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aceCrasher t1_jc14j7l wrote

Reply to comment by kazuviking in Schiit at night by ericlikeseatin

Honestly, Id suggest buying another manufacturer entirely. I owned 3 shiit products so far and was unsatisfied with all of them.

Fulla 2:

  • Horrible static noise when turning the volume knob after a few months of use
  • Rear 3.5mm pre-amp out is so badly hidden behind that metal lid that its basically unreachable for any normal cable

Modi 3:

  • No OFF-switch, I have to turn off its power source completely, otherwise it illuminated half my room at night
  • Regularly fails to get recognised by my pc when using USB, works fine with optical

Magni Heresy:

  • Same static noise problem when using the volume knob after a while
  • Ended its own life with a loud POP noise that felt like it made me borderline deaf
  • found out it lacks some kind of protection, which can be dangerous to your headphones in rare cases

Im tired of it all. The Modi/Magni stack was a second chance after the Fulla. Same shit, especially the static noise. They all sounded good though.

I own a Topping E30/L30 II stack now, which is indefinitely better for the same price.

  • no sign of static noise on the volume knob
  • much smoother volume knob in general
  • three gain levels
  • both of them measure better than their shiit counterparts (check ASR)
  • OFF-button on the DAC
  • Display on the DAC
  • no usb problems
  • Output volume control on the DAC
  • included remote of the remote
  • both of their enclosures feel far more premium compared to shiits low end products

All of that for basically the same price.

If you dont like Topping (I wouldnt know why), try JDS labs, I have no experience with them, but they cant be worth than shiit.

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kazuviking t1_jc1jr0d wrote

The another manufacturer you can take is S.M.S.L. Almost the same price as topping and have the same performance but looks different.

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