CHANGSTAR: Audiophile Headphone Reviews and Early 90s Style BBS
Lobby => Head Amps, DACs, Sources, Portable Equipment Discussion => Topic started by: Mproietti on August 26, 2015, 11:09:26 PM
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Being a Bifrost owner and reading a lot about GUMBY I will be very interested if the MultiBit upgrade comes out for it. I know that Mr.Moffat eluded to it but is it realistic?
I am thinking that with the smaller form factor challenges and the cost they would have to charge for it may not be viable for Schiit to deliver this ...
What do you guys think! ahoy
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Currently, in ascending order of price (and performance), it's
Bifrost -> Gungnir -> Gumby -> Yggy
Yes, reDACted^2 has been eluded many times and it's quite likely that multibit tech will eventually trickle down to Bifrost, rendering merv's earlier April Fool's joke no longer a joke. However, there might be a dilemma: what will become of non-MB Gungnir then?
With the multibit upgrade, Bimby would be priced between non-MB Bifrost and Gumby, probably somewhere around non-MB Gungnir. But it is also likely that Bimby would outperform non-MB Gungnir in sound quality, as evidenced by the DAC Chart of Awesomeness. The only advantage a non-MB Gungnir would have over a Bimby is that it is balanced--which may not be a significant factor when it is still edged out in SQ--and the fact that it is upgradable to Gumby. That being said, Schiit may discontinue non-MB Gungnir altogether and only offer it in MB should Bimby become available.
Just my guess.
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Mike Moffat is a man of his word. If he envisions something, he will surely deliver. That being said, there has been several mentions of a prototype lying around that some pirates got to listen to. Well, unless we're getting trolled hard walk the plank2
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Yes, reDACted^2 has been eluded many times and it's quite likely that multibit tech will eventually trickle down to Bifrost, rendering merv's earlier April Fool's joke no longer a joke.
*ravi's
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Mike Moffat is a man of his word. If he envisions something, he will surely deliver. That being said, there has been several mentions of a prototype lying around that some pirates got to listen to. Well, unless we're getting trolled hard walk the plank2
If there were a prototype, I wouldn't be surprised by how many.
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I made up that April fool's joke in a vacuum. I have zero insight into Schiit's product roadmap and I'd like to keep it that way :)
In any case, I've learned to stop speculating about unannounced product launches. I'd buy the DAC I wanted that was out today and enjoy it until some theoretical future launch happened.
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What about that Mutli-bit Fulla you were talking about Ravi? :-X
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OH YEAH! I forgot about that. iOS only and if you plug it into an Android device or traditional computer, a modal is generated telling you to buy a better device.
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Like a turntable?
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like an aibo.
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like an aibo.
I wish you were an aibo. It has an "off" button.
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Power switch or no, you can already turn pretty much anyone off.
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Power switch or no, you can already turn pretty much anyone off.
According to your wife, CeeTee turns you on.
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Holy smokes, Thursday is always a revealing time in India as far as CS is concerned...come on Anax, don't hold back now :))
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According to your wife, CeeTee turns you on.
I wish. Being dead inside, even his boyish good looks and winning personality don't do anything for me anymore.
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RMAF is around the corner... Maybe then? :)p3
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According to your wife, CeeTee turns you on.
I wish. Being dead inside, even his boyish good looks and winning personality don't do anything for me anymore.
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RMAF is around the corner... Maybe then? :)p3
This non sequitur just made my day.
In the alternative, if jjacq is implying that RMAF will breathe life back into zdfx's cold, dead, heart, that is also pretty funny.