Yes. The 4 screw is brighter and supposedly better from a technical standpoint (faster, more detailed, etc). Many people think the 4-screw needs modding to tame the treble and bring it to its full potential. Congrats on finding a unicorn. I thought my 6 screw was a 4 screw when I bought it...

Yeah, I generally agree but I think I've tried all that. I have tried all USB ports and a different cable. I also upgraded the software drivers to the latest XMOS ones, and the DDC does not show up in the XMOS-specific device manager associated with the latest driver in windows. No. Nor is it...

I have an older USB DDC from Breeze Audio that used to work well. Pretty sure it's XMOS. I'm using it to feed an older Theta DAC that doesn't have USB. I haven't used it for a while and now I can't seem to get any playback device to recognize the DDC for audio out. I have tried two windows...

Ah, okay, this makes a little more sense. The sub-bass extension is better on the Caldera is better, but bass overall is better on the Atrium although some hear it differently. The Caldera is more detailed and has better clarity, but the Atrium is more dynamic with a more open/expansive...

Have you asked ZMF directly? No offense, but almost everyone is looking for an "immersive" headphone and either of these will sound amazing. What does the rest of your chain look like? What other headphones do you like? What do you dislike? Do you like planar dynamic headphones? Personally...

All PMs replied to, Gumby still available for now.

For sale is my Schiit Gungnir multibit DAC (A2, if you believe Schiit updated the analog boards, personally I can hear a difference) with the Gen5 USB. I am the original owner, and the house is smoke/dust free. It was mostly used in a pet free home also -- around the time we got our pup, I boxed...

So I have an old Threshold Stasis s/150 ii, purchased as per this thread. As the rest of my chain has gotten more resolving, I find myself desiring a lower noise floor. Has anyone tried the HE-6 with a Schiit Aegir?

Meh, I like it when components have dedicated purposes. Saga is an amazing SE preamp at an exceptional value. I've just heard a number of people wishing Freya had a lower noise floor, like the Saga. If you're using headphones (like the HE-6), there's no need to run Aegir as monoblocks so Saga...

So we think we've seen new analog boards for the Gungnir multibit, denoted by serial numbers starting with "B." However, Schiit has not formally, publicly acknowledged this as a new revision. So my guess is we will not see any updates besides the USB implementation for a while. However, I do...

ZMF Aeolus?

Yeah, sorry. Didn't meant to use too much jargon, but I was typing fast and that's the result, haha. Anyway, dang this DAC sounds gooood! First time I've heard the HE-6 anywhere near its potential. Do I now want a 4-screw HE-6 and First Watt amp? Yeah. But I could live with this for a while.

Interestingly, my older Breeze converter (with upgraded clocks) sounds pretty terrific. I expected the galvanic isolation of the Gen5 USB to kick its butt, but I can't really tell a difference, especially after the Breeze has had 48 hrs of warmup. Schiit custy service said to try the Wyrd, but...

Also interested in this. Just bought a Polaris cuz I found it one cheap, but still curious about the Lyr3.

Okay, so just a follow-up for anybody curious: Annoyingly the problem appears to be with my computer. The Gen5 USB works with a different machine (also a lenovo running ubuntu 16.04), at least briefly. The Gen5 USB via my machine reproduces the problem (with any usb port). Weirdly, my old...