Schiit Audio Releases its Unison USB Upgrade

[jonmrife]

I am mostly a serial lurker here, but the Unison upgrade pulled me out of my cave. I bought a used Gungnir MB in December planning to upgrade the USB output when it became available.

 

So my unit is in the que (currently #27 of 49) to be sent back to California. Unlike the Yggdrasil, the Gungnir must make the round trip. OK by me as I am not confident of my ability to self-install the board. I don't do plumbing either, 'cept in emergencies.

 

One benefit of having Schiit do the work is the new warranty. I have none with my used device, but the upgrade/install comes with a two year total new warranty on my Gungnir. That alone is worth the extra cost of factory install, IMO.

 

MIKE

[jonmrife]

8 minutes ago, JoeWhip said:

The Yggy is much easier to work with than the Gumby. I would never do that myself. I have been away in the UK for a week after installing the Unison and listened all last night. This card is significantly better then the Gen 5. Well done Mike!

The Gumby Gen 5 has played nice with my Roon Nucleus and Cambridge Audio amplification, but I am looking forward to the upgrade! Thanks, Joe!

[jonmrife]

12 hours ago, thotdoc said:

Bump-Amazingly few responses. I'm on the list from 2-weeks ago, 48 of 48.

The longer I wait, the behind I get.

 

I started out at 28 of 36 or so when I ordered on Feb 5. As of now, I sit at 23 of 82. So I have moved up 5 slots in 4 weeks. I am beginning to think this list is somewhat specious😃.  Both my and your numbers as reported can't be correct (of 48? of 82?). Just as at the DMV, we wait until our number is called.........

[jonmrife]

7 hours ago, jonmrife said:

The longer I wait, the behind I get.

 

I started out at 28 of 36 or so when I ordered on Feb 5. As of now, I sit at 23 of 82. So I have moved up 5 slots in 4 weeks. I am beginning to think this list is somewhat specious😃.  Both my and your numbers as reported can't be correct (of 48? of 82?). Just as at the DMV, we wait until our number is called.........

 

 

To mt surprise, I got the email this pm to send my Gungnir MB back to California. I will go to UPS tomorrow. Because no one else is posting about this, I will update here when I receive further notifications about the process.

 

Between the time I ordered the upgrade and when my number was called:    28 days.

[jonmrife]

16 hours ago, Jeff_N said:

I placed the order to upgrade my Yggy on January 29th, and got the email to send it in on March 2nd.

 

Mine will arrive Friday in CA. Will be interesting to see the turn around time. Funny, I miss it already. My weekend will not be the same!

[jonmrife]

Yep, I have a ChiFi unit in a box somewhere, and a Dragonfly I could press into service if necessary. I also have an HDMI input on my Cambridge AVR and lots of 5.1 files. That may save me until the Gungnir is returned.

[jonmrife]

I found the Oppo method to be fine, but a workaround.

 

I love my Gungnir, Yggy owners swear their choice is superior. I have only heard the Gungnir, though I have had 4-5 dacs in my system at different times.

 

Couldn't justify the Yggy $$. I found a used Gungnir MB, sent it in for the upgrade and the two year warranty extension. This, I think, is my last dac.

 

That said, if I had the money, I'd have the Yggy. And a bigger house, faster car, etc. 

[jonmrife]

On 3/3/2020 at 3:39 PM, Jeff_N said:

I placed the order to upgrade my Yggy on January 29th, and got the email to send it in on March 2nd.

 

Jeff -- just out of curiosity, when your Yggy was delivered in California, did Schiit send you the promised email stating they had it?

 

My Gungnir was in their hands yesterday am, but I know that only because UPS tracking tells me so. It is no big deal, but with the upgrade order came their claim to maintain an accurate queue (IMO did not happen) and inform me when they received the unit (did not happen).

 

Again, I am being picky I guess, but I would prefer Schiit not make promises they don't follow through on.

 

Oh, well.

[jonmrife]

On 3/7/2020 at 8:48 AM, Jeff_N said:

Hi Jon, they did send me an email yesterday to tell me my Yggy had arrived.

 

I agree with Joe, they're probably just backed up. However if I was in your shoes I might send them an email to put my mind at ease.

 

I am not concerned since UPS said it was delivered Friday. I have never had any worries about this process except that I wish Schiit and other companies would not make an offering of waiting queue, delivery email, etc. and then fail to follow through. It is still true that "under promise and over deliver" is the best idea, not the other way 'round.

[jonmrife]

43 minutes ago, davide256 said:

Ok, finally bit. Looks like queue has gotten shorter, I was 10th of 10 in line

 

Mine arrived yesterday; put it back in my system. Letting it warm back up before really testing, but a quick check says it works.Turn around was really quick.

 

Good luck David #10.

[jonmrife]

12 hours ago, AriMargolis said:

I just wanted to let you all know that Schiit has graciously sent us (Aurender) an Yggy/Unison DAC for troubleshooting. I’m cautiously optimistic that Aurender engineers will be able to squash any compatibility issues. 
 

“That’s the way that the world goes ‘round.”

Hey Ari, 

I am glad to see you on this site, and I trust you and Aurender to solve this glitch. Just to chime in, my Schiit Gungnir MB with Unison (installed in February)l works fine with my Nucleus. So this must be a problem related only to the Yggdrasil. Good hunting to everyone!