Schiit CD Transport on the way soon.

For their sake I hope that their rollout of the transport is better than their rollout of the SOL, which was a brain fart in so many ways and continues to be as they just announced a new pulley because after all the initial problems, they only now realize the SOL does not run at an accurate speed.

I heard its going to have a USB output - a very neat innovation!

Hey abraxalito, slumming it again?

Yes that USB is suppose to be USB-c version also. No I2S because there's too many variation of it, but aes/ebu, rca, and toslink as well as the USB-c, from what I gather.
And if you look in the video the prototype looks to have 2 or 3 double core transformers from what I can make out. 
And no slot load computer mech thank god, but a proper Philips? tray mech/laser
https://ibb.co/dDdLZKL
https://ibb.co/SBrW7z7
https://ibb.co/F60Q3xs

Cheers George 

Well I won't be one to be too quick to jump on board. 

Is it ok to use tube on transport?I do have the Ah toobje player , I use it as transport, Iam not sure if the tube output is being use as transport.

Iam not sure if the tube output is being use as transport.

There's no tubes involved when using it as a transport, they may be lit up, the digital process is not using them at all.

Cheers George 

Going to have USB pass through!!  That will give me Unison USB output to my Unison Yggy!!  I'm a buyer.

Hope the spinning speed will be correct!

I'll pick one up for sure. 

Hope the spinning speed will be correct!

Hard to get that wrong, unless done deliberately, then you can just watch the time counter seconds an compare it to your phone world timer. 

Cheers George 

I hope it has the features other CD drives or CD players have such as shuffle, program and feature mine has shuffle delete and also comes complete with remote control.

Knowing Schiit, you'll get the basics, even the looks, and the larger manufacturing percentage costs will be spent in making sound good. And that's ok with me.

Cheers George

This is fantastic news! The gadget seems to be promising (or at least interesting) as well. Schiit's having a great year.

Schiit's having a great year.

Apparently a very good year, it goes to show Schiit make a great sounding products that are far cheaper than the more expensive stuff which has magnetic appeal to the "glitz queens" that love to put their equipment between the speakers to show it off and gaze at it, trouble is it screws up the imaging bad, anything between the speakers does.
 
And paying less for good sound quality, and not paying as much for the looks, is their sales criteria.
I'm all for it, as you listen with the ears and watch the imaging with your eyes, and if there's something in front of you "glitzing away madly", your not listen or watching the music's imaging 

Cheers George 

Anyone heard anything about the RRP for it yet? Hope they keep it under $1k

On another site it’s rumoured to have this transport laser/mech, if so looks like it could output SACD (dsd)
https://45db3c5b-5b34-44dd-959a-e407b22b10ae.filesusr.com/ugd/a83b4d_bd03da721f94481582667f1ab980f2c...

The SANYO SF-HD850 laser looks to be a top model for Sanyo lasers.

This CD player uses it https://6moons.com/audioreview_articles/goldnote9/2/ in the article they said the same transport laser/mech is also used in the $20K DCS Rossini transport!!!!!!!!!

Stereophile: DCS Rossini
The front-loading CD mechanism is the Stream Unlimited JPL-2800 SilverStrike.

https://www.stereophile.com/content/dcs-rossini-player-rossini-clock

Also in this Bryston BCD-3
https://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/digital-reviews/cd-player-reviews/bryston-bcd-3-cd-player/

And someone said it also used in this Wadia CD S7i
https://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/digital-reviews/cd-player-reviews/wadia-s7i/

Cheers George

Mentioned the price to be around $1200 in the video. Was hoping it would be under 1k... Guess that's a serious transport mech..
Should I buy Sol or transport first? I don't want the Sol to go away.. is it a permanent fixture of Schiit's lineup?

It's designed manufactured by Schiit California, which is part owned by Mike Moffat, if he had anything to do with it, which is very likely. He was the brain trust behind everything good that came from Theta Digital back in the day they ruled the digital domain.

