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When using WASAPI should the bit rate be set to 16/24/32? Most of my music is from CD's. Also should I use Push or Event mode?

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Originally Posted by Defiant00 


No reason not to use 24 bit (Schiit DACs don't do 32), CDs are 16 but sending them as 24 doesn't do anything to the data, just pads it with extra empty bits.

Don't know about the different modes though, sorry.

While you may not hear a difference, the computer padding the extra bits can result in some quality loss. Ideally you want to match the bitrate of your source files, otherwise you are not playing 'bit perfect'. 

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Originally Posted by Defiant00 

 

For some reason it seems like Bifrost discussion just wanders around between the various Schiit threads.

 

If it helps any I like mine a lot with the Asgard, and part of that is because of how nicely they stack 

Thanks for the input. Any Schiit stack (M&M, Asgard/Lyr/Valhalla & Bifrost, Mjollnir&Gungnir) is really pleasant to look. They are really clean looking.

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Originally Posted by paradoxper 

Correct. I'll try to recall where this was said. I believe it was the Gungnir thread.

Yes, I actually have read about the blind test. That really raised my interest in Bifrost in a huge way for their price.

Hey guys,

Thinking of selling my lyr/bifrost.

I am looking for a balanced system, and the statement amp is really peaking my interest.[hybrid and speaker outs) I think.

I am wondering if the Gungnir would be good with this amp. I know that they are not out yet, but the gungnir is so good that I don't feel it would make that much of a dif.

Thanks

Well new member of the club here, just got my Asgard. Liking it a lot so far with my HD545's, but sadly my source isn't up to snuff yet. Hopefully in the next few days I'll upgrade though. Should have some Q701's here tomorrow too, they seem to have mixed reactions with the Asgard, but I'll go in with an open mind.

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Originally Posted by NZheadcase 


Congrats and enjoy the music.

Thanks!   Been listening for about three straight hours, not too shabby at all. Now I'm just debating between a Xonar and Modi.

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Originally Posted by Maxvla 

Oh duh. Getting them confused since I'm reading HF and doing something else at the same time. Edited...

I didn't want to say anything..........

cuz I want to keep it mello.

That's why I put in my disclaimer.

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Originally Posted by phototristan 

While you may not hear a difference, the computer padding the extra bits can result in some quality loss. Ideally you want to match the bitrate of your source files, otherwise you are not playing 'bit perfect'. 

Not really. For sample rate this is true, but for bit rate it isn't.

Briefly, data in blue, extra bits in red.

1110110010100001                      Let's say this is our 16 bit sample.

111011001010000100000000        If we have the computer set to 24 bit mode it does this instead, just tacks on 8 extra zeroes. The leading 16 bits are exactly the same data.

Technically, yes, those extra bits are not part of the original file. But the full sample is being sent (with padding), so you are not losing any data or quality. There's no fancy processing being done, it's just putting eight zeroes at the end of each sample. And since they're the least significant bits it just indicates that there's no data beyond that point, same as natively sending 16 bit samples.

Hello!

Newbie joining in. Just finished reading this whole thread (long one!).

I'm hoping to be owner of B&A combo soon. I was ordering them from Schiit directly, but remembered the VAT, that would be added to package. So, instead ordered them from european reseller from France. It just feels that delivery is taking ages! I ordered them on 7.1. and still no word from frenchmen that they would be on their way to Finland. I even contacted them few days ago, but haven't heard anything back.

I just recently bought HD 650 and I don't have any amp to power them. Even my untrained ears can "hear" that they don't sound nowhere near their capacity when driven directly from my Galaxy S2 or computer. This is a long wait.