Now June 30th. Meaning it could be anytime, ever. They must be cursing their suppliers.
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Yeah, that really sucks. A lot of people are waiting on those, including me.
Hopefully theyâll make their new end of June deadline.
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yeah that sucks. I had a feeling it would get delayed a 4th time, Iâm super glad i decided to just jump to the Lampizator instead but Iâm still interested in getting one of these eventually for a secondary setup later in the year, hopefully they are back in stock soon
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Yea. I had already decided that if it got delayed again Iâd give up and go for something else. Sucks 
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Well, I guess Iâm keeping the modius. Itâs wild they arenât able to get dates locked in, or actually communicate more detailed reasons for the delay. After a couple delays âsupplyâ is no longer satisfactory. Even a quick run down of what specifically is currently unavailable would go a long way imo
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I have to say⌠the Mobius (initial listen) is too far off of the Bifrost 2 sound. You lose some of the layering it it can par with a THX amp surprisingly well.
You mean isnât far off the Bifrost?
You can tell the analog sections of the Modius have been inspired by the Bifrost 2. Iâm very impressed, I just tried the balanced out on the Modius⌠wow. I can firmly recommend this DAC as a stepping stone to the Bifrost 2. It doesnât resolve as well, but itâs an enjoyable DAC that seems to mellow out the treble a bit on harsher amps. The Bifrost 2 however⌠if you have an AMP that is bit harsh on treble and canât handle thicker upper mids, the Bifrost 2 will be a bit much.
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No I get you. Iâm asking here if you mean it Isnât.
I think this discussion is better for the Modius thread.
I really donât get your impression on the Bifrost 2 at all. I find it to be a warmer sounding DAC, as do many others. So very strange that you think itâs bright.
I didnât call the Bifrost 2 bright.
Harsh in the treble? I find that odd.
Made in USAâŚaka lockdown central. You got their suppliers running out of parts plus them. You obviously donât work manufacturing if you find the delays âunsatisfactoryâ. I work at Jeep. We run out of parts all night still. And we have a little more influence then schiit or the entire audio industry.
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Only with the THX 887 amp. I havenât witnessed any harshness on any of my other amps. Also mind you, thatâs only with headphones that resolve really well and can be harsh on treble (LCD X, Blon B20, Diana Phi for what I have). And at that, while there is a harshness ONLY only the THX 887 that I have noticed, it is very mild so I hope I am not over stating harshness by accident, itâs a tick that way from neutral.
Also note the harshness is only commented as well compared to the Modius in comparison. Youâre right, BF2 is not harsh but it does bad things I am describing as harsh specifically on my THX 887 with the headphones mentioned to contrast how smooth the Modius is. The differences are tiny.
Just have some patience. They will get those parts they need eventually. They are not the only ones suffering. DIY common and popular kits are all out of stock for the most part still. The small side of the audio industry is suffering all over. Same with clothing.
Edit: the area ii was on backorder earlier in the year for over 2 months due to same reason, they are just based in Asia so had lockdowns sooner.
Not that theyâre âunsatisfactoryâ (delays are delays and thatâs fine), just that if Iâm gonna wait a month regardless I just want to get the DAC I originally wanted. I just didnât want to wait the month or so to get it, so I chucked my money at the next best thing for me, which was the Bifrost. I also have more insight into whatâs happening in their manufacturing process in singapore than whatâs happening at schiit in CA. That is slightly frustrating.
The why shouldnât matter. It is what it is. Have faith. You donât think they want to sell their new hot 700$ dac? The delays are real and whyâs donât matter. And no one is judging for not waiting. It is what it is.
They do at least happen to have a fine new 200$ dac in stock for now 
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I do have faith itâd come eventually, but again, I have better visibility to production and delays in singapore than in CA. Schiit kinda just pushed the dates back with no announcements / emails and no extra info as to why they donât have a definitive date / what exactly is missing. If they were a bit more forthcoming with that info I would have held off cancelling.
About the modius. I am distrustful of low price schiit products. My heresy came and pretty much instantly broke. The Hel has serious build problems. I wonât buy any of their cheap stuff anymore tbh. They were also kind of dickish in the support / warranty process for the heresy. Even though the modius is âflavor of the dayâ, Iâm not really interested.
Anyways, everybody do what they want, I just want to state why I pulled out.
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Correct, I do not work in manufacturing. Just a customer. I have had a lot of great experiences with handling delays though, this just requires users to directly go to the site and check if a date has changed. Zero other notification so itâs less than satisfactory after many weeks.
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