managed to get a local pro-audio company to custom make for a good price!
[AVSHOP.ca]. I was trying to avoid custom but this price is really good. Thank you.
1. Jotunheim with "balanced DAC add on/card" is indeed a DAC and Amp in one. Same applies for Multibit, which is obviously more expensive (I leave it to you to decide if it's worth it).
2. If you do decide to get the SMSL SU-8 later, you can just connect the SMSL to Jot's Amp section via XLR in, flip the switch in front to "XLR input" position and you are now using SMSL DAC with Jot Amp. If you are doing this with the Jotunheim that has a built-in DAC Card then this will circumvent the internal DAC completely.
- Personally I plan to get SMSL later on as well, which is why I decided to not go with the internal add-on DAC Card, as it will essentially not be used once I have the SMSL DAC (at least in my case). So I'm getting the Modi (or similar cheaper external DAC) first so I can resell it when i have the money to upgrade to SMSL SU-8.
3. I don't see why not? But I've had really weird luck with Android phones and USB DAC's. I don't know if it will work for sure, I'm getting mine in a bit (hopefully) I can test it out and let you know, unless someone else does so first.