Phewww....what a combo....I will say....the Modius is a very, very capable DAC!
Striking clarity, with decent depth and imaging...actually, the imaging is crystal clear, doesn't throw the biggest and widest soundstage, more of a medium size room but who cares! It's intoxicatingly detailed and vibrant! Compared to my old Bifrost, it is quite similar rather than different, the top is sparkles and chimes but not digital sounding as much! The unison usb implementation is top notch! Doesn't sound as flat or boring compared to the USB of the Bifrost, it's almost like I'm running optical tbh! The Jot can sound harsh'ish with the Bifrost but it is completely civil with the Modius, very ballsy and playful!
Hella dark background, no noise, just music from the deep black well! I can't believe the Modius just runs off a Micro Usb cable and sounds this good....What! I have a gen 1 Modi and Fulla that is fairly noise compared to this one! Heck I've even heard EMF noise on my Bifrost from time to time!
The Elears sounds like a HD650 on crack with this setup! Not the biggest soundstage but plenty out to the sides and most importantly the middle channel is all filled out, so lots of detail between the ears! Bass is great, if not warmed up a little, I swear! The sub bass rumble is similar to my Theta DAC's but a tad cleaner and tight! Sorta like a little thunder storm rolling past your house! Really nice! The High's are so damn nice, reminds me of the high's of the Vali! For me it is perfect, it's not harsh but does feel rolled off to good effect??! I'd like to get others opinions on this but I really love the high's as it is all the good stuff with non of the bad stuff for my ears! Mid's sound fine to me, I'll have to listen to some more music but I'm never left wanting with Schiit's mids...sorta like the Sennheiser trait!
For me, the Jot is still a cracker of an amp! The built-in CAB DAC was fine but there definitely is more potential to be had when you feed the Jot!
More to come...