Cheers George  

Hope it sounds as good as the new Hegel Mohican CD transport, which in an a/b  Darko prefers by a lot over the $3K Mytec Brooklyn Bridge streamer.
https://youtu.be/vgmzh77KMCU

Cheers George

I certainly hope it sounds better than the $5000 Hegel with its "agricultural sounding" disc tray and average AKM 4490 chip, especially since I’ll be plugging it into Schiit’s bifrost multibit.
I’m sure there’s a reason the Hegel costs 5 grand but I can’t be bothered to find it. $1200 seems awful fair to me now.

(Quotes from a review)

... though I'm sure the Hegel looks, feels and sounds stunning on its own. I hope schiit can conjure something special here, as they have with many other of their products.

I'm very impressed with their amplifier components and DAC, and have ordered a turntable from them, to arrive soon.
Is it mentioned whether there will be a remote?

Is it mentioned whether there will be a remote?

Have to, I don’t know of any even going back to the first CD that didn’t have one.
Maybe basic one though, Schiit’s not known for pandering to "glitz queens" with wow factor looks, led’s and read outs, they just concentrate on what sounds good. 

Cheers George

I can’t speak highly enough of Schiit. My Yggdrasil GS, Saga, and Loki are all tremendous values. No Fufu factor, just performance. When I look at so much of the high end these days, the value part of the equation just seems lost, as the companies chase the same folks that are making top end Burgundies such lousy values. As I look to replace my 45 year old Audio Research preamp, Audio Research and the like seem totally out of the picture. Thank goodness for Schiit (and companies like Rogue!).

So, its been a while. Any sign of this Schitt transport? Anyone got one in beta test? Jay's has come out with their mark III board with oversampling, so the Schitt is getting more and more competition before they even release!

So, its been a while. Any sign of this Schitt transport?

Yeah I thought the same, so a couple of days ago asking when it’s going to be a become a reality. And got this back. Yes, No, who knows!!!
Cheers George

Hi George,
I’m sorry but strict employee confidentiality agreements prevent me from commenting or speculating on future products that might/might not be in development.
Best, Daniel

Found this posted by Schiit owner Jason Stoddard two days ago. The "URD" he mentions is the name of the "new" Schiit transport with Unison USB board .

https://ibb.co/LhG4W5p
https://ibb.co/JmxJDjp

Cheers George

Any update on Loki Max and Urd CD Transport?

More info on the coming Schiit Urd CD transport posted 4 days ago by Mike Moffat..

Baldr (Mike Moffat Sponsor:) Schiit Audio
Please forgive me if any of this seems redundant or condescending. Prior art transports require physical media in the form of a CD and convert it to S/PDIF output, either TOS, coax, or both. The Urd converts the physical media data to S/PDIF coax and USB. In addition there is an additional USB input so that the client may choose between said USB input or the CD playing in the transport. Therefore the input sockets are the USB (Unison) and the equivalent of a socket, the data on the CD which is playing. The output sockets are S/PDIF (coax) and USB (Unison).

Now the Unison USB input we know works with every USB output that Schiit users have. Making the USB out work with all USB inputs we could find was by far and away the most time consuming of the development process of the Unison USB input. On the URD we also have a Unison USB output. This faces a similar design challenge in that we need to make the Unison USB output work with all USB inputs we can find.

To make this process move along faster, we have built a simple USB switch, with two switchable Unison USB C inputs and one Unison USB C output. The idea is we send these out to Beta evaluators before we send out Beta transports to verify that they may work with as large a sample of D/A converters as possible. It will do little good if the transports’ USB out do not function with untested D/A converters.

Once we are satisfied that we work with most/all of the D/A converters in the wild. We may begin to send Urd Beta units out in the field.

I hope the above may be useful.

Cheers George

This audiofool is ready!

Yeah!!! I'm hanging for it too.

