[MarcelE]

I get short dropouts with the ASIO driver (I uninstalled wasapi first, also uninstalled the Modi2uber driver, installed fresh and then ASIO).
Played a little bit with the buffers etc but that doesn't seem to help.
As soon as I went back to wasapi no more dropouts.
Couldn't tell if the sound was any different as the dropouts distracted too much.

 

[compoopers]

Hi, noob question, can someone clarify?

If I buy the Magni and Modi combo, can I simultaneously connect headphones and speakers into them? If so, how do you switch between the two, is it a hardware switch or on the software level?

Also, does anyone have any recommended speakers to go with these for computer desktop use?

 

[Kopftelefon]

Hi, noob question, can someone clarify?

If I buy the Magni and Modi combo, can I simultaneously connect headphones and speakers into them? If so, how do you switch between the two, is it a hardware switch or on the software level?

Also, does anyone have any recommended speakers to go with these for computer desktop use?

You can connect powered speakers to the magni. For other speakers you'd need a power amp in the chain.
You can connect headphones and speakers simultaneously, but as long as headphones are connected, you won't get any sound from the speakers. So, the heardware switch would be to unplug your headphoes 

 

[Decommo]

Hello. I just started to reading this thread to find out the difference between Magni 2 and Magni 2 Uber before ordering and having trouble to find. Can anyone help me to understand the difference between the two?

The difference that I could only found is the power supply.

Magni 2 ) Wall wart” style 8VA 16VAC transformer, regulated +/- 15V rails
with over 4,000uF filter capacitance
Power Consumption: 4W


Magni 2 Uber) Wall wart” style 24VA 14VAC transformer, regulated +/- 16V rails, with over 6,000uf filter capacitance
Power Consumption: 5W

Not sure what it means. Is only difference is that Magnificent 2 Uber has more power than Magni 2?

Thank you.

 

[Kopftelefon]

It looks just like a website. But you won't believe what happened when I checked "specs" and "faq". 

 
http://schiit.com/products/magni-2
http://schiit.com/products/modi-2

 

[Decommo]

It looks just like a website. But you won't believe what happened when I checked "specs" and "faq". 


http://schiit.com/products/magni-2
http://schiit.com/products/modi-2

Thank you very much. FAQ really helped me to understand. The key difference is if it has preamp output or not. May I know when preamp output is necessary? I am newbie and not sure what the difference between preamp and amp.

 

[jermy4]

Thank you very much.

FAQ really helped me to understand. The key difference is if it has preamp output or not. May I know when preamp output is necessary? I am newbie and not sure what the difference between preamp and amp.

The preamp output allows you to hookup a set of powered speakers and use the magni 2 uber to adjust the volume of them when there are no headphones plugged in.  When you plug headphones in it mutes the preamp outputs.

 

[Decommo]

Thank you very much. FAQ really helped me to understand. The key difference is if it has preamp output or not. May I know when preamp output is necessary? I am newbie and not sure what the difference between preamp and amp.

The preamp output allows you to hookup a set of powered speakers and use the magni 2 uber to adjust the volume of them when there are no headphones plugged in.  When you plug headphones in it mutes the preamp outputs.

Thank you very much. I got the idea now. Since I will use it to drive high impedance headphone without speaker, Uber version might be unnecessary unless there is other good reason to go with uber version against normal version.

 

[HalloranATL]

  I setup my Modi/Magni Uber 2 combo this week.  What is the recommended setting under Playback options in Windows 10 in terms of bit-rate and Hz?
 
Primary application is Computer Games, and iTunes use.
 
Also, I see an option on the Schiit website for ASIO drivers.  Are those preferable for these applications?
 
Thanks for your help.

 
Quote:

Currently using 16 bit, 44100 Hz (CD Quality) and no ASIO drivers for the above applications.  Do these settings seem correct for the above applications?
 
I see a ton more options under Playback > Properties > Advanced tab > Default Format

 
Any thoughts on the above?
 
It seems that the Default format setting for bitrate and Hz might be more for recording, but a bit unclear about it.  Also not sure about the ASIO drivers.
 
Thanks again.

 

[yellojello]

I'm currently using laptop usb > Fiio K1 > Magni 2. Would I notice much difference with the Modi 2 DAC replacing the Fiio K1?

 

[WilliamLeonhart]

Definitely yes. As a former poor student I also came from the Fiio camp before upgrading to Schitt, JDS and other brands. Then I realized I wasted too much money on Fiio and iBasso. Should have bought the good stuffs from the start

I'm currently using laptop usb > Fiio K1 > Magni 2. Would I notice much difference with the Modi 2 DAC replacing the Fiio K1?

 

[tamleo]

Hello. I just started to reading this thread to find out the difference between Magni 2 and Magni 2 Uber before ordering and having trouble to find. Can anyone help me to understand the difference between the two?



The difference that I could only found is the power supply.



Magni 2 ) Wall wart” style 8VA 16VAC transformer, regulated +/- 15V rails
with over 4,000uF filter capacitance

Power Consumption: 4W




Magni 2 Uber) Wall wart” style 24VA 14VAC transformer, regulated +/- 16V rails, with over 6,000uf filter capacitance

Power Consumption: 5W



Not sure what it means. Is only difference is that Magnificent 2 Uber has more power than Magni 2?



Thank you. 

Yes Magni 2 uber is more powerful than Magni 2. I have both. 


The difference between these  2 amps that i can hear is the Magni2 uber has more treble and is more lively than the non-uber version. 


The non-uber version is wamer and more relaxed though.

Here is my impression: http://www.head-fi.org/t/748067/official-schiit-magni-modi-2-uber-thread/1575#post_12363776

 

[Decommo]

Hello. I just started to reading this thread to find out the difference between Magni 2 and Magni 2 Uber before ordering and having trouble to find. Can anyone help me to understand the difference between the two?



The difference that I could only found is the power supply.



Magni 2 ) Wall wart” style 8VA 16VAC transformer, regulated +/- 15V rails
with over 4,000uF filter capacitance

Power Consumption: 4W




Magni 2 Uber) Wall wart” style 24VA 14VAC transformer, regulated +/- 16V rails, with over 6,000uf filter capacitance

Power Consumption: 5W



Not sure what it means. Is only difference is that Magnificent 2 Uber has more power than Magni 2?



Thank you. 

Yes Magni 2 uber is more powerful than Magni 2. I have both. 


The difference between these  2 amps that i can hear is the Magni2 uber has more treble and is more lively than the non-uber version. 


The non-uber version is wamer and more relaxed though.

Here is my impression: http://www.head-fi.org/t/748067/official-schiit-magni-modi-2-uber-thread/1575#post_12363776

Thank you so much for your feedback. It was very helpful.

 

[compoopers]

You can connect powered speakers to the magni. For other speakers you'd need a power amp in the chain.
You can connect headphones and speakers simultaneously, but as long as headphones are connected, you won't get any sound from the speakers. So, the heardware switch would be to unplug your headphoes 

Thank you!

 

[Kopftelefon]

You're welcome. To clarify,I'm talking about the magni 2 über. I don't think you can add speakers to the magni 1 but I'm not sure here.