I Can't Say Enough About This Schitt 07Dec15

I completed my live testing of the tiny Schitt DAC and Amps. As the blog post title implies, I am thrilled. I chose the Vali tube amp ($119) over their Magni 2 solid state amp ($99) but both were unexpectedly awesome. The Vali is paired with Schitt's Modi 2 DAC ($149 for Uber version - to get wall power vs USB power) and drives my AKG 702 cans wonderfully; .6w was plenty of power. The Vali made these faithful reproducers smoother. They sound better now mated with this Schitt than with my original outfit for them (Eddie Current SS amp + Cambridge Magic DAC) coupled to the Win7 media-server PC (and costing more). There's a mellow glow of the tiny tubes inside the amp giving the box a glow and warm touch. The only weird aspect of the set is that while they are of the same exact form factor, they are finished differently... the Modi 2 is brushed aluminum and the Vali is dimpled anodized, wtf. I also did A-B compares on optical vs USB cabling from my Mac to the Modi DAC. As expected, I couldn't tell a difference (heck they are both just delivering bit streams) but it was cool to discover the fact that a Mac outputs digital optical through a hidden dual-purpose mini-DIN jack. With comparisons completed I'll move the outfit to Summit. Test material was my own mp3 and flac library as well as Google Play's ~380Kbps service stream. I highly recommend the Schitt Modi 2 and either tiny mated amp. This Schitt is so cool. [And you all need to recognize the perfected depth of field in the image ;)]

Final Schitt installation spot in Silverthorne with Google Play streaming Vampire Weekend via USB bitstream. Recognize nothing more in this image other than composition as it was an ill-lighted, auto-driven iPhone shot.