Happy as a Pig in Schiit: Introducing Modi Multibit

[slex]

I will bet adding DDC xmos F1-WC and ifi dc ipurifier to the chain will surpass the performance of bimby.And with the upcoming ifi s/pdif ipurifier.

All this add up is still cheaper than a regular bimby itself perhaps even a regular gumby for SQ i hope

 

[JazzVinyl]

After 8 hours running....I can only say:




Sounds great...details galore are presented in their own space. The stage, air, and seperation of instruments (not to mention, clarity) is exemplary!!

Well done....!!!!

 

[supabayes]

At 48h, my listening impression continues here after adding a Wyrd. 
 
Holly Cole 1995: Temptation album is a Tom Waits songbook cover and one of my all time favourite album. 
 

 
By track 9 Little Boy Blue got my feet tapping with its opening bass riff, which is punchy and textured. The sax was smooth and soulful. Cole's sultry voice, accompanied by the extraordinaire bass ... And I had no idea which Schiit was playing! Imagine my delight to see the Mimby playing when my ears said Yggy. 
 
I am sure in the days to come, many will entertain you with their impression of Mimby vs Bimby, Gumby, Mojo, M9xx ... I am Yggy fan and so I will repeat my impression relative to it.
 
Drawing from Headmania's review of Yggy where some Pros were listed down, which I will borrow and amend below in red.
https://headmania.org/2015/08/18/schiit-yggdrasil-dac-review/
 
Pros (of Mimby)

1. Good bass with great punch and body
2. Rich and detailed midrange
3. Good, well extended, natural treble
4. Very good, well textured and present voices
5. Good imaging, instrument separation and layering
6. Very good details
7. Good transients with strong attack
8. Natural, flowing and cursive sound
9. Excellent build quality and looks
10. Excellent Fantastic price performance ratio

 
Enough said. This has been a most delightful weekend and I am done with impression of Mimby (vs Yggy). It's reporting to my office for desk duty tomorrow morning.

 

[acguitar84]

Dang, I think I'll get a mimby it can hold me over until I can snag a gumby or Yggy. It was cool to read comparisons of the mimby vs Yggy. I need a DAC for my bedside headphone rig now that the concero HD is being used on another rig. I have the WA7 fireflies but it's DAC just doesn't even begin to cut it. I tried to have a listening session just now and without the concero I shut down and gave up. I want to plug the mimby into it and live happily ever after.

 

[Pahani]

  At 48h, my listening impression continues here after adding a Wyrd. 
 
Holly Cole 1995: Temptation album is a Tom Waits songbook cover and one of my all time favourite album. 
 

 
By track 9 Little Boy Blue got my feet tapping with its opening bass riff, which is punchy and textured. The sax was smooth and soulful. Cole's sultry voice, accompanied by the extraordinaire bass ... And I had no idea which Schiit was playing! Imagine my delight to see the Mimby playing when my ears said Yggy. 
 
I am sure in the days to come, many will entertain you with their impression of Mimby vs Bimby, Gumby, Mojo, M9xx ... I am Yggy fan and so I will repeat my impression relative to it.
 
Drawing from Headmania's review of Yggy where some Pros were listed down, which I will borrow and amend below in red.
https://headmania.org/2015/08/18/schiit-yggdrasil-dac-review/
 
Pros (of Mimby)

1. Good bass with great punch and body
2. Rich and detailed midrange
3. Good, well extended, natural treble
4. Very good, well textured and present voices
5. Good imaging, instrument separation and layering
6. Very good details
7. Good transients with strong attack
8. Natural, flowing and cursive sound
9. Excellent build quality and looks
10. Excellent Fantastic price performance ratio

 
Enough said. This has been a most delightful weekend and I am done with impression of Mimby (vs Yggy). It's reporting to my office for desk duty tomorrow morning.

Thanks for that comparison! At roughly 1/10th the price of Yggy, that's a mighty strong showing I'm very satisfied with my purchase.

 

[acguitar84]

Just ordered one (mimby) pretty excited!

 

[sheldaze]

This song highlights, for me, the delta between Modi 2 Uber and Modi Multibit:
 

 
At the start of the song, the Modi 2 Uber does sufficiently well. One singer - one instrument - sounds okay. Then add some more instruments, and slowly add the dynamics. Electronic on top of acoustic. Drum. Bass. Brass. Cymbals. To my ears, it starts to become an indecipherable mess of noise, via the D/S. But via the R2R, I have no issues with the added volume as the song progresses nor do I lose focus on any of the additional instruments. They just seem to gel into a sound, which I think is closer or more representative of what the audience likely heard at the original concert. 
 
BTW, I'm using the Magni 2 Uber - amazing how quickly Schiit ships!

 

[Vigrith]

  This song highlights, for me, the delta between Modi 2 Uber and Modi Multibit:

 
That is a great song and a great post - I agree with what you say regarding (certain) D/S some times sounding a little too "messy" or congested with more complex ensembles, especially with louder/heavier music it is hard to discern what's going on and there's a lot of unnecessary noise which stems from instruments "fighting" for spots so to speak. Hard to describe, these technical terms are definitely not my forte. Glad to hear the R2R MB helps with that as I've just ordered a Modi MB a couple days ago, that's always been one of my qualms when it comes to digital sources, the Mimby will arrive a little before the microRendu I ordered too so I should be able to progressively notice the changes.

 

[schneller]

Many have compared GMB to Yiggy as offering a warmer presentation with 85-90% of the resolution. My brief experience with BMB was of a DAC that removed the balanced outputs and warmer presentation of the GMB but with similar resolution. Where does MBM now fit in this spectrum? Which of the four offers the highest bang/buck/value proposition? (Considering Yiggy competes with DACs costing 500% more.)

 

[theveterans]

Many have compared GMB to Yiggy as offering a warmer presentation with 85-90% of the resolution. My brief experience with BMB was of a DAC that removed the balanced outputs and warmer presentation of the GMB but with similar resolution. Where does MBM now fit in this spectrum? Which of the four offers the highest bang/buck/value proposition? (Considering Yiggy competes with DACs costing 500% more.)

 
IMO, in terms of warmness, from warmest to neutral flat presentation: BMB > GMB > MMB = YGGY

 

[SwaroopKS]

This is a very exciting news I had in recent past. Really looking forward for full review, impressions and comparison with other schiit multibit dacs.

 

[schneller]

So you're saying the MBM = Yiggy - X% resolution? What is "X" in your opinion?

 

[Vigrith]

  Holly Cole 1995: Temptation album is a Tom Waits songbook cover and one of my all time favourite album. 
 

 
Undoubtedly one of my favourite albums. Holly Cole has always been a beautifully talented woman and you just cannot go wrong with Tom Waits' work (possibly my favourite artist ever). Thank you for using it as the basis of your comparison which has made me even more anxious to give the Modi MB a listen once it arrives at my home in (hopefully) a week's time.

 

[droopy1592]

A good flac of kool and the gang summer madness is rendered beautifully. Even the noise from the recording is clean.

 

[Wil]

I've just replaced (in my IEM setup at least), the Chord Mojo with the Modi MB. 
 
The DAC section at least, is better in my system, than the Mojo.
 
The Modi MB is (and this is straight from the box), more organic, dynamic and has more inner detail, there is a slightly glassiness in the upper registers at the moment, but i reckon with burn in it will get better. 
 
A home run for the people at Schiit. 
 
Awesome stuff.