[ScubaMan2017]

@BagelJoe ... @FLTWS ... @madwolfa ... @Odin412 ... Alright, I re-read your posts, decoded them (and added @Baldr ‘s last paragraph in his April 3/18 posting to my kopff) and this is what I understand about the utility of allowing HiFi gear to warm up before use...

Even though my Modi Multibit and Magni3 are solid state, with no moving parts, some warm up or break-in might lead to a better overall experience. The properties of my multibit DAC will change slightly with prologed use. As I become more experienced with using audiophile-quality components, I’ll perceive more nuances from my audio files.

I know. I know. If I’m enjoying the end product (an enjoyable aural experience), that should be good enough. As a high school science teacher, I’m fascinated how circuits can “mature”, which might affect output (like a stringed instrument that produces analog output).

 

[stled]

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Must be an Aussie thing

Nope predates Microsoft DOS days and is/may be different in Countries other than the US

stled

 

[HumanFly]

Sometimes I wonder why I ever thought product upgrades were a bright idea. Low margin, high human intervention, constant customer impatience – what’s not to like. You know what I am talking about; the Yggy Analog 2 upgrades.

Some of you may recall my recent chronicle detailing life’s impositions on me over the last couple of months. Everything from dental (is it safe?)to surgery in an embarrassing spot. I still kept going, albeit a bit slowed for the moment. This, too shall pass.

Well, life happens to companies, too. Let’s mention a few for Schiit. Right now, March-April is the beginning of our summer slowdown; fun times which we look forward to – we get to play with new product ideas – the stuff Jase and really like. Or maybe get Sol into production as our first purely mechanical product. This goes slowly as both Jason and I are mechanical virgins. Or because the Yggy Analog 2 really sounded and measured so much better, the demand went through the roof.

Now we throw in the fact that we have 20 some products. This is more fingers and toes than I have. A lot to keep track of. I have an old school production status board with one product per line which helps me keep track of Schiit. Looking at it lately, it is full of Schiit.

Some of our products are more predictable than others. Jason, marketing expert that he is, finds all relevant metrics on the web. This reveals reliable data on how many to plan to build. Then the Loki, which has little clues on the web, after a modest start, go crazy, crazy, crazy. The Mani sells 15-20 units per day with no web metrics, no one chattering about it on the web. Huh? Magni 3 is waaaaaaaaaaay more volume than that as are, to a lesser extent all Modis and the smaller amps. So here we are, at the beginning of the slow season. All of a sudden we realize we are still getting busier. Fawk!

So we need another person. Easy, huh. Not so much. I insist Schiit runs high trust like Theta did: High trust is essential. There are low and high trust cultures, whether political, business, or regionally based. Much has been written about them. Bottom line is the lower the trust, the more the employee intervention and surveillance. The higher the trust, the easier it is on all. Makes expansion easier, happy workplace, etc. So now Alex needs to find someone, and we will not hire the first through the door. There is a Burger chain out here called In’n’Out. They are high trust, and pay more than minimum wage. There burgers are awesome (except the context of Whataburgers - I digress). Similarly, we pay almost double minimum wage to start, and need to find the best.

I do not know if I did much other than express (complain) about the manufacturing life we currently enjoy at Schiit. It is not intended to be an excuse – it is just a slice of the day from here. The larger we get, the more stochastic events we experience. As we have been, we can continue organizing to improve. I still can't imagine doing anything else I would prefer........ Well, maybe swapping my current donut for a hot Krispy Kreme.

As far as upgrades go, we have to build what we have. The A2 Yggy boards have not been around. It looks like that shall change soon.



And now for something completely different: Multibit DAC break-in times. On the 16 bit add-in modules, there are break-in time and warm-up time. The break-in time for the 16 bit stuff is on the order of several days, which does not have to be continuous. After break-in, the warm-up is a few hours max. (Similar to the warm-up time of most tube amps – an hour or so to 90%, a few hours to 99%). It is great to have a chance to yak. All the best!

Yes....but is it safe?

 

[M Paul]

Was logged in to chatter on Jason's thread and thought I would jump in here and add my wish for the project Capt B said he would never build that he might be building now: CD spinner!

Ok back to lurk mode.

M. Paul

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

Just listened to the Böhm Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater out of KSE1500—first via Bimby (MacOS is trying to autocorrect to Bambi) and MJ2 w/ Amperax '68 orange globes, and then via the internal dac. It's not really a fair fight, especially with the tubes, but, as will surprise exactly no one, the internal dac sounds thin and anemic compared to the tubey, multibit effects that my full schiit stack conveys. The internal dac is accurate, neutral, and uncolored, yes, but Shure's electrostatic flagship really shines fed via its analog line in and Mike and Jason's admirable chain. Unfortunately my mono price extension cables haven't arrived, so I only have my 5" 1/8" cable, presumably for a future FLIMBY to feed the amp. But even with the schiity DAC, I'm blown away by the clarity that electrostatic sound brings. Everything seems more precisely placed, more coherent. Voices are especially clear. The fact of this miniaturization is shocking.

I just plugged it straight into Bimby ("Beef"?) and Sir Arthur Sullivan's Symphony in E sounds great. The larger black foam ear tips are improving the bass, as well—to the point of giving me the perception of some mid-bass bloat. God, I'm such a treble-head.

 

[aamefford]

My autocorrect always goes for bimbo.

 

[Ableza]

Schiit's products already have names, no reason to make up new ones. As to the analog 2 upgrade and new product development backlog, this is a good problem to have, congrats to the Schiit folks. These things only happen to innovative and successful companies that continue to grow. As a customer I am patient and will happily wait for my upgrades and for what ever comes next.

 

[wink]

True, but it's instructive to see the variations of the nicknames contrived by the dyslexic posters here in the various threads.
Do the reasearch - spot the different variatons of YGGY here on Head-Fi....

 

[the finisher]

I just want to put a vote in for a CD spinner as well. Would buy ASAP.

I just bought a black Jot, and Yggy A2.

 

[US Blues]

I just want to put a vote in for a CD spinner as well. Would buy ASAP.

I just bought a black Jot, and Yggy A2.

Strong first post, welcome to the asylum. Hide your credit card.

With OPPO announcing they are leaving the disc spinning arena, there may be a stronger argument now for Schiit to enter this area of the market.

 

[artur9]

Opera question:

Wife & Daughter saw one of the HD Live things with Carmen done by Royal British something or other.

Carmen started off in a gorilla suit. Any ideas why?!

 

[the finisher]

@ US Blues Thanks for the welcome

I almost bought a OPPO 203 yesterday, but my Denon 2560 works great as a transport now, until the laser finally dies.
I paid $1200 in '93 for it, could have bought a decent car instead, but that would be long gone by now

And the 203 won't feed a high res SACD out the coax, whats the point?

 

[ksorota]

My prediction on what would be a cool product... feasible or not.

A gen 5 usb pci card. Is it possible to isolate PC noise from within the computer before even sending it out to one of Schiits fine products, in particular one if there DAC/Amp combos (Jotunheim, I'm looking at you)?

I would buy a few of these cards straight away!

 

[the finisher]

http://www.teradak.com/products/109.html

 

[ksorota]

http://www.teradak.com/products/109.html

Very interesting... Thank you for the link, any experience with this product?