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GUNGNIR 2

GUNGNIR 2

£1,600
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Schiit Gungnir 2

Schiit Gungnir 2 is a Balanced Multiform DAC

The Schiit Gungnir 2's all-new Multiform balanced multibit architecture is just the start. Add two USB inputs, including new-high unison 384, and a completely modular design that debuts Forkbeard, Schiit's unique, multi-product remote interface, and you have DAC that resets everything you know about digital audio.

Introducing Multiform: Ture Multibit, Evolved. 

Gungnir 2 extends Schiit's multibit approach with an all-new, balanced multiplying analog stage, coupled to four medical/defence grade DAC8812C D/A converters with Schiit's proprietary time and frequency-domain optimised digital filter implemented on an Analog Devices DSP OR choose a true non-oversampling mode (NOS) to bypass the digital filter entirely 

Two Unison USB Inputs, Including Unison 384. 

Two USB inputs? Yes! now you can connect a streamer and a PC, or a mac and a phone, on the same DAC .Plus Unison 384 accept bit depths and samples rates up to 32bits/384Hz, for native DXD playback capability, or the ability for you to experiment with upsampling.

Modular Autonomy 2 Ready for the Future 

A slide-in analog card, completely modular input and processing cards, and over-the-air or SDCard firmware updates means Gungnir 2 is ready for the future-without ever having to come back to Schiit for upgrades. Compare this to DACs, even DACs costing many times more-only Autonomy provides complete hardware and firmware upgradability.

Forkbeard: System-Wide Control, Visibility, and Optimisation 

Gungnir 2 also Includes ForkBeard, for system-wide control, visibility, OTA updates, and more. Just plug the Forkbeard module in the back of the Gungnir 2, Download the app (IOS only for now), and you'll have greater visibility and control than before. And if you need firmware updates, they're over the-air. 

Designed and Built in the USA

With a 5 Year U.K. Warranty

Distortion: inaudible; 100-1000x lower than any transducer (speaker or headphone) you're using

Noise: inaudible; far below a typical speaker power amplifier

Input capability: accommodates all actual music recordings (upsampling for the heck of it, maybe not), 2 USBs!

Heat: runs moderately warm; this is normal and no need for panic 

Size: suitable for typical stereo shelf or rack placement, not super desk-friendly

OTHER SPECS

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20KHz, +/-0.06dB

•        THD+N: <0.0008%

•        IMD: <0.0006%, CCIF

•        S/N: > 112dB, referenced to full output

•        Crosstalk: -128dB, 20-20kHz

Maximum Output: 2.0V RMS single-ended, 4.0V RMS balanced

Inputs: Coaxial SPDIF, Optical SPDIF, USB 

Input Capability

Up to 32/384 for Unison 384

Up to 32/192 for other inputs

Input Receiver

SPDIF: AK4118

USB: Schiit Unison USB™

Outputs: RCA (single-ended) and XLR (balanced)

Output Impedance: 75 ohms for both

Conversion Type: Schiit Multiform™ 

D/A Conversion IC: Texas Instruments DAC8812C x 4  

Digital Filter: proprietary Schiit time- and frequency-domain optimized digital filter implemented on Analog Devices SHARC DSP processor, running 8X oversampling

Analog Stage: Unique differential multiplying, based on AD4898

Power supply: two transformers, one each for analog and digital, 13 stages of regulation, including separate supplies for critical digital and analog sections

Upgradability: Autonomy 2™ architecture with externally replaceable DAC/Analog Card and replaceable input card, plus over the air updates via Forkbeard™

Remote control:

IR remote included, controls source selection, phase invert, and mute.

Forkbeard™ Bluetooth module optional, controls all above; provides real-time information on sources and outputs; integrates with a complete Forkbeard system for more advanced functionality

Power Consumption: 24W

Size: 40.64 x 20.32 x 5.08cm”

Weight: 5.5KG 

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