Congrats on your new addition! One tweak maybe worth trying is using the spdif input on the Modi instead of optical if your CD player has that output. Spdif is generally preferred over optical (at least for shorter runs) as the added steps of converting to optical and back to analog are avoided. A cheap and riskless way to do this would be to order a 1.0m Wyde Eye digital cable from Amazon for $40 (an excellent cable for the $), and if it’s not a meaningful improvement just send it back. If you try this obviously the cable will require some break-in time, and definitely pay attention to the direction arrows as directionality matters (I inadvertently installed mine backwards once and it was awful). Anyway, in this insane audiophile world I thought bringing up a potentially beneficial $40 tweak at least worth considering. Congrats again on your newfound joy!
Received my Schiit Modi 3 yesterday....
... I have a Mac C-41 pre a A21+ and AA 10T’s.
I’ve always had a odd high end issue with this system I could’nt find. I even sent the tweet’s from the 10t’s back to Mr. Kelly. All turned out to be on point.
I signed up with Qobuz to stream but could only come out of the IMac’s headphone jack...
enter the 99$ Modi 3 yesterday... POOF, all the issues I had with this system are gone! Optical from cd and usb from iMac.
This little 99$ gem is sweet and has really made me happy. I am saving for a “better” dac but I am skeptical to be honest.
It is small and fits into my system without being seen... except for the LED in the front, wow it’s bright.
Bottom line is I am very happy with the Modi 3 and it was as inexpensive as I can find and is a quality piece...
Enjoy your day, I will be upstairs enjoying my “new” system!
Mitch
I’ve always had a odd high end issue with this system I could’nt find. I even sent the tweet’s from the 10t’s back to Mr. Kelly. All turned out to be on point.
I signed up with Qobuz to stream but could only come out of the IMac’s headphone jack...
enter the 99$ Modi 3 yesterday... POOF, all the issues I had with this system are gone! Optical from cd and usb from iMac.
This little 99$ gem is sweet and has really made me happy. I am saving for a “better” dac but I am skeptical to be honest.
It is small and fits into my system without being seen... except for the LED in the front, wow it’s bright.
Bottom line is I am very happy with the Modi 3 and it was as inexpensive as I can find and is a quality piece...
Enjoy your day, I will be upstairs enjoying my “new” system!
Mitch