Schiit Gungnir DAC

[prismstorm]

When will USB Gen 3 Input Modules trickle down to Gungnir Multibit? I live in Asia and would of course want to avoid ordering it waiting for it to ship from the US then sending it back just to have the USB upgraded, especially since it is already used in the Yggy and is an actual existing thing. Can USB 3 be ordered as an extra option? 

 

[Chikolad]

 
The way the megaburrito filter works iis that it converts all 16 bit 44.1/48 files to 352.8/384 19 bit hi-res files of its own.  The reason it sounds the way it does is because our filter is better than the filter used to convert up16 bit 44.1/48 to hi-res.  Native 96K and 192K hi-res files will still benefit from the megaburrito filter.

 
Thanks for the clarification Mike!

 

[vrapan]

Hello everybody , stupid question from a newbie, is it possible to connect an iPhone to the biifrost MB? I'd like to use tidal with it and output through my Vorzuge Pure II+. Any comments much appreciated.

 

[sheldaze]

  Hello everybody , stupid question from a newbie, is it possible to connect an iPhone to the biifrost MB? I'd like to use tidal with it and output through my Vorzuge Pure II+. Any comments much appreciated.

Do you have the CCK? And is it still not recognizing it?
 
What I do not know is if you need some kind of a powered hub between the phone and the Schiit DAC. I know a person at our meet does this, but I did not look to see if it he also used a hub.

 

[sheldaze]

  I am looking for consensus among those who have extensive listening time with the BMB and GMB, especially with RCA (SE) output only. Which do they prefer? Cost is not an issue. XLR/balanced output not an issue.

Also there is a meet this Saturday, where we should have at least one of each, BMB, GMB, and YGGY. PM me if you do not have the link.

 

[MattTCG]

Anyone with jriver and Gumby? What settings are recommended for jriver?

 

[jcn3]

  Anyone with jriver and Gumby? What settings are recommended for jriver?

 
i use my gumby with jriver.  i'm using mostly the default setting -- schiit usb device (wasapi), left bit depth as "auto" (note that jriver send 32 bit to the dac in this mode), but have changed the output sampling rate to 88.2k for 44.1k sources.   i know schiit thinks leaving in native resolution is best, but i find the soundstage is a bit more defined and instruments a bit more textured. 

 

[hodgjy]

Going back to a question posed earlier--
 
Is the "normal" design for an amp to not short the inputs on power off? Or, is it completely random and variable depending on the design? 
 
I want to hook up my Gumby to two different amps at the same time, but will only power one on a time.

 

[jcn3]

  Going back to a question posed earlier--
 
Is the "normal" design for an amp to not short the inputs on power off? Or, is it completely random and variable depending on the design? 
 
I want to hook up my Gumby to two different amps at the same time, but will only power one on a time.

 
you can use both outputs simultaneously.  i have the balanced outputs going to my integrated and the single ended going to my headphone amp.  only use one at a time and there's no problem.

 

[hodgjy]

   
you can use both outputs simultaneously.  i have the balanced outputs going to my integrated and the single ended going to my headphone amp.  only use one at a time and there's no problem.

Awesome, thank you. I'm following up the question from earlier because Nick at Schiit said it will work as long as the off amp doesn't short the inputs when off. I'm not sure how to tell if an amp shorts the input.

 

[JK-47]

I have my Gumby's balanced outputs feading my MJ2, and SE outputs feeding my Elekit simultaneuosly, both powered on with no troubles.

 

[schneller]

Also there is a meet this Saturday, where we should have at least one of each, BMB, GMB, and YGGY. PM me if you do not have the link.

Where does it take place?

 

[vocalstrance]

SF at Massdrop.

 

[kstuart]

 

  Anyone with jriver and Gumby? What settings are recommended for jriver?

 
i use my gumby with jriver.  i'm using mostly the default setting -- schiit usb device (wasapi), left bit depth as "auto" (note that jriver send 32 bit to the dac in this mode), but have changed the output sampling rate to 88.2k for 44.1k sources.   i know schiit thinks leaving in native resolution is best, but i find the soundstage is a bit more defined and instruments a bit more textured. 

Your advice is contrary to everyone else's.
 
One of the big advantages of the Gungnir Multibit is the custom closed form oversampling filter.  Its output is correct at every point.
 
Comparisons have been done of the Jriver upsampling vs Schiit's closed form oversampling filter and the Schiit internal filter was found clearly better.
 
Note that minor inaccuracies can give apparently "improved" sound (much like boosting the treble can sometimes make recordings sound clearer).
 
All Jriver Output Format settings should be set to "No change" (except the ones below 44.1, and above 384).

 

[sheldaze]

Where does it take place?

Sent you PM.