[judmarc]

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Bifrost is no joke--it's a serious DAC!
 
 

I imagine it will be - why I ordered one. 
 
I've been a happy owner for ~20 years of a Theta Pro Basic (upgraded to a II), and wondered how you and Mike think the sound of the Bifrost might compare.  I'm assuming there's lots more computing speed available now and you folks have got more experience under your belts, but on the other hand there are good reasons that old Theta DAC has made me happy for a couple of decades.

 

[bumblingbooby]

Good to know regarding the transformer Jason. I wouldn't mind it being a joke as I luv to 'ave a laff. 

 

[ZorgDK]

I think one thing that would be really cool to have in the statement DAC, would be the ability to put in a data SD card / usb stick with FLAC files and play directly from that. 
 
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Found the photostream.  At the following link, a little over halfway down the page, photo captioned "Burn in."  http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/schiit/4.html 

Interesting photos, fun to see how my Lyr was born. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

[45longcolt]

Hi Zorg-
 
While in theory I like the idea of a card/stick input, wouldn't that neccessitate various controls (play, pause, etc.,) a remote and a display screen - in other words, pretty much a digital player. At which point you might as well add a drawer mechanism and a laser reader and, oh wait, that would be a CD player rather than a DAC.

 
 BTW, at least one current Marantz CD/SACD player does have a memory stick port right on the front panel, as do some others. Schiit seems to adhere to the KISS school.

 

[Maxvla]

I like the KISS school of thought, multiple selectable (obviously) inputs, multiple selectable outputs, sample rate indication... and that's it!

 

[ZorgDK]

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Hi Zorg-
 
While in theory I like the idea of a card/stick input, wouldn't that neccessitate various controls (play, pause, etc.,) a remote and a display screen - in other words, pretty much a digital player. At which point you might as well add a drawer mechanism and a laser reader and, oh wait, that would be a CD player rather than a DAC.

 
 BTW, at least one current Marantz CD/SACD player does have a memory stick port right on the front panel, as do some others. Schiit seems to adhere to the KISS school.

 
Hehe, yeah and let's add coffee heater while we're at it
 
A display would be in order for it to make sense and playback control could be done by a remote control to keep the chassis front from becoming cluttered.
 
 

 

[ZorgDK]

What's the KISS school? Keep it simple? Edit: never mind, just looked it up.
 
I agree with sample rate indication, that's a feature I miss on my DAC.

 

[Anaxilus]

I vote for keeping it a DAC not making it a player.  Kind of defeats the point.  Unless you are of the school that integrating your player, DAC and amps into one unit has no negative impact on SQ like that article stated.

 

[nsk1]

All terrible ideas except the second output, it would be really helpful.

 

[Kremer930]

I like the idea of a sampling rate indicator too but would give up that idea for better sound quality.

How about the colour of the power on LEDs? The one on my Lyr is very bright. Given a choice, I would prefer blue.

 

[leesure]

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Hehe, yeah and let's add coffee heater while we're at it
 
 
 

 
Ummm...that's what the Lyr is for.
 
 

 

[prozach1576]

What is the point of a sample-rate indicator? If I have a high-res music file, I know it and am well-aware of the sample rate and bit depth.  Seems like a superfluous feature.

 

[grokit]

The balanced model(s) to come should have a SE output as well.

 

[Kremer930]

What is the point of a sample-rate indicator? If I have a high-res music file, I know it and am well-aware of the sample rate and bit depth.  Seems like a superfluous feature.

Superfluous to you perhaps but if I am sitting back picking tunes from an iPhone or iPad then I think it is nice to know the output.

 

[Maxvla]

Should be simple to implement and inexpensive. No reason not to really, especially if you are making a 'statement' or 'redefining' product. Also it's helpful in troubleshooting/checking to make sure your computer is outputting the right sample rate. Sometimes drivers do funky things with sound cards and what it says on the screen isn't always what comes out.

It can still be done tastefully in Schiit style. An example is the face of the DacMagic: