Hello, I recently bought my first speaker setup. A Yamaha A-S301 and a pair of elac debut 3.0 DB63 speakers. I am not regretting anything! It sounds great! I’m am so happy. But of course I like to tinker around a bit. I have a Schiit Modius DAC and wanted to connect it to the AS301z. Will I hear a significant difference? Also I am not quite sure how to set it up because I already have a Wiim Pro connected using digital out. Any suggestions or options are greatly appreciated!
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Hello,
First congrats on the new setup. There might be a perceivable improvement, but that will come down to your ears as we all perceive sound differently. If you want to give it a shot you can hook up your Wiim Pro to the Modius via Optical or Coax, and then run RCA out to the Yamaha line in or CD in. When I owned the the 801 (paired with Klipsch RP-600m speakers) I did notice an improvement using an external DAC, but as always YMMV.
Good Luck with your new setup, and Happy Listening!
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Out of curiosity which amp do you currently have the Modius connected to?
It’s with my headphone setup I’m using the magnius
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Thanks, I am a Schiit Head so I always wonder which Schiit gear people are using. 
The Modius DAC will improve sound quality, especially with high-res audio. Connect it to the A-S301’s analog input (like “AUX” or “CD”). Keep the Wiim Pro on the digital input. Test both and see which sounds better to you.
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So I did connect the schiit dac to the as301. There is a clear difference lol. And I love it. Besides some jazz and what not. I really enjoy gojiras magma album through this DAC. The sympols sound “airy” and real! Thanks guys. Now im addicted. Damn it.
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Most audio forums have that effect on us all 
. It is in part the reason I ended up purchasing a Yggdrasil+ MIB DAC 3 months ago.
Glad you are enjoying the combo.