[wkhanna]

I do not know if this has been asked previously……if so, please forgive the redundancy….
…This USB Gen 3 module……. (when) can I get one for my Gungnir?
 
I have owned & thoroughly enjoyed my Gungnir, one of the first ones to be shipped, for some time.
It gives my buddy’s NAD M51 a good run for its money (the M51 has just the slightest bit more weight, definition & musicality in the bottom end, & overall, the NAD just seems to flow in a slightly more even &musical sense).
I was originally using the Music Fidelity V-Link II USB converter, and then later installed the Schiit Gen 2 USB module.
I and any of my audio friends were hard pressed to tell any difference between the two. I never found anything that sounded better than the MF V-Link II for under $800.
Until the Gustard U12, that is……
I would greatly appreciate any comparisons/impressions, anecdotal or otherwise, about the Gen 3 USB.
 
 

 

[smitty1110]

  I do not know if this has been asked previously……if so, please forgive the redundancy….
…This USB Gen 3 module……. (when) can I get one for my Gungnir?

 
Jason said not anytime soon. Apparently it's very, very different form the gen 2, and a lot of work needs to be done to integrate it with the other dacs.

 

[Xcalibur255]

Per purrin, equal performance on se or balanced.

That's encouraging.
 
I suppose a consensus will emerge once a few dozen get out in the world and used by people.

 

[jacal01]

   
Saw that one.  If the Yggy didnt exist I would probably be saving up for it DESPITE the fact that it has tubes.  I don't have a problem with tubes its just that when I have tube gear I can't stop shopping for and switching tubes out.  I had 3 dozen pairs of tubes for a Monarchy NM24 dac I used to own.  They drive me crazy.

 
It's why I quit.  Not only is it an exercise in chasing the NOS will-of-the-wisp, it's like paying the bar bill equal to the cost of the meal.

 

[tubesound]

Does anybody know why Mr. Mike Moffat chose C-Media CM6632 over XMOS for USB processing? I thought XMOS seemed more 'mainstream'.

 

[negura]

I've not heard many XMOS implementations that I liked...

 

[preproman]

  I've not heard many XMOS implementations that I liked...

 
Didn't like as far as what....  Sound Quality or ease of use / reliable drivers?

 

[Tuco1965]

Does anybody know why Mr. Mike Moffat chose C-Media CM6632 over XMOS for USB processing? I thought XMOS seemed more 'mainstream'.

My guess was that they already had very good results with CM6631 Gen 2 USB.

 

[Jones Bob]

XMOS requires a front panel power switch.

 

[coli]

Thunderbolt interface for DAC would be a much needed step forward.

 

[icebear]

Bluetooth connectivity and wireless headphones are the way to go - all the cable issues eliminated, cost savings all around

 

[Khragon]

  Bluetooth connectivity and wireless headphones are the way to go - all the cable issues eliminated, cost savings all around

Until, bluetooth/wireless antenna sticker, just $150, to improve sound clarity.

 

[drfindley]

I just got my shipment notification for order #30767  

 

[pyfgcrl]

  I just got my shipment notification for order #30767  

and I was right in front of you; got mine too. @amalgamist was five in front of me and got theirs too.  It looks like some Schiit is moving today 

 
Wonder when my Ragnarok will go out.  I'd be perfect if it shipped a week later, 'cause then I could turn the Yggy on and let it get all warm 'n fuzzy first.

 

[7ryder]

Yggy inbound.  Order #30771