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Schiit Owners Unite
Aug 12, 2014 at 8:05 PM Post #6,511 of 13,350
charlesc said:
 
You may be right, but buying a $100 power supply for a $100 DAC seems kind of wyrd to me. 
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Its not a $100 power supply, according to Schiit Audio it isolates your USB DAC from the noisy USB power coming from your computer, and provides a stable, precise crystal oscillator to repeat the USB 2.0 packets.
The Wyrd is powered by a ​low-noise linear power supply 
(unlike most wall warts) and very high quality voltage regulators. 
 
In other words, in provides a better/cleaner signal to your DAC. 
 
Of course, its not uncommon for companies that sell DAC's to offer upgraded power supplies, but that's not what Schiit Audio is doing with the Wyrd. I don't know that I'd buy one for a $100 DAC unless I felt that I couldn't improve upon the sound of said DAC without spending significantly more AND I was having issues with drops outs or odd noises via the USB connection. 
 
I ordered one because every now and then I'm getting odd noises from my speakers or headphones even when no music was playing. I'll be using it with the Gungnir Gen 2 USB and if it takes care of the intermittent noise issue I'll be very pleased with it.
 
Aug 12, 2014 at 8:20 PM Post #6,513 of 13,350
kljtech said:
   
Its not a $100 power supply, according to Schiit Audio it isolates your USB DAC from the noisy USB power coming from your computer, and provides a stable, precise crystal oscillator to repeat the USB 2.0 packets.
The Wyrd is powered by a ​low-noise linear power supply 
(unlike most wall warts) and very high quality voltage regulators. 
 
In other words, in provides a better/cleaner signal to your DAC. 
 
Of course, its not uncommon for companies that sell DAC's to offer upgraded power supplies, but that's not what Schiit Audio is doing with the Wyrd. I don't know that I'd buy one for a $100 DAC unless I felt that I couldn't improve upon the sound of said DAC without spending significantly more AND I was having issues with drops outs or odd noises via the USB connection. 
 
I ordered one because every now and then I'm getting odd noises from my speakers or headphones even when no music was playing. I'll be using it with the Gungnir Gen 2 USB and if it takes care of the intermittent noise issue I'll be very pleased with it.
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There's a difference between buying one for a $850 DAC and buying one for a $100 DAC. At least in my opinion.
 
Aug 12, 2014 at 9:01 PM Post #6,515 of 13,350
Normally a lurker here but just wanted to chime in on why I am expecting a Wyrd in the mail on Thursday.  My PC is Intel NUC which performs great, except for a few small issues which the Wyrd could potentially take care of.
 
Noisy USB ports - Tried different cables and ports, but can't get rid of a constant static noise through my DAC (AudioEngine D1 for now).  It's not as noticeable when I'm at higher volumes.  I've also tested those cables with the DAC and my MBP and don't have any noise issues, so I know it's the NUC's ports.
No Optical Input - While the Wyrd doesn't fix this issue, if it takes care of the issue above, then I won't have to worry about this one.
 
If the wyrd can take care of my issues, I see a Modi/Magni stack in my future.
 
Aug 13, 2014 at 6:57 AM Post #6,519 of 13,350
Even though I only have one piece of Schiit, I consider myself a total Schitthead. I see more Schiit in my future, that's for sure. Here's a photo of my Gungnir, I swapped the 1st generation USB board for the 2nd generation one as soon as it came out. I love this DAC, when I first heard it, I had a genuine "wow" moment. 
 
Edit: tried to post an image, don't know how to do it....
 
Aug 13, 2014 at 7:31 AM Post #6,520 of 13,350
davidflas said:
  Even though I only have one piece of Schiit, I consider myself a total Schitthead. I see more Schiit in my future, that's for sure. Here's a photo of my Gungnir, I swapped the 1st generation USB board for the 2nd generation one as soon as it came out. I love this DAC, when I first heard it, I had a genuine "wow" moment. 
 
Edit: tried to post an image, don't know how to do it....
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you can't post image until >100 posts I think mate
 
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