[MarkF786]

Schiit!  Maybe I should just spring for the Jot and Bimby from the start.  But now that that brings the total to $1K, I start to wonder if there's some other DAC/Amp combo to consider.
 
I'd be using the combo with a range of headphones, most notably Elear, HD650, HD600, Amiron, and DT880.

 

[Voxata]

Just do mimby and jot, you'll never look back

 

[watchnerd]

Just do mimby and jot, you'll never look back

 
No, the mismatching sizes look goober.
 
Get the Jot + Bifrost.

 

[sigillumdei]

I don't know the rules but damn!  I turned the NAD D 1050 for it's fault probably minor compared to other equipment but if you pay 500$ for a DAC/AMP you should probably get more than what I did.
 
Anyhow I got teh Arcam rdac-kw + Schitt Asgard 2....with my HE-400s
 

Dear Lord awesome.
 
Why this thread to respond well I'm new but wow Schiit I can say well....I had to, is the SCHIIT!

 

[franzdom]

   
No, the mismatching sizes look goober.
 
Get the Jot + Bifrost.

When I got Yggy I very quickly got over mismatched sizes 

 

[Boban85]

Also, please keep in mind that the Mimby is a bit smoother sounding, slightly more coherent, than Bimby and many people, myself included, prefer the Mimby when pairing with the Jot. Especially with analytical or a bit dry cans. YMMV, of course.

 

[watchnerd]

 

When I got Yggy I very quickly got over mismatched sizes 

 
It looks better with the Ragnarok.

 

[mwhals]

Go mismatched the other way and get a Jotunheim with a Gumby.

 

[MarkF786]

I feel pretty set on buying the Jot & Bimby stack, though I'm tempted to still spend the extra $100 for the internal DAC to compare against the Bimby.  If by some strange chance I can't hear much of a difference, then I could return the Bimby.  Or if I ever separated the two, I'd still have an all-in-one DAC/amp.

 

[iamxLn]

Spend the extra 100 on decent cables if you want to throw away 100 dollars.

 

[Voxata]

Nothing wrong with nice cables. Good feel, slight sonic differences can be worth it and they are easy on the eyes. My cables make my girlfriend want me every night. Science.

 

[leafy7382]

 
I'm in the exact same boat as you - planning to get the Jotunheim soon, and want to go multi-bit, but want to go Bifrost for the same form factor (same width, almost the same height). I've also decided I will be going Jotunheim + built-in DAC for now, and then possibly getting a Bimby later on. 

I actually went down the exact same route. I had the Jot + Internal DAC for a few months and auditioned a Mimby with it, which made a significant difference, and ordered a Bimby. Mimby/Bimby grabs more attention compared to the built-in DAC.

 

[jcdreamer]

  I actually went down the exact same route. I had the Jot + Internal DAC for a few months and auditioned a Mimby with it, which made a significant difference, and ordered a Bimby. Mimby/Bimby grabs more attention compared to the built-in DAC.

By grabbing more attention, do you mean visually or sonically?

 

[mwhals]

By grabbing more attention, do you mean visually or sonically?

I think both.

 

[leafy7382]

I meant sonically

They are all hidden away from view behind my 30 inch screen, nothing to see here *waves hand*