Modi 3 is okay. But i will not listen to this dac when being tired (eg. after a whole day working or being sleepy). Because it has some shouty/distorted sound in the mids and treble. It makes me iritated and anxious. That is something I cannot point out but I can feel it. When I feel relaxed and good this dac is listenable
That's the "Velvet Sound" you're hearing in the AKM chips. Your opinion matches mine, and it's similar to what I hear in the Modius.
I saw that Modi3+ is big improvement over 3
It is, but no matter how skillfully Mike Moffat tries to hide the Velvet Sound, it's always there to some degree.
How is topping e30 in comparison?
Never heard it, so can't compare. Sorry.
Looks like Schiit cancelled my order because of suspicious fraud due to using different billing address than delivery (wanted it to deliver to my workplace and most vendors do not not have issues with using alternative address for delivery).
IMHO: Zen dac sig + Magni 3+Looks like Schiit cancelled my order because of suspicious fraud due to using different billing address than delivery (wanted it to deliver to my workplace and most vendors do not not have issues with using alternative address for delivery).
So this gives me chance to rethink And whether to still go for Schiit (Magni3+ or Asgard 3) or go for Zen Can + other DAC.
+ Zen Can for having pentacon 4.4mm and using fully balanced amp, so regardless if using SE or bal input and SE or balanced headphone output they should almost sound the same.
On hip-dac, compared to SE, on balanced the soundstage opens up more and sounds bit warmer.
On schiit, if Asgard3 does not provide extra benefit over Magni3+ for Sundara then I would go for Magni3+ and backorder maybe Modi Multibit or just go regular modi3+ that is available.
Im bit worried that multibit would make sound modern well recorded music in studio produced in last 2 decades like EDM, overprocessed.
If Asgard3 better, maybe pair it with Modius (AK4493) to match stack size and heard its some improvement over AK4490 but if there is barely imprvement then would save money with Modi3+
anyway here is what I am leaning toward;
1) Modi3+ + Zen Can
2. Modi3+ + Magni3+
3. Modi3/Modius + Asgard3
anyway its possible I will be moving in a few months so maybe I should hold on and just enjoy my sundarad with hip/dac and just get myself second pair of headphones that I can easily take with me such ad DT770 80/250 ohms
Thanks. Why Zen DAC Sig over regular Zen DAC V2?
Because it has better build and (according to what i read) better sound too. I am using the zen singnature, modi 3, modi multibit and magni 3. Heard asgard3
I think Magnius has always been in black color only. Only its balanced DAC companion Modius, comes with the choice between silver and black.
This was a sore spot for me. I was one of the first early adopters of Modius, which I purchased on the rumored assumption there was a matching balanced amp. I went silver. Then, when Magnius was announced in only black, I asked Jason about silver and what about us early silver Modius adopters? His answer was basically, “Too bad,” and his typical other line about other fine products being out there. As it turned out, it may have been a blessing in disguise because reviews of Magnius suggested it wasn’t a sound I’d like. But, I’m still a bit sore about the whole thing.
