Thanks Eric,
I'm torn between the D30 and the Modi2....decisions decisions...but you're right it is a great time to be a music lover! Finally getting around to listening to some of my MOFI LP releases in the meantime!
I finally made the decision and took the plunge yesterday and ordered the Modi2 Multibit. Based on everything I scoured over I decided to give it a try plus the fact it is US made as well.
Hey Poultrygeist what do you mean by "massdrop?"
Have to admit I'm very underwhelmed with the Multibit Modi 2 so far. Have spent the day with it and it is very top end heavy (very digital sounding) with very little on the bottom end. I think this might be going back. I got better performance out of my old Kenwood VR 6050 receiver when my PC was hooked up to it. Love the sound of my Pioneer SX 1050 but if this is the type of sound output from the Modi, I might have to go back to the Kenwood until I can get something else.
That's pretty unusual. Most of these modern DAC's sound very good and not too different.
Could you be overloading the input of your receiver? A lot of DAC's have higher output voltages than older receivers are used to handling. Sometimes these receivers have a gain stage before the volume control that can be overloaded even with the volume turned way down. You might try it on a different piece of gear before sending it back.
Tom
That's correct, I retired the Kenwood after I obtained and serviced the SX1050. I used the analog line out from the soundblaster card into the SX but the receiver was picking up a lot of the noise generated by the PC so I invested in the DAC which helped immensely. However, the sound is just very anemic out of the Modi. Playing vinyl or the radio this receiver sound amazing. Full range all the way around. It hits hard in the right areas but I am really considering if the Modi is just a bad match up for it. I've tried the various inputs on the receiver with the Modi and am getting the same results. It has been left turned on for the last 32+ hours (meaning the Modi) so I am not sure how much longer I should expect to hear things break in.
For the record I also use Schiit's mani preamp between my turntable and receiver and love the results. I guess maybe I had too high of expectations for the Modi but I will continue to give it a couple more days.
Eric - yes, it should. I made the assumption that it was an SX 1050 being driven by the Schiit.