[rocMcBan]

Hello Everyone, Being in the hunt for a new DAC/Head amp for my office, I was wondering how does the Magni-Modi combo from Schiit compare with the Asus Essence One (regular edition, not the Muses, then the price diff would become too important) ? In my neck of the woods, after all is said and done, I am only looking at a minimal price difference, as i can buy the Asus locally but wil have to order the Schiti from the US and get hit with taxes, duties etc. I am listening on Technics RP-DH1200 and/or Sony Z-1000 ,mostly classical, opera and some Kraftwerk tossed in from time to time. Previously I was using a Fiio E10. This setup will possibly be completed in the near future by a pair of active speakers as soon as it becomes fniancially realistic. Forgot to mention this is all connected to a office provided Dell laptop. Thanks in advance, RMcB

 

[Mach3]

Look at it this way. The Asus offers more feature, upgradable with opamp roll over. It a no brainier the XE1 win hands down.

 

[rocMcBan]

Thanks for your reply Mach3.