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Comparing Bel Canto and Schiit DACs

I've just picked up a brand new Schiit Gungnir Multibit (Gumby). The company only gives you 15 days for in-home trial before you lose the opportunity to return it. As it's not quite broken in yet, does anybody know how it may compare to for instance a similarly priced used Bel Canto DAC 2.7 once broken in?

Thanks.
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JC - hope the Gungnir MB works out well in your system.  Good luck!
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@ghosthouse ,
Thanks for posting your review on the updated Gungnir. I have a non multibit one that I was debating having upgraded. Now I know I will do it.
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gdnrbob - You are very welcome.  I think I posted comments previously on another thread too.  In my O-pinion, there's an advantage to having lived with the non-MB version for a while and becoming familiar with it's "sound" and then doing the upgrade subsequently.  Hopefully you will be as "knocked out" as I by the improvement.  Money well spent (and I am the poster-child for "frugal").  Good luck.  I'll be interested in reading your impressions when you get it done.

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So far the Gumby it gets better and better everyday, I only have it since 2/13...I used the xlo cd burn in, I don’t leave it 24/7 on. Iam very please on what Iam hearing ..it works well with my system...
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Glad things are working out.  
You do what you are comfortable with, of course but FWIW I leave the Gungnir on 24/7.  Apart from the very infrequent need to unplug it briefly for a move or whatever, it's been on for months and months...years even.  I tend to leave all my solid state gear powered up but muted and/or volume turned all the way down when not in use.  

See post #874 on this thread...
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/new-schiit-ragnarok-and-yggdrasil.667711/page-441
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