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Modi Multibit: Multibit for the masses.

Discussion in 'Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers' started by MrTie, Jul 25, 2016.

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  1. GettingBuckets

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    $250?! You gotta be Schiiting me right now...

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    Can you guys please start making headphones to help us say f**k you to the overpriced market right now?
     
    GettingBuckets, Jul 25, 2016
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    I am recommending the following Schiit multibit DAC nicknames:

    Yub
    Gub
    Bub
    Mub
     
    Hands, Jul 25, 2016
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    Sums up my own thoughts exactly. And, as I touched on earlier, my BF4490 is already logged in Schiit's upgrade queue. So I'm kind of hoping that, if there is indeed some tweak/upgrade to the Bifrost Multibit forthcoming, that they'll delay emailing my RA number in the interest of outfitting my Bifrost with their latest multibit board.

    Now, that's probably a laughably unrealistic understanding of how they organize their business on my part. The point is, I'm happy to wait out a modest delay in the interest of an improved Bifrost Multibit in the near future. ;) It's not like I don't enjoy the hell out of the BF4490 as it is.
     
    Huxleigh, Jul 25, 2016
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    The problem is... it's inelegant and awkward, both in looks and logistically (can't stack the amp on the Modi, and Modi in tube amps is... well, awkward at best). And I know that many audio people profess volubly and at length that they don't care about anything but sound, and I've seen enough pictures to know that a bunch of them mean it. But man, eugh.

    Personally... I know that Schiit has been volubly against combining a DAC and amp in a single box, but when your DAC is this good and this small, the idea of an Asgard-style amp with an expansion card DAC in the box starts to seem maybe more feasible. (Yeah, yeah, I know that there would be engineering challenges and perfectly sound reasons not to do it -- but for a $250 amp, a $250 DAC expansion card that keeps things neat and tidy would be pretty appealing.)
     
    mkozlows, Jul 25, 2016
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    Um, not to be too flip, but I'm not seeing that. The word you were looking for was "unnecessary" perhaps? I've certainly confused that with "appealing" a few times myself. No shame in it.

    The esteemed Dr. Brule's input and analysis is always most welcome!
     
    Huxleigh, Jul 25, 2016
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  6. AllanMarcus

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    To clarify. Multibit here refers to R2R?
     
    AllanMarcus, Jul 25, 2016
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    k4rstar, Jul 25, 2016
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    Yes. All of the Schiit multibit options refer to r2r.
     
    Azteca, Jul 25, 2016
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    Gungnir Multibit > Gumbi > Gungnir Multibit
    Bifrost Multibit > Bimbi > Bifrost Multibit
    Modi Multibit > Mombi > Momby

    Hm.
     
    SSL, Jul 25, 2016
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  10. Azteca

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    I think of it as Modibit.
     
    Azteca, Jul 25, 2016
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    I think of it as Mmmbit.
     
    imackler, Jul 25, 2016
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  12. lm4der

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    Yes, I think that points out the problem exactly. Momby is the correct continuation of the sequence, but it just doesn't have that ring to it. Hence the naming debate ensues...
     
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    Still stuck on Moby, here. Phonetic similarity to Modi be damned! :headbang: All the more fitting.
     
    Huxleigh, Jul 25, 2016
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    Not all multibit is R2R, AFAIK.
     
    Hands, Jul 25, 2016
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  15. Cspirou

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    Examples?
     
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    Indeed, even the chips Schiit are using aren't r2r for all of the bits, they use a resistor string for some of them I believe.
     
    SoupRKnowva, Jul 25, 2016
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    R2R is just a type of multibit architecture. I believe there are other types of architectures that fall under the multbit term. Unfortunately, and despite my attempts at using Google just now, I can't remember what I read about varying architectures before.
     
    Hands, Jul 25, 2016
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  18. Cspirou

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    My submission:

    Yumbo
    Gumbo
    Bimbo
    Mambo
     
    Cspirou, Jul 25, 2016
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    I love FullaSchiit Bifrost Multibit Mambazo!
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    Azteca, Jul 25, 2016
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    I think D/S DACs started out as 1 bit DACs (or at least that's how they are usually conceptualized), but most D/S DACs now incorporate a hybrid architecture using a small number of bits, like a 5 bit multibit modulator. I think.
     
    lm4der, Jul 25, 2016
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