captkirk
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Well, the Bimby is going home for an upgrade!
Yes I got that, but perhaps I should rephrase the question: with Gen 5 / Eitr now available, is AES still the preferred input for yaggy? I got the AES/EBU streamer in the first place because of this; but if Gen 5 offers better or similar performance, I might consider to swap it out with Mac mini for versatility.Gen 5 applies to the USB input. AES/BEU and SPDIF are not USB, so they are not affected, as I understand.
I've been SO looking forward to this coming out, stopped in and listened to it at AXPONA and was quite happy with what I heard. Popped on the Schiit website this afternoon to order one, and then noticed that it only had a single XLR input after some reading I saw that it only had balanced in for mono only, now I'm heart-broke because there's no stereo balanced intput and I can't run mono because it's a 4 ohm load...
Ugh, send my Yggy in, and pay $60+ for shipping/insurance + $150 for Gen5, or get an Eitr but be forced to use coax... Quite a dilemma.
Ugh, send my Yggy in, and pay $60+ for shipping/insurance + $150 for Gen5, or get an Eitr but be forced to use coax... Quite a dilemma.
Ugh, send my Yggy in, and pay $60+ for shipping/insurance + $150 for Gen5, or get an Eitr but be forced to use coax... Quite a dilemma.
Read through the FAQ page, odds are you will be ok, also note it's differentially balanced, also on FAQ page.I've been SO looking forward to this coming out, stopped in and listened to it at AXPONA and was quite happy with what I heard. Popped on the Schiit website this afternoon to order one, and then noticed that it only had a single XLR input after some reading I saw that it only had balanced in for mono only, now I'm heart-broke because there's no stereo balanced intput and I can't run mono because it's a 4 ohm load...
Yeah I'm thinking the same thing...I would really prefer to avoid another box (Eitr), but the shipping/insurance plus wait time from Canada is not looking attractive...
Anyone with experience doing these types of upgrades from Canada?
Yeah I'm thinking the same thing...I would really prefer to avoid another box (Eitr), but the shipping/insurance plus wait time from Canada is not looking attractive...
Anyone with experience doing these types of upgrades from Canada?
Then...just use one Vidar?
Also, you can run mono into a 4-ohm load, but if you try and blow out your windows you might trip the protection first (which just means you'll have to switch it off and on again).
That reads as general speculation with no specific reference to any designs or references to the claims made or even if it was optical or coax interfaces. If USB was Ideal there would be no need for wyrd, the wyrd knockoffs and USB to S/PDIF convertors. Isolating the Garbage that transmitted along with your USB Audio signal may easily outweigh what ever that link was trying to explain. The answer to the question is there is no reason why this would not work with Mimby or Modi 2 Uber like the other USB to S/PDIF convertors that many are pleased with. Sonic benefits are in the eye or ear of the beholder of course.Very nice, ETA for Mimby 2 please? =)
Except that the USB board feeds I²S to the DAC chip and DDC's go through S/PDIF which is broken by design: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/1788545-post2.html
If you already have a Modi multibit, adding Eitr gives you Gen 5 capability for $179. Modi multi + Eitr=$428, Bifrost multi=$599, which the $171 difference gives you the Bifrost features [upgrade ability, performance, features, etc.]. The choice is yours, but unless the $ are very tight, I would suggest the Bifrost.