Modi Multibit: Multibit for the masses.

That's one way to look at it. But even the Modi Multibit/Bifrost Multibit benefit from a good SPDIF source, and once I heard the new Schiit MB DACs with a good USB->SPDIF source, I can't go back. (And have since moved on to getting rid of USB entirely, and can't go back...Am worried about the day I eventually dip into vinyl.)

In other words, I pick up a decent SPDIF source for all my rigs, which is just 1 rig right now, and then pretty much anything that comes in the door I just plug into that. I essentially just consider it a key part of the component chain. And also I am a crazy person.

 

You already look like a crazy person spending $200 on a DAC to 99.9% of the population, let alone them knowing what you spent at home. Might as well go balls deep and show them you aren't f'ing around at work or at home!

 

I honestly don't know how people get anything done listening to music, or at least listening seriously/closely enough to warrant spending money on a work rig. Also I can't hear others around talking to me while listening, which happens all the time. Also it messes up my beautiful hair.

Just giving you guys shit and was only offering up one possible reason I did not hear what some of you did on this DAC.

 

Pretty hard to beat the resolution of a HD600/650 once you get them hooked up to a really good rig...

 

@ColtMrFire - I guess this PM is for you. Pasting below:

Hi Sphinxvc, this is ColtMrFire, I’m PMing you from the future. I’m using WayBackMachine to send this PM. Could you post this in the Modibit thread for me? Please! I just want to intervene before it all started, before everything went wrong.

“Listen, Colt--I’m you. You’re me. I’m older you. In a few months, we do buy the HD800. DON’T do it, Colt, listen to me. Listen to Hands, he’s telling you the truth! Goddammit Colt! We didn’t know what we were getting into. I really don’t have much time left--the library is closing soon--we go through 5 different amplifiers. We have no money left, there’s no internet at the house. And nothing helps. We try caulk, we try Sriracha, we try felt, cork, toilet paper. We try real caulk. Some French guy on Craigslist says he’ll fix it, but he wouldn’t do it for money. , Colt, he wouldn’t do it for money. We were desperate, we gave him what he wanted, he gave it to us (and the HD800 too). It didn’t work. Don’t go down this road man. I had to get this message to you, I hope it’s not too late.”

Sphinxvc, I guess I could have posted this myself, but the library is closed now—do this for me. Solidarity.​

The nice thing about vinyl poisoning is that it's slow absorption. 15 minutes or so at a time. Get up and flip. Hit. Get up and flip. Hit. Get up and flip. Hit. f**k this, just when I relax I have to get up. Doing somethin' else. If this is you then the effects are reversible.

 

Sure, on some levels, HD800 is better. HD600/650 are not far behind in many regards, IME, though won't match the staging or bass quality. On the other hand, the irregular HD800 frequency response is arguably a greater sin, though that depends on tastes, music choice, mods, etc.

Thing is, I'll bet you $20...no, $21! the HD600/650, especially modded, will be the technically greater headphones over the T90 once you get them the right DAC and amp. You'll know it when you hear it, and it sounds like to me with your latest DAC/amp experiences, you haven't heard it yet. Not sure I've found headphones that "scale" as much as the Sennheisers. I won't fault you if you ultimately prefer the HD800, though. Many do, and I can hear why. I just can't get on with it long-term.