That's funny. That's kind of the reason I upgraded from my Bifrost to the Gumby as well. I have a Freya + and the Bifrost didn't stack well with the Freya, lol. I was happy with the sound quality other wise!

Thank you and def. agreed. I recently upgraded to the Gungnir with Unison USB and these two are VERY hard to distinguish. I would probably need to perform a blind test to truly identify the appropriate distinctions.

This is the Bifrost 1 MB with Gen 5 USB. Works perfect, only selling after upgrading to the Gumby. Back left corner appears to be just slightly bent (b stock imperfection, will upload more close up pics to show this). It's not very noticeable otherwise and does not impact performance. Willing...

Yes! That's a sweet shot!

Schiit has some of the best value on the market in terms of their sound quality and prices and made in the USA (if that's something that matters to you). I highly recommend them.

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I have the Unison USB on the Gumby so it's as good as it gets for the USB signal. With the Raspberry Pi, I'm more concerned about running it while it's plugged into the electrical outlet and the noise that this might introduce into the equation.

I really enjoy streaming off my laptop connected to my Gumby via usb. But I've also wondered if a dedicated streamer would provide any benefit in sound quality apart from the convenience.

Hello, nice to meet. I new here but read the forum for long time and learn a lot! Many thanks.

From the reviews I've seen on YT, it's very close to the Gumby. Heck, even my Bifrost 1 MB w/ GEN 5 usb sounds very close to my Gumby Unison.

IF I recall correctly, I remember Chromecast Audio limiting to 256kbps on Spotify. I'm not sure if it also has the same limits on other hi res platforms?

How would one know if they have the A1 or A2 bleached version? And is there an A2 that is not bleach free?

Sadly, the latest video that was posted by Schiit on YT spoke of most likely discontinuing the SOL.