Schiit Modius Dac.... one should be suspicious with such a name ! AK4493... hummmm, all the money went in the nice metal case and the symetric output to look pro !
Schiit went through some early growing pains, but it's all made in USA by well-known designers and still repairable (mostly). Only question is original Modius A (AK4493) or Modius E (latest model w ES9028).
https://www.schiit.com/guides/brief-list
https://www.schiit.com/guides/brief-list
Too much Marvel Comics for I ! Two good little chips, certainly the AKM is easier to get rigth at this price. Don't expect springfull bifrost rainbow sound at this price though. Do you need high resolution ?
Neutral is a myth, mainly from the loudspeakers. Even more with opa1612 everywhere cause neutral is equal to noise floor. By chance the device is still audible, and this is the part that interrest us.