avguytx 222 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Been watching for one for quite awhile and it finally came up at a good price, looked great, and, as a bonus, it works! Ha. Only missing a foot but that's easy enough. I need to yank it out over the weekend and clean the switches. But I'm glad to have it. 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt 360 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Oh man... that's one of my favorite all time movies.... never thought of actually recreating his stereo. Great idea and great find! That Ferris.....he was one Righteous Dude! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmyjim 43 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) Very nice setup indeed. Your sig indicates you are using a Topping 10S but looks like you're running a Schiit Modi? Curious your thoughts on the two. I had a C-1 with a Schiit Modi as a digital pre-amp.In front of the Schiit was a Thunderbolt 3 Dock connected to a streaming MacBook Pro. The Schiit had a lot of USB feedthru. Nasty. I found it impossible to ignore. I subbed in a Topping E30 and it was dead quiet. Wondered if anyone else had similar experience between the 2. Edited February 15 by timmyjim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx 222 Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 @timmyjim. Yeah, looks like i need to update that. I do still have the D10S but it's not being used. I'd bought a used Schiit Modi Multibit and a JDS Lab Atom DAC+ to do some tinkering with to see which streaming device I liked best. I'd used the Topping for maybe a year with good results but I've been thoroughly happy with the Schiit and it sounds great. I needed something with usb, optical and coax input so it was perfect for the job. I'd thought about selling my BillD C-1 and getting a new preamp with built in dac like a Rotel RC-1572 MkII or similar to slimline the process. But, the C-1 does the job quite well. I use a WiiM Pro's coax out, my i5 Lenovo Tiny PC usb, and the optical from the TV (firestick& ps4) to the Schiit. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx 222 Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Looking at the pic of my stuff, it reminds me that I've always thought I wanted/needed some other kind of "feet" on the preamp and amp as they are so close together. Even if for airflow....and looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmyjim 43 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 14 hours ago, avguytx said: I needed something with usb, optical and coax input so it was perfect for the job. The Topping E30 has all of those inputs at only a few $ more than the 10S. It looks like the Schiit Modi Multibit has some type of upgraded USB output when compared to the Modi+. Probably helps with the feedthru. I had the low end Modi. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx 222 Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 2 minutes ago, timmyjim said: The Topping E30 has all of those inputs at only a few $ more than the 10S. It looks like the Schiit Modi Multibit has some type of upgraded USB output when compared to the Modi+. Probably helps with the feedthru. I had the low end Modi. Thanks Yeah, I did look at the E30 DAC but seems like at the time, there were some chip issues and maybe supply issues. I'd seen the Modi MB come up in another forum and snagged it after I made sure it was the updated version. I did/do like that the Topping displayed the bit rate it sees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchitch 3,243 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 This is great - I look locally all the time! Eye candy can make it sound better, ya know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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