Schiit Modi Multibit - No Love?

[bilzebubba]

What do you mean by this exactly?

I mean on those older (ca 2009) Dacs, there is an audible/annoying "pop" if you turn them on after the amplifier, whereas on the Modi Multibit (as on my D30 and my Cambridge and Nad Dac/Amps, there is only blessed silence!

 

[KingRolo]

I still get a pop on my new Modius?

 

[gvl]

So my question is, just how bad is it, for those who've compared it in blind listening (if anyone).

It's not too bad subjectivity for things like streaming and otherwise not hires. I found its sound a bit flat and while detailed not very 3d as compared to some others and a bit tiring to listen to. Not a blind test, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

 

[HiFidFan]

Not knowing about the MultiBit's, er, "pedigree" I'll admit to owning one (bought used off of someone who probably joined ASR before I did...wasn't cheap! So my question is, just how bad is it, for those who've compared it in blind listening (if anyone). I I DO like how it at least produces silence when turning on, unlike one of my (older) Toppings and my Matrix...

No one can tell you whether it's 'bad' or 'good'. There are plenty of better measuring DACs for about $100-$150. My suggestion is buy one and A/B test yourself. If you do, please report back on your findings.

 

[HiFidFan]

I still get a pop on my new Modius?

A pop? When?

My new Modius does not 'pop'. You may want to reach out to Schiit.

 

[dfuller]

A pop? When?

My new Modius does not 'pop'. You may want to reach out to Schiit.

When I had mine, it did too, on first plugging it into power.

 

[HiFidFan]

When I had mine, it did too, on first plugging it into power.

Huh. And this pop was heard through the speakers or is it internal (just to clarify)? Have you tried unplugging/plugging to see if it's repeatable?

Now I'm going to investigate mine. . .

 

[dfuller]

Huh. And this pop was heard through the speakers or is it internal (just to clarify)? Have you tried unplugging/plugging to see if it's repeatable?

Now I'm going to investigate mine. . .

Through speakers. I no longer own it (solid it to a ME friend for his sub channel), so far as I know he's had no issues.

 

[HiFidFan]

Through speakers. I no longer own it (solid it to a ME friend for his sub channel), so far as I know he's had no issues.

Got ya.

So I tried unplugging/plugging mine. Amp on, speakers connected, and no pop. Tried it several times. Turning it on/off with the toggle switch produced no speaker pop either. There is a soft relay click from the Modius internally, but obviously that's normal and not what we're talking about.

Generally though, my DACs stay powered 24/7.

 

[JasonC331]

I actually own both units(Modi3+ and Modi Multibit) both purchased this year, no pops out of either.

 

[Veri]

I actually own both units(Modius 3+ and Modius Multibit) both purchased this year, no pops out of either.

Modi, right? Not modius?

 

[JasonC331]

Yes sir, Thank's man I went back and edited my org post as well.(I blame the time change)

 

[curiouspeter]

Yes sir, Thank's man I went back and edited my org post as well.(I blame the time change)

Yeah, I woke up this morning feeling disoriented from the temporal anomaly.

 

[Rottmannash]

I still have my RCA 8 transistor from 1963 or so.

I won it for my skill at negotiating the bicycle obstacle course at the local park.

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Still works, which would have surprised me as a kid, somehwere I got the idea that transisors would only last 20 years or so, due to cosmic rays or atomic drift or whatever upsetting the junctions.

That relic may be worth a million dollars now due to its relative rarity. Or maybe donate it to the Smithsonian.

 

[RayDunzl]

That relic may be worth a million dollars now due to its relative rarity. Or maybe donate it to the Smithsonian.

Or not...

 

[Rottmannash]

Or not...

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Damn- thought you might be able to retire early and in comfort...

 

[RayDunzl]

Damn- thought you might be able to retire early and in comfort...

There are levels of "comfort".

My last paycheck was in 2002, and I'm waiting to max the Social Security Social Security paycheck.

Maybe the radio will continue to appreciate.

We'll see what it brings at the Estate Sale.

 

[Rottmannash]

There are levels of "comfort".

My last paycheck was in 2002, and I'm waiting to max the Social Security Social Security paycheck.

Maybe the radio will continue to appreciate.

We'll see what it brings at the Estate Sale.

I'm turning 62 in May and seriously considering taking SS early but the hit is large.

 

[RayDunzl]

I'm turning 62 in May and seriously considering taking SS early but the hit is large.

The breakeven point for taking it earliest and latest is about age 83.

Earliest birds get less (overall) and latest filers get more (overall) as of that (approximate) tipping point.

 

[Rottmannash]

The breakeven point for taking it earliest and latest is about age 83.

Earliest birds get less (overall) and latest filers get more (overall) as of that (approximate) tipping point.


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83?!! Hell, I feel lucky to have lived this long!