I did write the 'for all eternity' sarcastically. Nothing lasts forever especially digital data. I heard about the Archives legal trouble awhile ago and wondered if it would survive, so far so good.

Keep the manuals in the box. Schiit's manual are as simple as most quickstart guides so not a major investment in printing. Unlike Mr. Stoddard I keep all the boxes and their inclusions so the next person get the lot. Most consumer equipment manufactures have a support page with all the older...

Hi there. I'm already using the Pineberry NVME top and bottom cards from Poland. I have the Pimoroni in the mail from England. I'm using a 2TB nvme and setting things up for Gen 3x1, rather then the default Gen2, gives read/writes of up to 750MB. Setup is easy from an SDCard and the Raspberry Pi...

Glad to here your happy with the new Pi. If the audio improvements are true (I've changed too many things to really know) it could be due to reduced noise on the GPIO due to the RP1 chip or an improved DMA. Would filing out the ethernet opening on the front plate allow you to fit the new pi? I...

Pcie for a nvme ssd works great, using a 2tb now partitioned up for the OS and an NTFS 1.7tb music drive. The cards you need to mount an nvme are currently offered by the Polish firm Pineberry.com as a bottom board for the full size 2280 or a hat sized board for the smaller form factors...

Since Argon already has a USB nvme version of their case a Pi 5 upgrade can't be far in the future. I use Raspberry OS and Jriver so can't comment on Ropieee.

The Pi 5 is the way when you can get one (pishop.us has 4GB in stock). They moved the GPIO, I2S/C and the USB off the SOC and into the new RP1 chip. Ethernet is still on a separate chip. For me driving an Allo Digione with BNC to Coax cable into the Bifrost 2/64 there was a slightly better...

It appears that the URD's USB out can't be connected to a computer as a client device for ripping disks. I wonder if this is only a software issue and could be added in the future or some fundaments limitation of Unison.

Sorry to confuse, Jriver will convert DSD to either 352 or 176khz. The point is I can send 352 or 384 to the Syn if the Windows USB subsystem will allow it. I keep asking why Windows doesn't see the Syn as a 384Khz capable device.

It works fine in all other bit rates and file formats. I normally use Jriver for music but mostly do Youtube. Just watched the new Antman on iTunes in surround so that works OK. The issue is that Windows itself doesn't see the device as 352khz and maxes out at 192. And yes I have proper 352 and...

Am I the only one whose Syn reports max 32/192khz under Windows 11 Control Panel/Playback/Syn/Properties/Advanced? The specs and a recent email from Schiit state it accepts 32/352or 384khz. No such luck under my Windows 11. I tried looking, under Windows, at the USB Device Tree dump to see if it...

Any one know why the surround channels are rolled off at 7Khz? I thought the ambience was found in the 10khz+ range. It's fine for me, I can't hear above 8Khz.

In the socket U6 where the firmware SPI rom goes. Like the old one it's replaceable.

The manual says only the unit and wall-wart.

As far as I know the relay ladder itself may be logarithmic. The volume dial is an ordinary motorized Alps pot (I don't know if its stereo, doesn't need to be). If I were programming the firmware I would take the pots voltage converted by the internal A/D converter on the microprocessor and use...

Direct coupled in other Schiit products refers to the absence of capacitors in the signal path, resulting in a DC coupled output. I'm betting the 2/64 card is the same. It's almost a trademark. I suspect Jason just forgot to mention it. I'd like to know how their getting -134db crosstalk. Every...

I was slightly concerned since the last thing I ordered was in February and it was using orders@schiit.com. Additionally the this new email had a FedEx number, unlinked, that FedEx didn't know about. Paypal had debited my account but my bank hadn't registered the transaction. I was worried it...

I ordered the Bifrost upgrade last Saturday with a 4-6 week delay. Got a shipping notice today from Sage orders@instacct.com instead of order@schiit.com. How long has Schiit been using Sage accounting services? Does the product ship direct from Schiit or from a Sage warehouse?

I agree that the upgrade cost is a personal decision. I can't afford the thing at the present time so will also be waiting. For others it's a no brainer and they ordered right away. The price, however, is whatever Schiit deems appropriate whether you or I think it's worth the money. For the old...

Isn't $60-80 the pair slightly more the $56 for 4? The price difference isn't much in our calculations, so call it break even, the extra $100 may reflect other increased costs or some really expensive opamps. Best.

The cheapest price I could find for the TI8812IBPWR from Mouser on a reel of 2000 for $14.18 each. Times 4 is $56.72 plus the cost of all the other parts. Common pricing is 5 times the parts cost which easily reaches $300. As a standalone product you will pay the total cost of manufacture. For...

What happened to Nastrond Schiit's Archive? Schiit Archive - Nastrond doesn't work anymore. Hope they get it back online and up to date.

The inevitable question is, keep the original Saga, buy a new Saga S or get the Saga+? I don't technically need a new preamp so are the new Sagas audibly better over the original? It will soon be 2 years since my last Schiit order and I want something new in the 9" form factor.

Yes, it happens on my modi 3 and my Asgard. Where ever you drag a finger over the silk screened text it rubs off. There is to little ink in the very small font to stick to the anodizing.

There are a row of transistors on the right side that are thermally connected to the bottom plate with a thick heat pad. This results in a line of heat just behind the front right foot giving temps when I last measured in the 120degF range. All perfectly normal by design.