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

[Jason Stoddard]

I hope in the AMA that this new Multiform can be explained more to how it improves performance?
A revision to Mikes True Multibit architecture to me is very interesting.

Without giving away trade secrets etc.....is this just a " I think, it sounds better or more realistic etc..."

Or is it just a specification improvement...?

Would love to know why Mike thinks this is indeed a better "design" and why?

Yeah I know I am on the nerdy side....

:>)

I'm afraid you're not going to get a lot more specifics on Multiform. It's something new, it's mostly on the analog side, it involves the multiplying DAC side of things. And that's it. Beyond that, people are going to have to reverse-engineer it. Not that anyone is interested, nobody wants to go through the pain of using the multibit DACs we are.

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

As long as we're talking operating systems...

Windows turns 39 today.
Microsoft released Windows 1.0 on November 20, 1985

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_1.0


JC

 

[Ripper2860]

Speaking of Windows. Here's a blast form the past...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_TopView

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewWave

I really thought NewWave was the ultimate bolt-on to Windows.

 

[AstronomerXI]

Speaking of Windows. Here's a blast form the past...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_TopView

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewWave

I really thought NewWave was the ultimate bolt-on to Windows.

I used Desqview and Norton Desktop wayyyy back in the day. Memories...

 

[docBliny]

As long as we're talking operating systems...

Windows turns 39 today.
Microsoft released Windows 1.0 on November 20, 1985

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_1.0


JC

I'm having a very hard time hitting "like" on this post...

 

[adydula]

I'm afraid you're not going to get a lot more specifics on Multiform. It's something new, it's mostly on the analog side, it involves the multiplying DAC side of things. And that's it. Beyond that, people are going to have to reverse-engineer it. Not that anyone is interested, nobody wants to go through the pain of using the multibit DACs we are.

Thanks for sharing what you can.

Well, and Dave also wanted more space, for another crazy idea that Mike was working on: specifically, a revision to the True Multibit architecture that would result in another leap in performance, a complex, cross-coupling of DACs that go beyond one-DAC-per-phase hardware balanced to using a stereo DAC per phase. Yes, 8 total channels for stereo balanced. And no, not paralleled. This is a new thing. This is Multiform™.

When I read this I was well...intrigued to say the least!
"another leap in performance" is a bold statement for sure!

Looking forward to "hearing" how this leap in performance "sounds"!

:>)
Alex

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

I'm having a very hard time hitting "like" on this post...

No problem. I was a hardcore OS/2 user back then and for as long as OS/2 lasted.


JC

 

[AstronomerXI]

No problem. I was a hardcore OS/2 user back then and for as long as OS/2 lasted.


JC

Me too! I loved it. I recently installed it in a VM for nostalgia. It's still alive-ish: https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos/

 

[Ripper2860]

I was a huge fan of OS/2 WARP!!

* IBM and Microsoft worked jointly on OS/2 and OS/2 Lan Manager. Then Microsoft pulled out and introduced Windows NT. I always felt like MS did IBM dirty on that deal.

 

[xTrIpX]

Just got notice that my order has shipped

Thanks Schiit!

 

[cats4cans]

How are the Forkbeard conspiracy theories coming? What are the chances it’s all an elaborate prank (as well as a neat bit of tech)? Everyone will wake up on April 1st when their system turns itself on to play Rick Astley at high volume.

 

[adydula]

No problem. I was a hardcore OS/2 user back then and for as long as OS/2 lasted.


JC

Ha!

As a IBM system Engineer I taught OS 2 classes for the masses!!

oh gosh those were the days!

 

[misterpumpy]

I'm afraid you're not going to get a lot more specifics on Multiform. It's something new, it's mostly on the analog side, it involves the multiplying DAC side of things. And that's it. Beyond that, people are going to have to reverse-engineer it. Not that anyone is interested, nobody wants to go through the pain of using the multibit DACs we are.

Can you at least explain what multiplying DAC side of things means? I feel like that wouldn’t give up trade secrets. Like do you mean multiplying the individual chips, or the overall dac on that side of things? Forgive me, not a digital savant

 

[Jason Stoddard]

Can you at least explain what multiplying DAC side of things means? I feel like that wouldn’t give up trade secrets. Like do you mean multiplying the individual chips, or the overall dac on that side of things? Forgive me, not a digital savant

It's a type of multibit DAC.

https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/d...96175&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mouser.com%2F

 

[unclefred]

Does anybody know if possible tariffs could force Schiit to raise prices?

There already are and have been for some time, tariffs on goods from china, including microprocessors, they were increased in may of this year.