@ScrapIronGood- I’ll start with USB. I will also look at a linear lower supply. Just gotta pay the premium on an RPI 4.
Try it both ways and post your thoughts.
Just remember, one of the things your paid for when you bought the Gungnir was the MCB filter. I don't think there's a filter in hqplayer that can recreate it. I'd personally be surprised if any equaled or surpassed it. AIUI, hqplayer really shines with overcoming problems with filtering on delta sigma DACs.
This begs the question. Was there any upgrade to the clock in the Gungnir sometime around (or after) this time? Would this have been a part of the unofficial revision of Gungnir that differentiated an A1 gungnir from an A2? I am considering buying the transport and considering sending my Gungnir (2019 model with a B serial number (assuming this is an A2) in for the Unison USB upgrade. I know it's a trivial consideration but just something that has been in the back of my mind. Thoughts?
Not sure if my experience (and others) is pertinent to what you're asking but the Gungnir will put up a fuss when a CD is paused using certain CD transports (see discussion starting around page 269/270 & 382). Using a Cambridge CXC transport, when my Gungnir with A1 board arrived a few months ago I found that it clicked INSANELY while discs were paused. After googling the problem I found the discussion on this thread and if I had known about it prior, I maybe would have re-thought my purchase of the Gungnir. Since I had just received the Gungnir (in mint condition) and I really liked the CXC, I went with the recommendation of adding a Wyred 4 Sound Remedy Reclocker (and added a Swagman LPS) and VOILA! No more insane clicking! And beleive me, living without being able to pause CDs is a pain which you don't realize until you can't! And not only was the clicking gone but the soundstage got wider & better defined and the top end got more "relaxed" sounding without giving up any air or spatial qualities. If anything, spacial qualities were better. As results will typically vary, you can see below what I'm using as a small (modest) CD-based system.
In my case, my Gumby is "spare" so no added expense.
Well I suppose Gungnir is getting to be quite the old design. I've seen a number of reviews where the new Bifrost 2/64 is preferred over Gungnir MB. I ordered a 2/64 when it was released and compared it to my Gungnir. It wasn't an in depth comparison however I preferred the Gungnir and returned the 2/64. I'm really just holding my breathe to find out what Schiit decides to do with the product. They'll either keep it around (in which case it is due for an upgrade (or design overhaul for that matter) or they'll discontinue it. I personally think they should keep it around for a few reasons: 1) to bridge the gap between a $799 Bifrost and a $2,299 Yggdrasil; 2) the form factor; 3) it's fully balanced. I suppose it will come down to whether Schiit can manage a similar upgrade to that of the new Yggy+ chassis overhaul. Jason did mention recently that they have secured orders for TI DSPs. I'm certain that there is a TON of new things that keep them fully occupied (much of which is many years in the making) however hopefully we can learn the fate of Gungnir before too long.
Sad to report this, but it's on hiatus, perhaps forever. Jason just confirmed this in his Schiit Happened thread. There were a few on closeout this morning on Schiit's site, so if you want one, better hurry. Snooze and lose, etc.
