anyone have experience with both the Schiit Gungnir Multibit and PS Audio DirectStream


Does anyone have experience with both the Schiit Gungnir Multibit and PS Audio DirectStream DAC? I currently have the Gungnir. It’s a very good DAC, but there are some things I don’t like about it, such as the annoying (to me) click it makes between tracks. For that reason and a desire for even better sonic quality, I’m considering replacing it with the DirectStream. My system is built around a McIntosh MA7900 integrated amp, Roon Nucleus (ethernet connection), good cables and power cords, and Salk Song Tower speakers (Song3 Encore speakers on order, 7 months and counting). I’d be interested in comments from anyone with experience with both DACs. Thanks!

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I had the opposite perception with Sunlight. The soundstage fell back a few feet and the instrumentation SQ got closer to reality. It"s very simple to load any of the firmware, they are all downloadable. Just load on separate cards and exchange at will, to suit your ear or mood.

The only clicking I’ve heard is from the Bluesound Node for most but not all mp3s. Irregardless of DAC.
This made me convert them to #8 compressed .flac.

Clicks gone