[karmazynowy]

Maybe they have legal problems due to similarity with Hibiki DAC?

 

[heliosphann]

The first delays were because the chassis/enclosure was not up to their standards, they claimed.

Qouting the e-mail they sent out, they just said: "Unfortunately, in final QA, we determined it did not meet our standards."

 

[Wickham]

I got another update today. They said that all units are in the warehouse and ready to ship

 

[eeagle]

I got another update today. They said that all units are in the warehouse and ready to ship

and another $10 off next purchase; that with the previous $25 off helps sweeten the wait.

Will anxiously await the new sonic experience.

 

[Odin412]

I'd love the chance to compare this to my Bifrost Multibit. It could be nice to have an R2R DAC with the same chassis shape as my 789 that is (supposedly) arriving in August.

Same here. I have a Bifrost Multibit and am looking forward to comparing it to the Airist R2R.

 

[Th3Drizzl3]

mine was shipped today!!

 

[Wickham]

Mine arrived. Wow. How long has it been since we first committed to this box? I’ll be hooking it up tomorrow. I’ll be really interested how others have it connected and how you like it.

 

[moeagaru]

The first delays were because the chassis/enclosure was not up to their standards, they claimed.

It's just a little hard to believe that such a cosmetic flaw could have taken nearly 6 months to rectify. There must have been more to it than that.

One member from the Drop discussion page has already received theirs and reported they're having issues with channel noise... let's hope that won't be a recurring theme.

 

[Th3Drizzl3]

tracking says wed. i will be thouroghly testing mine as im actually off this week. will also report back.

 

[sheldaze]

It's just a little hard to believe that such a cosmetic flaw could have taken nearly 6 months to rectify. There must have been more to it than that.

One member from the Drop discussion page has already received theirs and reported they're having issues with channel noise... let's hope that won't be a recurring theme.

Like the person having problems in the Drop discussion, I too am using a MBP. I noticed in the Midi setup menu, there are some volume sliders - some DACs allow volume adjustment at the source. Others, such as the Grace Design m9xx do not - the m9xx adjusts volume at the DAC.

I did not adjust the sliders. I simply left these at their maximum, default setting. I have no static.

 

[Baten]

Like the person having problems in the Drop discussion, I too am using a MBP. I noticed in the Midi setup menu, there are some volume sliders - some DACs allow volume adjustment at the source. Others, such as the Grace Design m9xx do not - the m9xx adjusts volume at the DAC.

I did not adjust the sliders. I simply left these at their maximum, default setting. I have no static.

Looks like the other guy has a sub optimal one then.. :/

 

[Wickham]

Mine sounds very good. Quite full and lush.

 

[moeagaru]

Mine sounds very good. Quite full and lush.

How’s the detail and soundstage relative to other DAC’s you’ve heard at that price point? I’ve read staging is on the smaller side, but that’s entirely dependent upon what it’s compared to.

 

[moeagaru]

Like the person having problems in the Drop discussion, I too am using a MBP. I noticed in the Midi setup menu, there are some volume sliders - some DACs allow volume adjustment at the source. Others, such as the Grace Design m9xx do not - the m9xx adjusts volume at the DAC.

I did not adjust the sliders. I simply left these at their maximum, default setting. I have no static.

Glad to hear it. I’m familiar with that — I run playback through Aurdirvana on my MBP and USB out, and the Modi 2 I first owned did not support digital volume adjustment whereas my SU-8 does.

Regardless, static is unacceptable at any dBFS and I hope that issue doesn’t plague many units.

 

[Wickham]

My preliminary impressions are that the soundstage may be slightly diminished over other DACs I have used, but still quite acceptable. It is the mid range that I particularly like. I find it quite detailed and smooth. It is still early days yet, so as the unit settles I may find other characteristics to report. I can say there is no discernible noise in either channel.