[rkw]

it will be interesting to see what the internet gives me for painting aluminum.

Anodizing looks better than paint. But whatever you do, you'll lose the markings.

 

[mp29k]

Looking to upgrade my modi as I need another dac and just got new cans(isine10's b-stock) any paths that I should consider. I am currently looking at a BiMby. Anyone know if the Gimby has the same boot up time? or can I just leave both these on?

I leave my Bifrost Multibit on all the time.

 

[Ultimateaudioslave]

Looking to upgrade my modi as I need another dac and just got new cans(isine10's b-stock) any paths that I should consider. I am currently looking at a BiMby. Anyone know if the Gimby has the same boot up time? or can I just leave both these on?

Hi Gazny,

Please make sure isine's do not have a dac in it. I have not used

I leave my Bifrost Multibit on all the time.

Confused; as far as I know i Sines have a DAC in line? I may be wrong then.

 

[Timster]

Hi Gazny,

Please make sure isine's do not have a dac in it. I have not used

Confused; as far as I know i Sines have a DAC in line? I may be wrong then.

isines have a DAC if you use the Lightning cable. The standard cable doesn't have a DAC in line.

 

[motberg]

https://www.stereophile.com/content/musicians-audiophiles-jed-levy

"Get the Schiit Audio DAC"

 

[sam6550a]

I leave my Bifrost Multibit on all the time.

Gumby boots up in about 25 seconds, but mine has been on continuously for almost 2 years.

 

[Derrick Swart]

Gumby boots up in about 25 seconds, but mine has been on continuously for almost 2 years.

and does it sound better than two years ago?

 

[sam6550a]

and does it sound better than two years ago?

I can only state that the sound quality is consistent. It definitely improved over 'out of the box' after a week or so, but, since it has stayed energized, I have no way to compare it to what it was years ago.

 

[Derrick Swart]

I can only state that the sound quality is consistent. It definitely improved over 'out of the box' after a week or so, but, since it has stayed energized, I have no way to compare it to what it was years ago.

But if you turn it off now and tomorrow on again, does it take then another week to sound good again?

 

[mp29k]

But if you turn it off now and tomorrow on again, does it take then another week to sound good again?

My Bimby seems to “warm up” in about 15-20 minutes like most components. I find the continuous uptime argument to be hogwash personally. My system is sensitive enough to hear distinct differences in interconnects, speaker cables, and some power mods, and I can’t hear any change in Bimby beyond the normal warm up time of any other hifi equipment. Maybe Gumby and Yggy are different, but I doubt it.

 

[Ultimateaudioslave]

My Bimby seems to “warm up” in about 15-20 minutes like most components. I find the continuous uptime argument to be hogwash personally. My system is sensitive enough to hear distinct differences in interconnects, speaker cables, and some power mods, and I can’t hear any change in Bimby beyond the normal warm up time of any other hifi equipment. Maybe Gumby and Yggy are different, but I doubt it.

I have not used any other Schiit DAC other than a Yaggy Analogue 2. I have no doubt that yaggy responds to time in a positive way. As far as I have heard though, gumby is not the same way. But I can't comment on that.

 

[ScubaMan2017]

Schiit Audio: your ZENDESK software is effective (keeping track of customer questions/repair-requests). Thanks, eh.

 

[sam6550a]

But if you turn it off now and tomorrow on again, does it take then another week to sound good again?

I have no idea.

 

[RCBinTN]

I find the continuous uptime argument to be hogwash personally.

That's not us offering the advice ... it comes from the DAC designer Mr. Mike Moffat

 

[Scott Kramer]

That's not us offering the advice ... it comes from the DAC designer Mr. Mike Moffat

Not to mention thermals/temperature performance is sprinkled everywhere in the AD5791/AD5781 datasheet and charts. There's 4 of those puppies in the ya/gun. Hour or 2 is fine for me though, doesn't sound like plain old-fashioned oatmeal after that (ya2) YMMV.

https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/ad5791.pdf