Thank you for that.Perhaps I may be of help. I have 2 Jotunheims (1 for the office and the other at home). The setup at home is OG BF2 > Jot 2, while the office is EITR > ADI-2 > Jot 2.
The reason I became interested with the RME is because my work computer does not give me the option to EQ via 3rd party software, like EqualizerAPO. I enjoy Schiit gear as well but I picked one up from the classified section for a decent price and thought the worst is that I can sell it back out.
Long story short, I have zero regrets and it is 100% a keeper for me. Like many have said before me, there is no other product in the current market today that comes with the amount of features and ability to tweak sound like the RME ADI-2 at this price point. This thing is an absolute gem. The AKM version I have is basically a Modius supercharged with features. I've got multiple EQ profiles saved for my headphones and it simply takes a push of a knob. You can change everything from advanced cross-feed settings to the colour of the digital meters (also a plus!).
RME is also a solid company that continues to provide driver / firmware updates. As I type this post, I found out that RME even provides the ability to purchase replacement digital displays should the original crap out - which seems amazing considering most companies would just rather you buy a new one from them.
Happy to answer more questions if you'd like. As you can see, I've complete bought into RME's philosophy now.
Really my questions come down to a few:
1. Do you find the Jot2 to be a better amp option then the built in amp of the RME, or at least worth the stack? Does it stack ok?
2. I too am interested in the EQ options as I just do not like software eq. I don't really eq much, but it would be nice to have that handy. Do you find the EQ adjustments here to be more accurate then say something like the Loki/Lokius options from Schiit?
3. Have you compared this to something like...the TT2 (yes I know we are talking quite a bit more in price) just to see how it punches up in value?
Thank you!