@ghdprentice
Thank you. As it turns out it was a functional unit. I contacted them. The problem is that it is not a natural live sound from what I hear in concert halls or on stage. Something about the timing or natural decay and ring to the notes is not right. The cobalt is much more accurate to my ears in this regard. Ultra processed clinical, bright, and coarse to my ears is the schiit. I don’t know what to say other than I disliked it and that it was a functional unit. I even had someone who knows their products listen to it. Also another classical musician listened to it and much preferred the Cobalt in a blind test. Luxman dac, schiit and then cobalt. Cobalt was an even split with Luxman in that test although very different timbres. Luxman warmer and a tad polished but a bit fat and slow and inflexible. cobalt leaner but cleaner and natural better flow. He also hated the schiit for its thin sound and brightness. When I told him 300 bucks for the cobalt he responded, that is annoyIngly good for that price. A bigwig in the industry turned me on to the Cobalt, and I am certainly glad he did. From what I have heard it absolutely crushes it’s price point however annoying that is. Having said that my Wadax streamer is exceptionally quiet and great and the cobalt plugs via usb into it. So maybe it is the combination that really works. Who knows Anyways everyone has a different system and there is no wrong answer in this hobby, Just someone’s ears and what they like or don’t like.