mab1376
1000+ Head-Fier
How is no one talking about the Yggdrasil?
http://schiit.com/ragnarok-yggdrasil.pdf
http://schiit.com/ragnarok-yggdrasil.pdf
Is Ragnarok a balanced amp that also has TRS outs (like Liquid Gold) or an unbalanced amp that has XLR outs (like Liquid Glass)? I think it's probably balanced because it has the same circlotron-style output topology as Mjolnir, but can anybody confirm this?
..............Finally: Almost no DACs, includind Bifrost and Gungnir, are "bit perfect" through the D/A conversion stage. Nearly all of them have DAC chips that send the signal through a series of 2x upsampling steps to get to the 8x rates (352.8/384kHz) where D/A conversion is usually done. Although 2x upsampling just sounds like multiplication and therefore capable of being done exactly, it actually involves more complex math called Fourier transforms and cannot be done with exact accuracy. So depending on the algorithm that's used, using good player software like the iZotope software bundled with Audirvana to upsample to the max 192kHz input may actually give a more accurate final result than just leaving the signal bit perfect all the way to the DAC input.
Not saying everyone should start upsampling, just don't get too "religious" about bit perfect - listen to both if you have a chance and see what you like.
Actually, it can. True closed-form digital filters are possible. Stay tuned.
[size=10pt]………well, let us just say the entire industry is about to be turned upside down, inside out & seven ways from two.[/size]
Wouldn't that be "the Schiit's going to hit the fan!?" Just saying.
It was a BLAST hanging out with Brian over dinner, really nice guy and has some great ideas on DACs. The M1 he makes is awesome.... but the price is at a level that I'm not quite ready to go to. If the new Statement is even close to something like that and a more likeable price.... well I'm ready to order!
Brian Zolner is of Bricasti Design, his Bricasti M1 is $8,595....
Having heard it.... it's basically a DAC I would never feel the need to upgrade. Which is why I'm saying if the Statement is close to that (or even in the realm) I'll save myself some money and get it and put the money "saved" towards my new Pre and possibly amps (Classe CP-800 & CA-M600s).
I have the Bifrost and have the clicking problem. The connection is coax from CD player.
It occurs between tracks. The player is also a 6 disc carousel and it will click continuously
if I hit pause - and doesn't stop until I resume play. I was in contact with Jason Stoddard
at Schiit and here's what he said...
"Yep, if the CD player interrupts the data stream, Bifrost will click. That's the muting relay, doing its job."
" Bifrost's mute activates every time there's an interruption in the data stream. Some CD players have constant, repetitive interruption when in pause. The only real solution is to use a different player or computer source, I'm afraid."
So, what seems like a real design flaw is apparently 'Working As Designed'.
"Thus far, I havent A/B'ed the difference between USB Bifrost playing 96/24 vs Optical, or USB playing 44/16 native vs Optical upsampled, or USB playing 192/24 native vs Optical downsampled.
For those of you who have ran the Bifrost in both USB and Optical/Coax mode, which do you preferer, SQ wise?"
Bruinanteater,
I'd like to know this as well as I'm about ready to buy a Bifrost and am unsure whether or not I should spring for the usb.