Happy as a Pig in Schiit: Introducing Modi Multibit

[mks100]

I ordered the Mimby and some PYST Cables on Tuesday evening EST.  I discovered this morning that I fat fingered my Zip Code and inverted a couple of numbers (I inadvertently sent the package 182 Miles West of my location).  Once I discovered the error, I sent an email to Schiit and received a response shortly after 9am PST.  Laura was extremely helpful and called Fed Ex for me and corrected my error immediately.  I really appreciate the Customer Service.  Thank you Laura!

 

[bigro]

 
I understand both points but I feel the same way as the first guy.
 
I would rather sell my DAC later on (or add and just get another one) vs send my old one back for upgrades because I am essentially throwing away cash.
 
It would make more sense even to sell your entire bifrost and buy a new one again with multibit considering the very good resale prices than to mail it back and upgrade it.
 
I guess it really depends on how adept you are at selling things, for me I usually get most of my money back when I sell my stuff as I take impeccable care of it and understand how to market the stuff that I have to sell.

And that's is perfectly fine and your right as is anyone else to do sell your dac and buy new. No one is debating that. And I agree, I have looked at many Used Bifrosts and Gungnirs but the resale value of them is so good that financially it may not make sense for some but it may to others. Having a high resale value is a result of a desired product driven by consumers. In any event the accusations surrounding that point he or she made are pretty much uncalled for and if they are such a Bad Company, We live in a Free Country the last I checked, I hear Meridian is looking for customers, their business model may be more acceptable.

 

[henryk9]

I saw this on the Schiit site:
 
If you've lost your wall-wart, or need another one, you can get it right here. We use four kinds of wall-warts for our products, so please make sure you get the right one.
16VAC, 500mA: For Magni, Magni 2, Vali, Modi 2 Uber, Modi Optical, and Mani
14VAC, 1500mA: for Magni 2 Uber. Can also be used on any product with a 16VAC wall-wart above.
6VAC, 1500mA: for Wyrd
24VAC/6VAC: for Vali 2
 
Has anyone tried the 14VAC 1500mA wall-wart on a Mimby?, is this a viable upgrade ?

 

[jcn3]

  I saw this on the Schiit site:
 
If you've lost your wall-wart, or need another one, you can get it right here. We use four kinds of wall-warts for our products, so please make sure you get the right one.
16VAC, 500mA: For Magni, Magni 2, Vali, Modi 2 Uber, Modi Optical, and Mani
14VAC, 1500mA: for Magni 2 Uber. Can also be used on any product with a 16VAC wall-wart above.
6VAC, 1500mA: for Wyrd
24VAC/6VAC: for Vali 2
 
Has anyone tried the 14VAC 1500mA wall-wart on a Mimby?, is this a viable upgrade ?

 
I wouldn't do that - not enough voltage . The stock supply is 16vac - additional current capability isn't an upgrade if it isn't needed.

 

[Jimster480]

 
And that's is perfectly fine and your right as is anyone else to do sell your dac and buy new. No one is debating that. And I agree, I have looked at many Used Bifrosts and Gungnirs but the resale value of them is so good that financially it may not make sense for some but it may to others. Having a high resale value is a result of a desired product driven by consumers. In any event the accusations surrounding that point he or she made are pretty much uncalled for and if they are such a Bad Company, We live in a Free Country the last I checked, I hear Meridian is looking for customers, their business model may be more acceptable.

I don't really care either way haha.
I'm just stating my opinion here.
 
I'm planning on a Modi Multibit, I'm just not sure which AMP to buy as I have sensitive headphones / IEMs..

 

[slex]

I saw this on the Schiit site:

[COLOR=8F8F8F]If you've lost your wall-wart, or need another one, you can get it right here. We use four kinds of wall-warts for our products, so please make sure you get the right one.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=8F8F8F][COLOR=000000]16VAC, 500mA: For Magni, Magni 2, Vali, Modi 2 Uber, Modi Optical, and Mani

14VAC, 1500mA: for Magni 2 Uber. Can also be used on any product with a 16VAC wall-wart above.

6VAC, 1500mA: for Wyrd

24VAC/6VAC: for Vali 2[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=8F8F8F][COLOR=000000]Has anyone tried the 14VAC 1500mA wall-wart on a Mimby?, is this a viable upgrade ?[/COLOR][/COLOR]

Im using the 14VAC 1500mA now..more horse power then stock and it was a replacement from schiit.

I did use a dedicated 16VAC transformer and find it no different. But the 16VAC 500mA wallwart runs hotter.

