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Topping a50s/d50s vs Schiit Magnius/Modius

mcthanhalds

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Which would of the two stacks would you guys recommend/prefer? And Why? Thank you!
 

charleski

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I’ll bet cold hard cash that you wouldn’t hear any difference between them in a double-blind test.
So the real difference is warranty service, if you’re in the US or UK then Schiit has local support, whereas sending a faulty unit back to China can be costly. The Schiit stack can use balanced cables, but that’s unlikely to be a real issue in a domestic setting with short cables.
If you want to wave the flag (American or Chinese) then that might be a motivator as well.
 

Shazb0t

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I would opt for the added versatility of having the balanced connections.
 

ReaderZ

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A50s because it's SE performance isn't shit(Actually it's STOA), while balanced performance is also a bit better. DAC seems largely the same, so pick either. I don't believe being same brand make them work together any better.
 

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I don't believe being same brand make them work together any better.
I don't believe that either but personally I still try very hard to build my stack using the same brand from the same productline.
Technically it doesn't make sense but I like it when the components are the same size and have the same visual appearance to make it a good looking stack.
 
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