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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!
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.
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.
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.
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.