Sadly they won. Of course i can buy a converter but i think i will buy d10(s) for the convenience.Yep, they're 115V. Not sure if they would work for @hippotas.
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Schiit Eitr impression and USB-SPDIF converters discussion
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mbritt
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Mine finally bit the dust. I was afraid of that when I started having the flashing issue. Tried it on two computers and it will no longer make a connection. At only 3 months old your EITR is under warranty where mine is not any longer. Closeout sale is tempting but this will push me to get a Bifrost 2 with UnisonMine just started doing the same thing and it's under 3 months old - bstock. And that's on a windows 10 machine. The unit most likely needs to be serviced, or at least that's the answer I got from support.
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I bought an Eitr recently because I needed to link my laptop to my DAC and the USB input was already taken up by an sMS-200. Initial sound was disappointing, thin and hashy. An iFi iPurifier2 added weight and cleaned up the sound, but still not quite satisfactory. I know the USB power from my laptop is terrible, so I added a Ghent Audio dual-head USB cable, with an iPower providing 5V. This did the trick.
The Eitr is really good now, very close to the sMS-200 Neo, but the sms is powered by a linear power supply, which bests the iPower SMPS. Were I to replace the iPower on the Eitr with an LPS, the playing field would be equalized. I don't have any plan to do that in the foreseeable future. I am very happy with the sound quality now. I can listen for hours with no thought of needing to improve it. Sometimes I can't recall which I'm listening to, have to look.
The close-out price was a great deal. Looks like the last one has been sold now.
The Eitr is really good now, very close to the sMS-200 Neo, but the sms is powered by a linear power supply, which bests the iPower SMPS. Were I to replace the iPower on the Eitr with an LPS, the playing field would be equalized. I don't have any plan to do that in the foreseeable future. I am very happy with the sound quality now. I can listen for hours with no thought of needing to improve it. Sometimes I can't recall which I'm listening to, have to look.
The close-out price was a great deal. Looks like the last one has been sold now.
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CarlosAudio51
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I bought an Eitr recently because I needed to link my laptop to my DAC and the USB input was already taken up by an sMS-200. Initial sound was disappointing, thin and hashy.
This was my experience too. It took about 10 hours for mine to burn in and get rid of the thin and lethargic sound.
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The Eitr's stock power supply is already a linear power supply, if I remember correctly.Were I to replace the iPower on the Eitr with an LPS, the playing field would be equalized.
The close-out price was a great deal. Looks like the last one has been sold now.
Yep, seems like they had a ton of leftover Eitrs. They kept adding them to the B-stock page in batches of 10 for months. Was wondering when it was gonna end. I bought 2.
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I believe it is a linear power supply, but it is 6V AC, not 5V DC. I am using the Schiit-supplied wall wart to power the Eitr.The Eitr's stock power supply is already a linear power supply, if I remember correctly.
The iPower SMPS powers the USB 5V bus only, using this cable:
http://www.ghentaudio.com/usb/u21.html
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True. So the Ghent cable replaces the source's 5V bus power with the one coming from the iPower. Got it.
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Yes, and made quite a difference.True. So the Ghent cable replaces the source's 5V bus power with the one coming from the iPower. Got it.
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Argh, I missed the boat again lol
What else can I try other than the Eitr?
What else can I try other than the Eitr?
Well Schiit will be releasing their transport soon, that might be a good option above this directly from Schiit. Another option a few of my colleges have used is the X-SPDIF 2
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Well Schiit will be releasing their transport soon, that might be a good option above this directly from Schiit. Another option a few of my colleges have used is the X-SPDIF 2
Whoa, sounds like Schiit is going into interesting times. How would a transport help in being a replacement for Eitr?
I believe it has both Unison In and out, along with other digital(coax) in's and out's along with cd playback. it is claimed to be the size of a Freya. So it is similar to a super Eitr with CD playback and a screen.Whoa, sounds like Schiit is going into interesting times. How would a transport help in being a replacement for Eitr?
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I believe it has both Unison In and out, along with other digital(coax) in's and out's along with cd playback. it is claimed to be the size of a Freya. So it is similar to a super Eitr with CD playback and a screen.
Thanks, if this allows me to rip CDs, I'll aim for it instead of Eitr
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Today I replaced the iPower with a Topping P50 linear power supply and got a good bump in SQ. Really nice now; very detailed and accurate, smooth and musical.True. So the Ghent cable replaces the source's 5V bus power with the one coming from the iPower. Got it.
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Anyone else have a Asgard 2 with an Eitr? My eitr clicks every time I turn on my A2.
Same with powering on the Crack, need to unplugh the usb cable from the computer if it sometimes sounds weird like resetting the connection.
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