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I’d like to thank John Seaber and the folks at JDS Labs for the C5D loaner unit.

First, I’d like to thank the folks at Mingo-HMW for the review sample. In part five of my Amplifier Round Up series, we have the MUSE PD1+, a feature rich portable amplifier and USB DAC and promises high quality amplification for line in or USB digital signals. So, does it …

As you know by virtue of being one of my regular readers (or not), I already posted about buying a JDS Labs O2 + ODAC combo to replace the Schiit Magni and Modi combo that broke (except not really, I explain here) so let’s just skip the introductions this time.

If my experience with the Schiit Stack taught me anything…it’s that one should never settle. That’s what I did when I ordered the Schiit Stack. I wanted the Objective 2 and ODAC combo and I guess the Magni breaking down after less than 24 hours in my possession was an …

UPDATE 1/17/13 – Apparently, the Magni itself didn’t break. The AC adapter, however, did. Curious, I tested the Magni with the 12VAC adapter I bought for the O2+ODAC and, lo and behold, the Magni turned on and functioned as normal. I plugged the other adapter into the O2 and it …