dreaminALife
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Hey guys I am very new to the schiit world.
I am looking at buying the midgard amp for my planars. I looked at their website and it says the midgard is not a balanced amp.
Another fact is, the modius dac and the modi dac have very similar specs. The chips have similar performance. The only major difference between the two is, modius is a balanced dac while the modi is not.
That raises the question for me: Do I need a balanced dac for an unbalanced amp like the midgard? The price difference between the two dacs is around 100 USD I am not sure if it is worth it.
I don't really care about noise cancellation since the cable would be very short. I am curious if the 4v xlr input would make the amp have more headroom compared with the 2v rca input. And is that something audible?
I hear some people say the amp output would be louder using the 4v xlr input compared with the 2v rac input.
Others say NOPE, the amp usually matches the two inputs signal to make them the same for the amp.
Now I am confused.
To sum up:
1.Do I need a balanced dac for an unbalanced amp like the midgard?
2. Would the 4v xlr input make the amp have more headroom compared with the 2v rca input?
3. will the output be louder using the xlr input?
I am looking at buying the midgard amp for my planars. I looked at their website and it says the midgard is not a balanced amp.
Another fact is, the modius dac and the modi dac have very similar specs. The chips have similar performance. The only major difference between the two is, modius is a balanced dac while the modi is not.
That raises the question for me: Do I need a balanced dac for an unbalanced amp like the midgard? The price difference between the two dacs is around 100 USD I am not sure if it is worth it.
I don't really care about noise cancellation since the cable would be very short. I am curious if the 4v xlr input would make the amp have more headroom compared with the 2v rca input. And is that something audible?
I hear some people say the amp output would be louder using the 4v xlr input compared with the 2v rac input.
Others say NOPE, the amp usually matches the two inputs signal to make them the same for the amp.
Now I am confused.
To sum up:
1.Do I need a balanced dac for an unbalanced amp like the midgard?
2. Would the 4v xlr input make the amp have more headroom compared with the 2v rca input?
3. will the output be louder using the xlr input?