[Paladin79]

Very nice of you as usual, Tom. Except you got my car mixed up with @Ripper2860 again. I just wanted something to match the doors in mine. In fact, in excited anticipation I even loaded it up today for a trip to the car wash!

That’s right you have the two tone version. Or is it three tone now?

 

[bcowen]

That’s right you have the two tone version. Or is it three tone now?

The driver's door is a different shade of purple, so technically it's four tone. But just wait 'til I get it painted all purple...it'll be worth an easy $200, maybe $250 if I hold a hard line.

 

[rkw]

The only thing I can see that Unison has in common with USB is the interface. It uses a USB connector. But after that, it seems to be 100% proprietary.

What else is there to be in common with USB besides the interface and protocol? Unison is USB compliant. Jason and Mike have talked about Schiit being licensed by the USB-IF organization.

Skip to 24:00 ...

 

[Ableza]

The 304 with 4 speed could be turned into quite the sleeper...

 

[Ableza]

What else is there to be in common with USB besides the interface and protocol? Unison is USB compliant. Jason and Mike have talked about Schiit being licensed by the USB-IF]

Do you know what that means? It means you use the same cable.

 

[Alexnova]

Jason, I think you guys are crazy to have a product like the SOL with all those parts and how complicated the setup process is. I'm sure your support team is dreading the influx of emails from frustrated customers who thought this was an easy way to get into vinyl.

BTW as an aside, can you say anything on the development of the Schiit transport? Anything later this year? Curious what kind of features it will have besides USB output.

 

[rkw]

Do you know what that means? It means you use the same cable.

Yes, I know what it means (I'm an engineer). Your statement was, "The only thing I can see that Unison has in common with USB is the interface". It implies that other implementations have something more in common with USB (than Unison), and I don't see what that could be.

 

[winders]

Yes, I know what it means (I'm an engineer). Your statement was, "The only thing I can see that Unison has in common with USB is the interface". It implies that other implementations have something more in common with USB, and I don't see what that could be.

Of course you are correct as I was in my post a few posts back. For @Ableza’s statement to be correct something other than USB would have to be using the USB cable. A good example would be how PS Audio uses HDMI cabling to move I2S from their SACD player to their DirectStream DAC.

He is just trying to be dramatic in describing how much better he thinks Unison USB is than other USB implementations but failing to be even close to technically accurate.

 

[winders]

I think Schiit Audio are being brilliant by selling Sol and I am not even a vinyl guy.

 

[johnjen]

Jason, the new Bifrost manual is fubard'd.

JJ

 

[tincanear]

Jason, the new Bifrost manual is fubard'd.

JJ

loads OK albeit a bit slowly, PC using Win 10, Internet Exploder 11, with Acrobat reader DC app installed.

 

[johnjen]

Ah, now it works.
All I was seeing before was page 3.

JJ

 

[ScottFree]

Jason, I think you guys are crazy to have a product like the SOL with all those parts and how complicated the setup process is. I'm sure your support team is dreading the influx of emails from frustrated customers who thought this was an easy way to get into vinyl.

BTW as an aside, can you say anything on the development of the Schiit transport? Anything later this year? Curious what kind of features it will have besides USB output.

Unless they’re well heeled, Someone who is looking for an easy way into vinyl is probably not going to buy a SOL. They’ll most likely buy some more reasonably priced turntable like the Rega or Pro-Ject decks.

 

[winders]

Unless they’re well heeled, Someone who is looking for an easy way into vinyl is probably not going to buy a SOL. They’ll most likely buy some more reasonably priced turntable like the Rega or Pro-Ject decks.

Huh? Reasonably priced? You must mean "lower priced". Sol is a bargain at its price and is not at all expensive in the turntable world. Sol is not an "easy" way into vinyl and was never intended to be. It's not plug in an play but that is not the customer Schiit is after with Sol.

 

[ScottFree]

Huh? Reasonably priced? You must mean "lower priced". Sol is a bargain at its price and is not at all expensive in the turntable world. Sol is not an "easy" way into vinyl and was never intended to be. It's not plug in an play but that is not the customer Schiit is after with Sol.

Nope. I meant reasonably priced. What is a reasonable price to pay depends on the customer. Someone who is just starting to get into vinyl is more likely going to spend cheaper initially on a turntable, and then once they feel the need to explore may look at the Sol, or they may not. But what do I know.