[rkw]

Yes, I saw those pictures and watched Mike's video where the Gadget is also shown, and that's why I was asking for some 'official' confirmation.

Keep in mind that they are not a large corporation where a product name must be finalized months in advance for the marketing and advertising campaigns. Mike or Jason could wake up one morning with an inspired name and suddenly change it. I wouldn't consider it to be a confirmed name until the product is close to production.

 

[jimmers]

8X oversampling = 192KHz. X = "times," as in Eight-Times oversampling.

Here's some background for you: https://recording.org/threads/oversampling-explained.48087/

Sorry if I was too terse, or are you being disingenuous?

long form
if eight times the sample rate is one hundred and ninety two thousand Hertz
then the base sample rate would be twenty four thousand Hertz
(which seems rather low, except for low-fi or speech)

I would have thought eight times sample rate would more likely have been three hundred and eighty four thousand Hertz
like:
"At the time, it was a really expensive multibit 17 bit A/D converter which converted at 8x either 44.1 or 48KHz 352.8 or 384KHz"
from:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/wha...en-robert-hunter.784471/page-45#post-12622826
for example

maybe I am mistaken?

 

[jimmers]

Here's one from Inner Fidelity I just stumbled on

https://www.innerfidelity.com/content/canjam-rmaf2017-people-i-love-mike-moffat-and-his-gadget

I see from the comments in that link our old friend, long departed, tonykaz "Tony in Michigan", is still offering his valuable insights (I thought he'd gone to Florida...?)



https://www.head-fi.org/members/tonykaz.389326/

 

[Rowethren]

I see from the comments in that link our old friend, long departed, tonykaz "Tony in Michigan", is still offering his valuable insights (I thought he'd gone to Florida...?)

He appears to have some issues... Attacking someone's appearance and naming schemes is rather petty.

 

[HumanFly]

For someone with his head that far up his own ass he sure has issues with Schiit.
Judging people by their appearance instead of their merrits. Tsss.
The poor man sounds like he is afraid he (or the stuff he buys for thatt matter) does not comply to 100% boring.
I bet his audiophile friends gave him s++t about his Schiit and now he feels like he is not a real man.

Now...where is my black lipstick?

 

[Ableza]

Sorry if I was too terse, or are you being disingenuous?

long form
if eight times the sample rate is one hundred and ninety two thousand Hertz
then the base sample rate would be twenty four thousand Hertz
(which seems rather low, except for low-fi or speech)

I would have thought eight times sample rate would more likely have been three hundred and eighty four thousand Hertz
like:
"At the time, it was a really expensive multibit 17 bit A/D converter which converted at 8x either 44.1 or 48KHz 352.8 or 384KHz"
from:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/wha...en-robert-hunter.784471/page-45#post-12622826
for example

maybe I am mistaken?

It's based on multiples of the Nyquist frequency, not of sampling rate. 24kHz is Nyquist based on the standard pro audio sampling rate of 48kHz (and the normal limits of human hearing.) 8X oversampling is 8 samples instead of one at each instance or 8 times Nyquist. Nyquist is also the normal high frequency cut off for digital filters. The theoretical advantage of oversampling is less aliasing and potentially lower noise - although inaudible is inaudible - and not wider frequency response as the filter frequency does not (normally) change.

 

[RCBinTN]

It's (C) infringement to give away the CD and keep the bits.

Thanks guys. I don't really give away CD's. They are all piled up in the closet. Honest.

 

[RCBinTN]

I see from the comments in that link our old friend, long departed, tonykaz "Tony in Michigan", is still offering his valuable insights (I thought he'd gone to Florida...?)



https://www.head-fi.org/members/tonykaz.389326/

Thank you! I miss Tony's wit chiming in around here.
Edit...Well, I changed my mind after reading his comments on the Tyll interview. What a dork.

 

[ScottFree]

I see from the comments in that link our old friend, long departed, tonykaz "Tony in Michigan", is still offering his valuable insights (I thought he'd gone to Florida...?)



https://www.head-fi.org/members/tonykaz.389326/

They probably did to him the same thing that they did to Jazzy Jeff in 'The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air'

 

[Argo Duck]

Thank you! I miss Tony's wit chiming in around here.
Edit...Well, I changed my mind after reading his comments on the Tyll interview. What a dork.

He was both illuminating and entertaining around the Schiit threads. I surmise he is not now the self we knew. In fact, the first comment signed "Tony in Michegan" didn't have his phrasing and I thought it was someone else. The following comments did sound like him alas, though not the same sentiments for sure

 

[jimmers]

It's based on multiples of the Nyquist frequency, not of sampling rate. 24kHz is Nyquist based on the standard pro audio sampling rate of 48kHz (and the normal limits of human hearing.) 8X oversampling is 8 samples instead of one at each instance or 8 times Nyquist. Nyquist is also the normal high frequency cut off for digital filters. The theoretical advantage of oversampling is less aliasing and potentially lower noise - although inaudible is inaudible - and not wider frequency response as the filter frequency does not (normally) change.

Oversampling, times Nyquist rate NOT Nyquist frequency.

 

[Baldr]

If 8x = 192kHz
x = 24kHz

Hey you're right - my bad math/typo.

 

[hearditontheX]

General question: can someone say what will sound better:

cable optical > Modi Multibit > receiver/amp > speakers
cable analogue > receiver/amp > speakers

similarly

CD player optical > Modi Multibit> receiver/amp > speakers
CD player analogue > receiver/amp > speakers

TIA.

 

[jnak00]

I would think the Modi would be a better DAC than what's in your cable box or your CD player. Although cable might have surround sound so you might want to optical from your cable box to your receiver, if you have surround speakers set up.

 

[rkw]

I would think the Modi would be a better DAC than what's in your cable box or your CD player. Although cable might have surround sound so you might want to optical from your cable box to your receiver, if you have surround speakers set up.

I wonder if there's any latency issue using a Mimby for cable TV audio. Anybody doing it?