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Preamp Outputs: Uber has them, standard doesn’t.
Gain Stage: Uber has a complementary-input VAS, standard doesn’t.
Power Supply: Uber has 3x the transformer (24VA vs 8VA) and 1.6x the filter capacitance (6,400 vs 4,000uF), as well as more sophisticated regulators (programmable vs fixed) and a higher rail voltage (+/-16V vs +/-15V)
Chassis: Uber gets an aluminum top cover and solid aluminum milled knob, standard is painted steel and an aluminum-covered plastic knob.
1. For cleanest audio is USB Modi or Optical Modi considered better? Perhaps I should just consider the Uber if I can't decide?
2. Power Supply: Modi 2 is USB powered, Modi 2 Uber has a linear power supply and wall-wart. What exactly is the Modi 2 Optical powered by? Does the way a DAC is powered matter in terms of Sound Quality?
3. How exactly do preamp output and gain stage of the Magni 2 improve sound quality? Does the improved Uber power supply help either?
Gain Stage: Uber has a complementary-input VAS, standard doesn’t.
Power Supply: Uber has 3x the transformer (24VA vs 8VA) and 1.6x the filter capacitance (6,400 vs 4,000uF), as well as more sophisticated regulators (programmable vs fixed) and a higher rail voltage (+/-16V vs +/-15V)
Chassis: Uber gets an aluminum top cover and solid aluminum milled knob, standard is painted steel and an aluminum-covered plastic knob.
1. For cleanest audio is USB Modi or Optical Modi considered better? Perhaps I should just consider the Uber if I can't decide?
2. Power Supply: Modi 2 is USB powered, Modi 2 Uber has a linear power supply and wall-wart. What exactly is the Modi 2 Optical powered by? Does the way a DAC is powered matter in terms of Sound Quality?
3. How exactly do preamp output and gain stage of the Magni 2 improve sound quality? Does the improved Uber power supply help either?
