Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

[Astral Abyss]

They need something trademark-able, like Schittbit.

 

[madwolfa]

  They need something trademark-able, like Schittbit.

 
"Our multibit is real schiit!"

 

[nicolo]

R2R Multibit = Absolute Multibit
Delta Sigma Multibit = Dolt-ibit

 

[Astral Abyss]

   
"Our multibit is real schiit!"

Schiitbit, putting the Schiit in multibit, one DAC at a time.

 

[nicolo]

Schiitbit = Putting each bit in every Schiit
 
Marketing slogan:
 
Buy a Schiit Multibit, get the gooey goodness of each bit

 

[Mr Rick]

Is there something wrong with me??  I don't give a Schiit what's on the inside, as long as I like what comes out.

 

[tonykaz]

Wall,
 
Phew, I see, plenty of records.
 
What are those Speakers?
 
Looks a bit like the Thiel stuff, maybe, time aligned sloping fronts, flat down to around 40 or 50 hz., a little black box Equalizer to boost the lower frequencies.  $1,500 per pair, in  Walnut.  
 
Geez, those shelves aren't sagging at all, is that Plywood shelving? Looks strong! 
 
And wherz the Nitty-Gritty? and Record Player? Were you a Linn LP12 guy? 
 
And you replaced all this with a Server? 
 
Poof, all that stuff is gone?
 
You carried all that to the Second Floor? ( I can see the sloping roof/wall behind the shelving ) 
 
Oh dear, those were the days!   
 
Tony in Michigan

 

[wahsmoh]

Stereophile reviewed the Bifrost in 2013. I wonder if they have the guts to review the Bifrost MB now?
 
I think it is a game changer and it even beat my Theta DAC that had the advantage of being much more spacious sounding than the Bifrost Uber and more dynamic. Now I think the Bifrost MB is equally there in dynamics but has an even bigger soundstage than the DSP controlled Theta DAC with original Moffatt filter with faster sounding highs without splashy decay.
 
Can anyone possibly name a DAC that could beat it for $600? I'm talking about new and not on the used market like an old R2R that will break someday.

 

[tonykaz]

Toyota USA's motto was "The Best Vanilla you can buy"
 
Tony in Michigan

 

[Jason Stoddard]

Let's do a what-if.
 
What if someone else wants to get in on the multibit action? What options do they have?
 
I see only three avenues:
 
1. Use one of four moribund multibit audio chips (AD1851, 1856, 1866, PCM1704). Which are either 16-bit or expensive. All need external digital filters, too.
2. Use discrete resistor ladders, like some manufacturers. Terrifyingly expensive.
3. Develop a new platform, as we have done.
 
So, the think point is this: who has the resources to develop a new platform? Yes, there are other companies that can do this, but they're rather thin on the ground in audio.
 
And, in the companies that have the resources to develop a new multibit platform, are there any that haven't committed entirely to the lockstep "higher bit rates and single-bit conversion is all" camp? 
 
Just wondering if I've missed something.

 

[rmullins08]

 
Let's do a what-if.
 
What if someone else wants to get in on the multibit action? What options do they have?
 
I see only three avenues:
 
1. Use one of four moribund multibit audio chips (AD1851, 1856, 1866, PCM1704). Which are either 16-bit or expensive. All need external digital filters, too.
2. Use discrete resistor ladders, like some manufacturers. Terrifyingly expensive.
3. Develop a new platform, as we have done.
 
So, the think point is this: who has the resources to develop a new platform? Yes, there are other companies that can do this, but they're rather thin on the ground in audio.
 
And, in the companies that have the resources to develop a new multibit platform, are there any that haven't committed entirely to the lockstep "higher bit rates and single-bit conversion is all" camp? 
 
Just wondering if I've missed something.

 
4th avenue : Figure out how much Mike/Dave cost.

 

[Jason Stoddard]

   
4th avenue : Figure out how much Mike/Dave cost.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

[Ableza]

 
Wall,
 
Phew, I see, plenty of records.
 
What are those Speakers?
 
Looks a bit like the Thiel stuff, maybe, time aligned sloping fronts, flat down to around 40 or 50 hz., a little black box Equalizer to boost the lower frequencies.  $1,500 per pair, in  Walnut.  
 
Geez, those shelves aren't sagging at all, is that Plywood shelving? Looks strong! 
 
And wherz the Nitty-Gritty? and Record Player? Were you a Linn LP12 guy? 
 
And you replaced all this with a Server? 
 
Poof, all that stuff is gone?
 
You carried all that to the Second Floor? ( I can see the sloping roof/wall behind the shelving ) 
 
Oh dear, those were the days!   
 
Tony in Michigan

Yes Thiel.  And yes, poof all that and more is gone, replaced by my server.  And yes, second floor.  I never owned Linn TT, I was a SL1200 guy.

 

[Ableza]

   
Just wondering if I've missed something.

Liars.  You forgot the liars.

 

[nicolo]

5th avenue: bribe an NSA geek to hack the DSP programming, Then copy the design. Then rebadge and sell.
 
Unfortunately this seems far more likely than avenues 1-4. Sigh.