Cheers George

Any of you Yanks got any more info on the Schiit Urd progress, or anything else about it??

Cheers George

The Schiit Sol has been discontinued.

Hope the same fate doesn't await the other kind of disc-spinner.

There it is! 48th min, and still coming 😵

Long story short: currently in beta testing.

@twoleftears 

Where did you hear that the Sol was discontinued? I’ve read that’s it’s “on hiatus” on account of parts availability. It’s still on the Schiit site as “out of stock”.

See thread over on Steve Hoffman forums.

The two Schiit principals talked in an interview about major manufacturing difficulties.  Very likely the hiatus will become permanent.

My NAD CD unit expired just recently and I've been considering the Schiit player as its replacement. I wrote to the company asking for an estimated release date but I've had no reply as yet. If I get a response, I'll post it here.
Keith

Great: Keep on them and send another email if they don't reply, I hanging to see what response you get.

Cheers George

This is what they told me back in January:

We can't comment on future releases or release dates but will make an announcement as soon as we have something.

And here is news as of yesterday (which I posted to another thread on this topic already):
As an update to this, my NAD transport died. I hope(d) to replace it with the long-rumored Schiit CD. So, I wrote to Schiit asking if:
1) The company is actually building this unit and,
2) Approximately when it would be released and,
3) Tom E. replied,

"Hello Keith,

Thank you for your interest. I apologize, however we are unable to discuss new products and/or upgrades/updates before release. I am sorry I couldn't be more helpful."

It's unclear to me why much more specific information was posted by Mike Moffat in April and now the company won't comment. I'm really not sure if Schiit has abandoned the CD idea or if it's had some development or performance issues. Any updates will be sincerely appreciated!

I bought a Marantz HD CD-1 as my backup transport/player. It's quite nice and ~ $500

   I was going to recommend the TEAC PD-H600 but noticed it's going for over $900 used and when new, sold for $999.
   If you could source one of those from someone who doesn't know any better, you'll get a great, half width sized CDP that's built like a tank, with trickle down from Esoteric. 
 
All the best,
Nonoise

I'll speak for myself but I think a lot of us are jonesing for the unison usb connection into our schiit dacs.

Nonoise,
It seems the TEAC PD-H600 has been discontinued with doesn't auger well for company support, if needed.

I fear the Schiit CD may have vanished into the ether as it's been rumored to exist for a long time but yet it never appears. Supposedly, it was in beta testing a few months ago so, if that's true, maybe there were problems.

Ambiguity by the company contributes to idle speculation like I'm engaging in at the moment.

Thanks for the TEAC PD-H600 suggestion, though!
Keith

👍
If it's just the CD sled you're worried about, you can find them online a lot easier and cheaper than any Philips unit. I saw some in England going for about $25.

All the best,
Nonoise

Good idea! Naive perhaps, but would some ultra-cheap CD "sled" equal the sound quality something more costly? I know this is a disputed topic (at least by manufacturers) and I admit to being swayed by clever advertising. I am open to opinions and/or suggestions!
Keith

Well, that cheap CD sled in the TEAC PD-H600 made Product of the Year for Absolute Sound back with it's release. Philips laser sleds are rarer, harder to get and therefore more costly, so there's that. 

It's like Jaguar and their XK-E back in the days. Enzo Ferrari said it was the most beautiful car ever designed and they only fetch a fraction of what a used Ferrari would, due to so many being made compared to the relative scarcity of Ferraris. 

It's all a crap-shoot, really. Good luck.

All the best,
Nonoise

From the most recent Schiit video on YouTube, I think they said there are beta test boxes that test the compatibility of Unison output with other non-Unison DACs going out to reviewers.  From my understanding these are not beta units of complete Schiit Transports.  My guess is those comes later, after they are sure they can make Unison output compatible with the rest of the USB inputs.

So the project is still moving forward, but don't hold your breath, yet ...