So I am seriously considering buying one of these. I have the Schiit stack and, well, the first Magni 3+ lasted about two weeks and bit it with all sorts of noise in the right channel. Ran really hot too. The replacement runs cooler and it works fine.. the volume control is actually very good in this unit, but my experience with the Magni 3+ doesn't instill a lot of confidence. The Modi is plenty good but I'm really liking what I have read/seen on the Topping E30. So, one of those and a JDS Atom might be in my near future. Like, later this week. (I need TOSlink, otherwise, I'd go with the JDS DAC)