My 14VAC1500mA is getting its power from my balance transformer though.

 

[henryk9]

So SQ is unaffected ?
 
 I just thought a less stressed PS 21W v 8W,even with a 2V drop would be positive for SQ, then again I/m not an expert.
By the way I'm very happy with my Mimby and I'm just looking for inexpensive ways to extract any improvements if possible.

 

[slex]

So SQ is unaffected ?

 I just thought a less stressed PS 21W v 8W,even with a 2V drop would be positive for SQ, then again I/m not an expert.
By the way I'm very happy with my Mimby and I'm just looking for inexpensive ways to extract any improvements if possible.

Not affected. The 14VAC 1500mA is larger in size and heavier then stock also as i mention runs cooler.

 

[jnak00]

Im using the 14VAC 1500mA now..more horse power then stock and it was a replacement from schiit.

I did use a dedicated 16VAC transformer and find it no different. But the 16VAC 500mA wallwart runs hotter.

My 14VAC1500mA is getting its power from my balance transformer though.

 
I've tried the 14VAC one on Mimby as well - same deal, replacement from Schiit.  I also noticed no sound difference between the two.

 

[leeperry]

What headamps/phones were you using? No tubes I hope? I heard Vali 1 and I can easily imagine that Mimby PSU rolling wouldn't make the slightest audible difference 

 
Anyway, I never tried the stock PSU and only got to hear the 1.5A M2U....I did try like half a dozen PSU's and some sounded way worse than the 1.5A M2U such as the nasty sounding 0.6A RockPower and others sounded better and some much better. I'm in 230V land for that matter.
 
I also read that SPC helps mimby's somewhat shy trebles so I pulled the trigger on this quad-shielded 50cm SPC RCA/RCA cable, ETA early next week: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005E6TSDA/

 

[thyname]

Got my Mimby today. It replaced Bifrost 4490 which I sold.

First, I was shocked by the size. Very small.

Played it non stop for about 5 hours. I do realize that needs more time to break in. Will leave it on overnight, playing Roon loop.

First impressions are good. To my ears, more details than 4490, better soundstage, and slightly more bass. Negative (still too early), sounds bit more "Digital ". Not sure how to explain.

More in the next few days.

 

[theveterans]

Got my Mimby today. It replaced Bifrost 4490 which I sold.

First, I was shocked by the size. Very small.

Played it non stop for about 5 hours. I do realize that needs more time to break in. Will leave it on overnight, playing Roon loop.

First impressions are good. To my ears, more details than 4490, better soundstage, and slightly more bass. Negative (still too early), sounds bit more "Digital ". Not sure how to explain.

More in the next few days.

 
If after 3 days of nonstop playing and it still sounds edgy, your power source is not clean enough. Try critically listening at 8-9 PM since that's when the cleanest power supply is being fed to mimby. You'll notice the vocals and instruments sound a lot less hard and more natural while soundstage and imaging expands even more.

 

[Alchemist007]

What.

 

[Porteroso]

 

And that's is perfectly fine and your right as is anyone else to do sell your dac and buy new. No one is debating that. And I agree, I have looked at many Used Bifrosts and Gungnirs but the resale value of them is so good that financially it may not make sense for some but it may to others. Having a high resale value is a result of a desired product driven by consumers. In any event the accusations surrounding that point he or she made are pretty much uncalled for and if they are such a Bad Company, We live in a Free Country the last I checked, I hear Meridian is looking for customers, their business model may be more acceptable.

This doesn't need to turn into a crusade for anyone. I have my opinion on the value of the bifrost, and offered up my observations on why it makes sense for schiit to still be selling the bifrost. This not a bad argument for schiit at all. We are just debating which of their products is best to buy. It's not like any other product from any other manufacturer can really enter the argument.
 
I'm sure schiit is just tickled over people arguing over which dac is the best value, enter schiit product 1 and schiit product 2. Most manufacturers get scared when they see someone arguing about the value of their product, because their product is being evaluated against someone else's product.
 
That said, the reason I stated this in the first place is because of the number of people asking which they should buy. There's not much of an argument for the value bifrost, and for people who don't have either, I think it is good for them to know that they don't lose out on anything other than locking themselves into paying for future bifrost upgrades or selling for a bigger loss by buying the mimby.

 

[gvl2016]

 Negative (still too early), sounds bit more "Digital ". Not sure how to explain.

More in the next few days.

 
That's my impression too, and by that I don't mean glare as there is none, just sounds a tiny bit artificial and not as musical as some other DACs I heard. The effect is subtle but it is there.