Holy Schiit! Add DSD to any DAC for $149. Meet Loki...
Jul 15, 2014 at 6:50 AM Post #106 of 136
I have heard many Hi End CD players and amps and DACs at 10s of thousands of dolors and they were rubbish. looked great but SQ was not good so paying a high price does not mean you will get a great product that sounds good. I do agree that at 150 USD the performance might be limited, however, as long as it is musical and fun that is good enough 
 
Jul 15, 2014 at 8:06 PM Post #107 of 136
walfredo said:
  Cool.  I wish we had the same in the US.
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PS3s can do this with the right firmware.  
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Jul 16, 2014 at 8:56 AM Post #110 of 136
Loki!!!! it is the trickster, it is just a little bigger than a soap dish could not believe how small it is. and it's USB Powered DAC, What were you guys thinking?????
I was thinking well how can it possibly be any good this just cheap Schiit, well its musical and Fun and has to be about best 150 USD you can spend 
Communication is outstandingly good for the type of music i listen too, I have heard far worse DACs, Lov'in it LOL. so what can i expect from the Wyrd Schiit.
can it improve signal quality before it gets to the DAC if so I will need 2 one for each DAC
 
Aug 16, 2014 at 1:10 AM Post #111 of 136
So... I finally got this Shiit. :)
 
In short:  It is very good, but hard to use.
 
The hard to use part is excusable.  It is DSD after all.  
 
However, what surprised me is the difference in powering it from a single USB port versus using a Y cable and powering it from two ports.  With one port, the sound is detailed but too lean, almost anemic.  With two ports, it grows and fleshes out.  It is really nice!!  (Yes, I do understand this is on my computer.  Maybe your USB ports are better.  YMMV etc.)
 
It made really curious to check the impact Schiit Wyrd or similar device would have on it.  Has anyone tried?
 
Love,
Walfredo
 
Aug 23, 2014 at 10:25 PM Post #112 of 136
walfredo said:
So... I finally got this Shiit. :)

In short:  It is very good, but hard to use.

The hard to use part is excusable.  It is DSD after all.  

However, what surprised me is the difference in powering it from a single USB port versus using a Y cable and powering it from two ports.  With one port, the sound is detailed but too lean, almost anemic.  With two ports, it grows and fleshes out.  It is really nice!!  (Yes, I do understand this is on my computer.  Maybe your USB ports are better.  YMMV etc.)

It made really curious to check the impact Schiit Wyrd or similar device would have on it.  Has anyone tried?

Love,
Walfredo
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Borrow mine and find out :)
 
Aug 24, 2014 at 4:51 AM Post #113 of 136
I have already made up my mind to buy 2 Wyrd Schiits just waiting for the 230 V PS to be released by Schiits. However, I was wondering can we power the Wyrd using a Li Ion Battery pack like the ones used for smartphones what kind of butchered cable would i need (just remember give me something that I can't burn the house down with)
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Aug 24, 2014 at 4:58 AM Post #114 of 136
The way I am having to use the Loki is a standalone DSD DAC not using the passive pass through as I was having driver issues. Now if I want a bit of DSD i have switch the Bifrost Driver to the Schiits DSD driver in windows 8.1 and also switch the settings in JRiver too. its a pain however well worth the effort for pure music listening. I would love a auto switch drive and auto set up settings in JRiver
 
Aug 24, 2014 at 6:42 PM Post #115 of 136
zerodeefex said:
 
walfredo said:
So... I finally got this Shiit. :)

In short:  It is very good, but hard to use.

The hard to use part is excusable.  It is DSD after all.  

However, what surprised me is the difference in powering it from a single USB port versus using a Y cable and powering it from two ports.  With one port, the sound is detailed but too lean, almost anemic.  With two ports, it grows and fleshes out.  It is really nice!!  (Yes, I do understand this is on my computer.  Maybe your USB ports are better.  YMMV etc.)

It made really curious to check the impact Schiit Wyrd or similar device would have on it.  Has anyone tried?

Love,
Walfredo
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Borrow mine and find out
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Thanks for the offer, Ravi.  Will do.
 
I am out next week... but will get in touch in September.
 
Sep 5, 2014 at 9:18 AM Post #116 of 136
aamer23 said:
  The way I am having to use the Loki is a standalone DSD DAC not using the passive pass through as I was having driver issues. Now if I want a bit of DSD i have switch the Bifrost Driver to the Schiits DSD driver in windows 8.1 and also switch the settings in JRiver too. its a pain however well worth the effort for pure music listening. I would love a auto switch drive and auto set up settings in JRiver
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There is a simpler way.  I asked a question on the J River forum that is very relevant to your post.  Here is my post and the subsequent responses http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=91518.0
 
Jan 24, 2015 at 7:04 AM Post #117 of 136
ciphercomplete said:
  There is a simpler way.  I asked a question on the J River forum that is very relevant to your post.  Here is my post and the subsequent responses http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=91518.0
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Haha I found this independently, and was going to post it here, but it looks like I was beaten to it.
 
Using Zones is very useful for the Loki and PCM DAC combo, I sort of wish the Loki had the ability to change to your DAC through the driver instead of just the button.
 
Another thing I wish the Loki did was switch where the input and outputs are as the Magni has the inputs to the far right of the unit looking from the front.
 
Jun 3, 2015 at 11:59 AM Post #118 of 136
A brilliant product from a great idea! 
 
I am just hoping Schiit can make these happen:
 
 - PCM bypassing through a SPDIF output on Loki 2;
 - Auto-switching between analog outputs, based on PCM detection, on Loki 2;
 - A USB-less (cost-reduced) version of Modi 2;
 - Wyrd 2 with enough juice to drive USB-less Modi 2 through a separate power only output
 
Adding a Volumio powered Raspberry pi2, I'll call it my killer combination... Also, it doesn't hurt if Schiit can release a 'Schiit' style Raspberry case...
 
Am I asking too much? 
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Jan 1, 2016 at 7:53 AM Post #119 of 136
I just noticed the Loki is discontinued and it seems that no schiit product supports DSD at all. 
I know DSD is not some awesome revolution, but currently I am running a Marantz with DSD and subsequently acquired about 150 DSD albums. 
When I move back to the USA I definitely planning on putting together a Schiit rig, but.. no DSD support? Will any 3rd gen Schiit DACs offer it out of the box, or have a DSD upgrade card? 
 
Jan 1, 2016 at 10:12 AM Post #120 of 136
gr34td3str0y3r said:
  I just noticed the Loki is discontinued and it seems that no schiit product supports DSD at all. 
I know DSD is not some awesome revolution, but currently I am running a Marantz with DSD and subsequently acquired about 150 DSD albums. 
When I move back to the USA I definitely planning on putting together a Schiit rig, but.. no DSD support? Will any 3rd gen Schiit DACs offer it out of the box, or have a DSD upgrade card? 
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try and find a 2nd hand Loki may be electromod uk might have one too
 
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