Food for thought on DSD, the DAC in the Schiit Fulla is already capable of DSD playback. If they don't include DSD playback, they are just being short-sighted, and a bit dickish.
Datasheet for the AK4396 DAC
I'm not an electrical engineer, so maybe someone more qualified can explain this to me, but it appears that there is on-chip DSD, so why not use it?
Personally, I want the Schiit either way. I've put it on Christmas list, and don't care about the $40 shipping cost to the UK. It is still less than the iFi Nano iDSD over here in the UK, which I also plann on buying. The way I see it, there aren't a whole lot of £80-100 dac/amps out there that are likely to sound as good as the Fulla. If they include DSD playback, that will be icing on the cake for me.
I had the opportunity to compare DSD vs. 24/192 PCM vs. redbook in a 20 minute listening session using Ayre acoustics
DSD vs. PCM tracks on an AK240 and there was an audible difference. The sounds were richer, felt more natural, and had a sense of presence that is hard to define. While defining it verbally escapes me, I've wanted to get that sound back ever since.
Schiit is entitled to their schiity opinion of DSD, but they should also listen to their customers. They've in the past made tongue-in-cheek 'fully buzzword compliant' marketing statements, I hope they keep this release fully buzzword compliant. I want my DSD.