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Schiit Owners Unite
Just how good is the uber upgrade for the bifrost? I'm just running tge standard at the moment...but I am curious... Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk- tim79b
- Post #3,985
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Ground loop isolator getting EM interference from amp
Hi All! I recently bought a Schiit Lyr + Bifrost combo and have been having some trouble with an apparent ground loop in the circuit. I have purchased a ground loop isolator, and this appears to have resolved that issue, however, I am now getting EM interference from the Lyr into the isolator...- tim79b
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- schiit-lyr schiit-audio-bifrost-dac
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- Forum: Cables, Power, Tweaks, Speakers, Accessories (DBT-Free Forum)
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Schiit Owners Unite
Thanks for the info... Killer is that I'm in an apartment block, so trying to get the cause fixed will be near to impossible.... Hum-x here I come I guess...- tim79b
- Post #3,629
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Owners Unite
Hey guys/girls Still having problems with the hum on the Bifrost/Lyr combo. A couple of updates... - Checked the wall sockets with a receptacle tester - no issues. - Plugged the gear into different wall sockets - no difference. - Tried different interconnects - No difference. A...- tim79b
- Post #3,625
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Owners Unite
OK - I've changed the interconnects - no difference - even ran the left channel through one and the right through another and there was no discernible difference in level - given that they were widely differing in quality, I'm guessing I can cross those off as a problem... didn;t get a...- tim79b
- Post #3,612
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Owners Unite
Thanks John57... Anyone know where I can get something similar in Australia? Sydney, to be exact...- tim79b
- Post #3,611
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Owners Unite
Thanks for the comprehensive advice. I'll see if I can hunt down a tester today. Also going to try changing out the interconnects to see if there's any change. After that, power conditioner... Anyone have any experience with the Monster HDP1750G- tim79b
- Post #3,609
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Owners Unite
Ahh - gotcha OK - disconnected the USB from the DAC - still humming... so the only thing that completely kills the hum is unplugging the inputs from the Lyr... I've found a place about 20 min up the road from work that has a Furman AC210 in stock - will a power conditioner help? ...- tim79b
- Post #3,587
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Owners Unite
I'm actually running the DAC through USB. If I change the input the hum doesnt change...- tim79b
- Post #3,580
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Owners Unite
That's a lot of info, and I am honestly not sure I understand it all... Do you think that a power conditioner will resolve the hum? and... Does anyone know where I can pick up a decent one in Sydney?? Thanks!- tim79b
- Post #3,578
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Owners Unite
Ok - if I remove the DAC from the wall plug the hum reduces, but is still there... Shifted the DAC plug from the wall socket to a power board I have for my other stereo components and it stays at the reduced level. Still annoying, but slightly less so...- tim79b
- Post #3,574
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Owners Unite
I'll have to look into this...what are these worth? No power bricks near the units - closest one is a good 1.5m away. No cable TV - I did unplug the aerial connection - no change. Went through and progressively unplugged all other nearby electronics, no change. No change...- tim79b
- Post #3,572
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Owners Unite
Hi all! I recently purchased a Lyr + Bifrost (with USB Gen2 upgrade) combo along with a set of LCD-2's Whilst the SQ is on a whole other level to anything I've owned before in the head-fi domain, there is a constant underlying hum in the output to the headphones. I think this may be...- tim79b
- Post #3,568
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Aune T1 DAC Stage vs Schiit Bifrost
Hi all I'm planning on buying myself a pair of LCD-2.2 shortly, and have accepted that my Aune T1 won't have the power to drive the LCD-2's, so was thinking of the Schiit Lyr Amp to get the power. My question is, I am also weighing up the Schiit Bifrost DAC, but I want to know if this...- tim79b
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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SOLVED: Cmoy headphone amp + DC Jack = HOT opamp...
Hi all... resolved the issue - just needed to insulate the DC Jack from the metal case the amp board was in...a little carefully placed heatshrink and a couple of rubber o-rings I had around and it works perfectly! I don't understand the reasoning behind this causing the op-amp to...- tim79b
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- Forum: DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Discussions