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  1. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    My idea of a perfect USB interface is that it would make all USB sources sound equally good, so USB on a Raspberry Pi will sound just like USB on a $5000 streamer. Well, nothing is perfect but my hope is that Unison moves the ball in that direction. This might imply that Unison is not of much...
  2. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    To those with the new Bifrost: How does the Unison USB handle inferior sources? I am running Roon on a NUC and the performance on my Gungnir Multibit is significantly worse using the NUC USB as a source compared to a Digione. I'd love to remove the Digione and the extra switch from my setup...
  3. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Assuming you aren't interested in Roon yet, Volume is certainly competent but a couple of things I don't like: 1) There is a brick wall between locally stored files and streaming service favorites. 2) Streaming favorites can't be sorted in any useful way. 3) And expect to pay extra to access...
  4. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I'm about to start building an Amp Camp power amp and I'm thinking now might be a good time to pick up a used Saga. I have a question about the specs though: In active stage the Saga says it has 0db gain but output at >10V. I'm in the beginning of my electronics studies but to me that doesn't...
  5. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I might be interested in a well priced spinner if the new Unison USB cards have two inputs. The input on my Gen 5 card is taken. Even though the CD transport will probably have other connectivity options, USB is where they are differentiating this device so it would be a shame not to use it.
  6. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    At this point I think that the market based reasons that Schiit wouldn't add ethernet to any DACs are persuasive. However, I don't buy the tech based reasons. RAAT does not require interactions with the users to run properly and "firmware" can be updated easily by plugging the device into a...
  7. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    A Schiit transport would be a great compromise. And once USB is solved we won't need the LPS, right? This does make me think of the Schiit-Pi.
  8. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Ha. I'm dreaming of a world where network bridges are a thing of the past.
  9. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Thanks for this. Definitely informative for me. Unison first! I agree. I hope it will be available on a user installable board for my Gumby.
  10. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Believe it or not, you can update software without a UI. Obviously we interpret Jason's words differently.
  11. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    As a software project I bet the burrito filter puts the micro-rendu to shame. Just guessing.
  12. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I think Jason made that comment when asked if Schiit would be building a streamer. And I think he said he didn't want to build a UI, which would be required for a streamer but not for an ethernet port. Schiit writes software all the time.
  13. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I don't know what "roon tested" means except that you can plug a Schiit into some USB port somewhere and Roon will stream to it.
  14. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    The question is about built in ethernet. This is something that is showing up on more expensive DACs. I have a DigiOne and I know how all that works. Personally I like the idea of fewer boxes and fewer expensive power supplies. I hope that in 10 years we will look back at the bridge as a...
  15. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    I'm curious to know if Schiit feels any temptation to add a Roon ready ethernet port to any of their DACs. I know they are fully committed to USB and I think that is great. However, I've recently put together a very reasonably priced NUC based Roon Core so I'm interested in affordable ethernet...
  16. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Discussion on the Darko video suggests that Jason thinks it's good. Someday bits will be bits, as they should be.
  17. CharlesC

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    So what's up with Gen 6 USB?
  18. CharlesC

    Introducing the Matrix M-Stage HPA-3U and HPA-3B, review to follow!

    I went ahead and ordered these. At about half the price of the Deckard ( after holiday discount ) I couldn't resist. I've got brand new LCD2-Classic headphones. I've been running them off my Dragonfly Red for a few days. I figure I'll have the option of running the DfR (2.1v line level) into...
  19. CharlesC

    Audeze LCD-2C Classic - Impressions Thread

    Got my new LCD-2c yesterday and currently running it off a Dragonfly Red. it sounds good but I'm imagining a bigger amp will make it even better. How easy/hard are these to drive compared to the LCD-X? I assume these are at least as easy to drive as the LCD-2 Fazor, correct? These...
  20. CharlesC

    Introducing the Matrix M-Stage HPA-3U and HPA-3B, review to follow!

    Is the HPA-3U+ listed on the Matrix website the same device as the HPA-3U discussed here? My first guess is that it is a recent upgrade but I can't find any separate information on it or how it is different. Thanks.
  21. CharlesC

    Audeze LCD-2C Classic - Impressions Thread

    I'm excited to hear them and I'm excited that I may not need to rush out and drop hundreds on amplification. Thanks!
  22. CharlesC

    Audeze LCD-2C Classic - Impressions Thread

    I'll be getting a pair of these on Christmas morning, lucky me. At that time my Dragonfly Red will be the amp I have at hand. Should I temper my expectations ???
  23. CharlesC

    JDS Labs EL / OL DAC Owners (AK4490EQ DAC's with filter switch)

    I'm very happy with the sound of the EL DAC over SPDIF from the RPi and my Mac. It's a great sounding device. I don't have a lot of confidence in my ability to compare but this seems like a worthy upgrade from my Dragonfly Black. In the past I have had both Modi and Modi 2 Uber and never...
  24. CharlesC

    JDS Labs EL / OL DAC Owners (AK4490EQ DAC's with filter switch)

    Received my EL DAC yesterday. It sounds very good and I expect to enjoy it for a long time to come. Interestingly, running in USB mode off a Raspberry PI (Volumio installed) it produced much lower volumes than USB from my Mac. Not obvious to me why that would be. By this evening I should...
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