A reasonably priced DAC upgrade from Schiit Gumby


Hello everyone. Looking for a reasonably priced DAC upgrade from the schiit Gumby I have now. Which I absolutely love but feel could be a bit more open. Source is Oppo 105. Amplification is Schiit Ragnarok 2. Speakers are Reference 3A de capos. The Schiit Gungnir does NOT have the upgrade.

 

I had the Denafrips Aries 2 and liked it, but it was a bit too, well, digital for me. So I guess I’m looking for a warmer sound. I use CDs maybe 5% of the time and Tidal max for the rest. 

simao

Showing 1 response by deep_333

If your like the warmer/fuller sound, you are pretty much stuck with the Gungnir/Yggdrasil line of Schiit dacs. Even the cost no object MSBs, Esoterics, Vermeers, etc, will sound anemic to you, i.e., you are done, i.e., you have your "end game".

(I just bought the Yggdrasil again for its beauteous chunky warmth after selling it a couple of years ago ).

P.S, You could try some tube dac and determine if it gave you some rotund goodness (without sounding like a piece of crap), i.e, without losing all the Schiit’s detail. Schiit’s multibit dacs are indeed special.