Schiit Gungnir DAC
Oct 8, 2015 at 11:52 PM Post #2,672 of 6,992
I can compare it to the 2qute,benchmark 2hgc , Yggy .

The Dacs around the same price are destroyed by the Mb Gungnir .

I have listened to Parasound , Benchmark , Marantz , Peachtree , Nad , Audiolab, Arcam ,Ifi ,Chord .

What do you mean by destroyed?  Timbre? Sound stage width/depth?  Accuracy?  Neutrality?  Or something else?
 
Details!
 
Oct 9, 2015 at 1:06 AM Post #2,673 of 6,992
How many of you have tried the Gumby with an Airport Express?
 
Jason and the Schiit website claim the AX should trigger the "buy better gear" light, though mine doesn't. Has anyone noticed the same? I believe I'm using the first generation AX.
 
Oct 9, 2015 at 1:28 PM Post #2,675 of 6,992
  How many of you have tried the Gumby with an Airport Express?
 
Jason and the Schiit website claim the AX should trigger the "buy better gear" light, though mine doesn't. Has anyone noticed the same? I believe I'm using the first generation AX.


I haven't tried Gumby yet with an AX, but I have tried non-MB Gungnir and the "buy better gear" light would come and go at about 1 minute intervals. Each change resulted in some muting and relay clicking. This led me to replace the AX with a Raspberry PI with coax out.
 
Oct 9, 2015 at 3:25 PM Post #2,677 of 6,992
It's female. The little hole in the middle. The male end is on the cable and has the pointy "male" copper bit that goes into the hole


Not to bring this up again because everyone including Schiit says it's female but this is from the picture on their web site and that's not a female connector. Any chance they changed it at some point and never updated the picture?

 
Oct 9, 2015 at 3:28 PM Post #2,678 of 6,992
 
Not to bring this up again because everyone including Schiit says it's female but this is from the picture on their web site and that's not a female connector. Any chance they changed it at some point and never updated the picture?


Yes, it IS female:
 
http://www.vetco.net/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=657
 

 
If the confusion is because of the pin SOCKET sticking out from the insulation, maybe this will clarify:
 
http://www.canford.co.uk/Products/48-454_CANFORD-BNC-HD-SDI-Female-panel-75-ohm-double-sided-insulated
 

 
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Oct 10, 2015 at 9:41 PM Post #2,680 of 6,992
Has anyone used a UPS, for transport of their "warm" Multibit to a headphone meet?
 
Oct 11, 2015 at 11:23 AM Post #2,682 of 6,992
Used one for the Angstrom DAC I have, and I also plan on using it for the Gumby whenever a meet comes along. It's a cheap APC UPS I bought second hand and lasts for a very long time with the DACs in standby.

Thanks.
I suppose I'll just have to do the math: xxxVA = Gumby x 60 minutes drive to meet
 
Oct 11, 2015 at 12:21 PM Post #2,684 of 6,992
Ok…ok...
I'm putting way too much thought into this. I'll just go with the one that's on sale down the street 
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Oct 11, 2015 at 1:00 PM Post #2,685 of 6,992
I posted a mini-review of the Gumby.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/schiit-gungnir/reviews/14228
 

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