[Renato Fury]

Is one better than the other? Or are they just different, and what are the differences?

 

[YJX94]

Well all I know is that the Multibit is a resistor ladder dac just like the R2R-11 and I don't think they differ so much, the amp is where the difference lies. The R2R-11 has a slightly more powerful amp (9.48 Vrms vs 8 Vrms of the Magni 3) and the R2R-11's sound can be changed via a bunch of jumpers inside whereas with the Schiit what you see is what you get since there's no op-amps in the Schiit so there's no op-amp rolling.

 

[Music Alchemist]

Well all I know is that the Multibit is a resistor ladder dac just like the R2R-11

Schiit multibit DACs are hybrid R2R / resistor string, not pure resistor ladder DACs.

 

[Renato Fury]

Schiit multibit DACs are hybrid R2R / resistor string, not pure resistor ladder DACs.

And what is the difference that both cause in the sound ?

 

[Music Alchemist]

And what is the difference that both cause in the sound ?

I have only owned the Modi Multibit, so I can't tell you how the two DACs differ in sound.

If you want to learn about DAC technology in general, just Google it.

 

[iamjaymo]

Amp-wise I’ve had both and they did’nt sound all that different. The R2R is the more powerful amp and could easily drive my ZMFs...the Magni didn’t sound all that great with them IMO.

 

[Renato Fury]

Amp-wise I’ve had both and they did’nt sound all that different. The R2R is the more powerful amp and could easily drive my ZMFs...the Magni didn’t sound all that great with them IMO.

Powerful? Is Magni 3 clearly more powerful than NFB 11.28 and R2R 11, or are you referring to earlier versions or sound quality?

 

[iamjaymo]

Powerful? Is Magni 3 clearly more powerful than NFB 11.28 and R2R 11, or are you referring to earlier versions or sound quality?

More on SQ...I rarely lookup specs on amps - I have to listen to them. I guess the “feeling” of power. Don’t get me wrong, I thought the Magni was great. My ZMFs just sounded better on the R2R to me.

I thought my Audezes sounded great through the Magni however.

 

[JimJames]

A guy named Monsterzero wrote this:

The Magni 3 is actually more powerful that the amp section of the R2R-11

Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 430mW RMS per channel

VS.

300mW/300 ohm for R2R-11

in this other thread: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/audio-gd-r2r-11.859278/page-11

 

[Monsterzero]

A guy named Monsterzero wrote this:

The Magni 3 is actually more powerful that the amp section of the R2R-11

Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 430mW RMS per channel

VS.

300mW/300 ohm for R2R-11

in this other thread: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/audio-gd-r2r-11.859278/page-11

Yes,I did write that. Pulled the stats off of the Schiit & AGD websites.
The R2R-11 still sounds better.