Will there be a USB Gen 5 version of the Jotunheim DAC?

Black Schiit is intermittent, and randomly available (from the perspective of the buyer). As of this post Jotunheim, Valhalla 2, Modi 2, Bifrost are available in black. And I know that Jotunheim has had at least two "runs" of black. EDIT: They've also had black Gungnir and Lyr 2 before, iirc.

TIL. Edit: TYVM

What's their function? Personally, the orange doesn't look cool to me. I'd much prefer white.

Just got my black Jotunheim, and I really like it. Especially the matte, textured black finish. Any particular reason there are a pair of orange LEDs on the PCB under the vents? Also, the transformer side of the Jotunheim is really heavy...

Many vendors (like this one) sell the headphone connectors as a red and black pair.  I don't want to make a cable that has one red connector, and one black connector. So...   Are the left/right connectors interchangeable? Could I buy 2 pairs, and just use 2 black, or 2 red, in a single cable...

I've also spend a while looking, and the cheapest option I've found for a balanced HD 650 cable is reterminating a replacement stock cable.   $3.60 w/ FS Neutrik 4-pin XLR: http://audio-video-supply.markertek.com/search#w=NC4MXX%20Male $23.56 + S&H Cable...

I know for a fact that black Jotunheims were available in the USA for the first few weeks of December, and I think I've seen black MJ2 and Valhalla 2 at one point or another. I debated buying the black Jotunheim for quite a while.  The kicker is that I don't know if USA availability means...

Will there be a version of LISST compatible with Saga?

This line of thinking is part of why I'm inclined to trust Schiit's pricing. With most other manufacturers, I usually second-guess their MSRP, and question if they're worth that much.  But reading through the stories of Schiit's design process, and philosophy, I feel like I can trust you guys to...

You've just reinforced my usual perspective on mods, which has been "if it's really that easy, they probably thought of it, and didn't do it for a reason."

Love the bit calling out Tachion, and how they're serving a small, marginalized, underserved niche.  I think it's also sound advice, telling people not only to fine a niche, but one that is underserved.

I assume you mean "if I was a pure subjectivist, here's what I'd take from the objectivist side?"   And I'm forever amused that you prefer the "lesser" stack over your flagship creations.  I'd be curious to know what Mike's preference of stack is.

The manual suggests a few days? See page 6.

Did you let it warm up?

Schiit has a policy to not comment about any products made by other manufacturers, and it is not within their scope to answer general knowledge questions. I'm sorry if you expected to get a different answer from Schiit, but they gave you answers consistent with their policies and scope.  You are...

Agreed. You can't give misdirection if you don't give directions.

It could fall under his 4th point about "no user serviceable parts inside." Just guessing. I'm not sure how you worded it (nor what you're seeking to impedance match), but at worst, their service rep wasn't sure what you were asking and answered with an overabundance of caution in the most time...

That was going to be my question.

I suspect that my Christmas Gift to myself is about to be released...

I'm RazrLeaf on MD, and I'd like to see the Brainwavz Hengja in a drop.

$24 stock cable + $6 Neutrik 4-pin XLR Connector + some soldering tools and skill = $30 balanced cable.  If you have the tools and skill, it's $30.

Does the headphone in Mystery Bag 1 utilize a certain ring radiator driver? O_O

Noob question incoming: What's a I/V? What's a discrete I/V? I know what an op-amp is, but not I/V.