doing an A-B shootout between them. 

 

[franzdom]

  Just remember when comparing the Modi 2U to the Modi MB, the Modi 2U has 1.5V of output and the Modi MB has 2V of output.  That's a 25% increase in volume level over the Modi 2U and it will need to be compensated for when doing an A-B shootout between them. 

 
Wouldn't that be a 33% increase?

 

[XERO1]

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Wouldn't that be a 33% increase?

 
 
Good question!  Anyone have a definitive answer?!
 


 

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

Magni and Asgard are basically the same amp. I'd go for the stackable option, but frankly opt for Vali 2 above Magni 2, because you can swap a tube out for LISST as you like.
 
Any comparisons of Magni 2 Uber vs Vali 2 w/ LISST?

 

[madwolfa]

  Magni and Asgard are basically the same amp. 

 
As in they are both solid-state? That's about the only thing common in them.

 

[Letmebefrank]

I cant wait to hear this amazing 24-96 vinyl rip of Dark Side on a multibit DAC. Right now on my modi2Uber and Vali 2 (jj e88cc gp) it sounds fantastic, I can only imagine the multibit-analog love thats going to happen.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

   
As in they are both solid-state? That's about the only thing common in them.

And they both (magni2uber)  have a lot of power, sound bright paired with HD800...

 

[madwolfa]

  And they both (magni2uber)  have a lot of power, sound bright paired with HD800...

 
*shrugs* HD800 is a bright headphone.

 

[Psalmanazar]

Any impressions vs Bifrost multi-bit?

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

With Mjolnir 2 and LISST lossless recordings sound great

 

[jimmers]

 

Good question!  Anyone have a definitive answer?

+ 2.5dB

 

[slex]

I wonder if I add the xmos XU208 F1 to link with coax input of this modi multibit will it bettered the m9xx I have now!!!?? Or a regular gumby without F1.