[artur9]

We all just assume you are a next level genius and could figure out where to put one, if the mood struck...

Time Lord technology. Given @Jason Stoddard accurate product launch predictions, he must be a Time Lord, right?

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

Yeah, I Googled that and discovered that after my post. The backstory and the vibe of the song are a bit of dichotomy, that's for sure. Still a fun song -- even for those not addicted to heroin, I guess.

 

[Erratic Gravy]

I owned an MCD PRO back in the 1990s. It was quirky and took a while to switch tracks, but actually very pleasant sounding.

yes quirky is a good description !! My fave 1980's Cd player was the Metal bodied - ( like a tank !! ) Philips CD104B - a 14 bit 4 x oversampler - a really engaging sound for its era and lacked the harshness of the early Japanese machines -

 

[Erratic Gravy]

Wishing all American members a happy Thanksgiving.


JC

Absolutely - happy thanksgiving , the 1984 thanksgiving dinner thrown by some friends at RAF Mildenhall ,( DET4 , 9th SRW ) , will never be forgotten !!

 

[mystaiced]

Yeah, I Googled that and discovered that after my post. The backstory and the vibe of the song are a bit of dichotomy, that's for sure. Still a fun song -- even for those not addicted to heroin, I guess.

If we removed all the rock songs referencing drugs from our playlists, many favourites would be absent...this is a fact I have reconciled with my lifetime non-drug use.

Never meet your heroes either.

Brings to mind the late, great Bill Hicks.



“The Beatles were so high, they let Ringo sing a few tunes.” Hahahaha

 

[adias]

All digital audio uses a "very steep low pass filter." It has to.

Of course they do, but far steeper at native sampling, especially 44.1kHz. Far gentler analog filtering for upsampled DACs.

 

[loki993]

I had to get one of the BF1s that were on closeout, Got the last one too. Looking forward to seeing how it sounds compared to my MMB/Eitr stack with the VH2.

Also Schiit had a shipping label with tracking number created within 20 minutes and out the door an hour after my order. That's customer service.

 

[adias]

Also most early 80's Cd players used analogue filters after the dac stage to knock the digital audio nasties into touch -- the early Philips based 14 bit machines were probably the best at this technique , in fact my Bifrost multibit reminds me of the Meridian MCD Pro I once owned - ( an uprated Philips CD100 ) - in many ways , except bass !!

All DACs have an analog filter (LPF) as the last stage in the reconstruction process. The point is that LPF steepness changes with the sampling rate.

 

[adias]

yes quirky is a good description !! My fave 1980's Cd player was the Metal bodied - ( like a tank !! ) Philips CD104B - a 14 bit 4 x oversampler - a really engaging sound for its era and lacked the harshness of the early Japanese machines -

That was my first CD player in 1984. It had a fixed RCA cable.

 

[JamminVMI]

Thanks @JohnnyCanuck this year I built carving boards and such for friends and family. Nothing special, but a few items may grace a table or two. My way of being thankful for those around me.

Those are beautiful! And how’s the knee coming along?

 

[Paladin79]

Those are beautiful! And how’s the knee coming along?

Slowly lol, physical therapy is working and chances are surgery is not required. Thanks for asking.

 

[Ableza]

Of course they do, but far steeper at native sampling, especially 44.1kHz. Far gentler analog filtering for upsampled DACs.

Most DACs use a 10-th order or higher filter. It doesn't matter where the up sampling occurs - before the DAC or in it - to avoid employing a filter operating close to Nyquist, which I assume is what you are talking about, and which was the main source for the harsh "digital glare" sound of some early DACs.. While this is largely not a problem these days since advances in digital filters, using an external up-sampler to run a NOS DAC is only a benefit if it is much higher quality upsampler than the function inside the DAC.

Call me biased if you like, but I have never heard a filter that sounds better than the "megacomboburrito" of the better Schiit MB DACs. And I have never owned a NOS DAC that I liked well enough to keep more than a few months no matter how the signal was processed upstream of it. YMMV - that's why there are choices!

 

[adydula]

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Schiit Heads out there !!

Alex

 

[adias]

Most DACs use a 10-th order or higher filter. It doesn't matter where the up sampling occurs - before the DAC or in it - to avoid employing a filter operating close to Nyquist, which I assume is what you are talking about, and which was the main source for the harsh "digital glare" sound of some early DACs.. While this is largely not a problem these days since advances in digital filters, using an external up-sampler to run a NOS DAC is only a benefit if it is much higher quality upsampler than the function inside the DAC.

Call me biased if you like, but I have never heard a filter that sounds better than the "megacomboburrito" of the better Schiit MB DACs. And I have never owned a NOS DAC that I liked well enough to keep more than a few months no matter how the signal was processed upstream of it. YMMV - that's way there are choices!

I could not agree more.

 

[Hyde00]

I had to get one of the BF1s that were on closeout, Got the last one too. Looking forward to seeing how it sounds compared to my MMB/Eitr stack with the VH2.

Also Schiit had a shipping label with tracking number created within 20 minutes and out the door an hour after my order. That's customer service.

I was staring at it for a bit, but again being in Canada makes the deal a bit less appealing unfortunately (customs fee + higher shipping cost).

Otherwise I'd imagine it's good alternative to MMB1 + Eitr as you said.

All those 7 units got instantly sold.