It's been nearly a year with the Pagoda and I have no interest in changing it out. Great DAC.

Just did the latest firmware update without issue on my Mac. LDAC was auto-selected with my Pixel 2 and works great. Must say the sound quality is just outstanding.

@s1rrah .. thanks for the comprehensive and wonderful review. MHDT Lab has been on my radar for quite some time but I never took a chance on any of their DACs until recently. After reading your review I suspected the Pagoda would be just the right fit for me and placed an order. I'm so happy I...

I got mine a week ago as well. Paired with my Pixel 2 (aptX HD) streaming Deezer HiFi sounds fantastic .. best I've heard from bluetooth. Radsone ran a couple of months behind schedule and the shipping issue was a mess but it was worth the wait.

So far I'm liking what I hear .. alot. I'm using my BiMBy to make a nice little Schiit stack. What's surprised me most is the soundstage on some recordings has been almost scary, a beautiful sense of location and space, with plenty of detail. 

I'm a bit late to the party, but my R70x should be arriving tomorrow. I'm hoping for a good match with my Asgard 2. Anyone else using this pairing?

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Well, I've done quite a bit of reading (before and after posting this) in hope of answering my own question but there is so much to wade through it's almost daunting. I was hoping for someone to chime in here but .. oh well. Thanks anyways.

Many moons ago (I think it was 2000) I purchased the 565s on impulse at a time when I needed some headphones. While travelling, I walked into Cambridge Soundworks to see/hear what they were selling and when I put these on, I was stunned by the sound. Needless to say I walked out with them. Only...

Was wondering if/when Chord would chime in .. nice!

Thanks for clarifying and in fact, Redbook is exactly what I had in mind. The QuteHD, as reported in various reviews, online forums, and my own personal experience, does wonders for good-old cd rips/downloads. I was a bit more of a software up-sampling fan prior to purchasing this DAC and now...

I purchased the QuteHD several months ago and can say with confidence I'm off the DAC merry-go-round. I'm curious as to why Chord believes only hardware up-sampling has any real benefit as opposed to software up-sampling. Personally, I am not a fan of up-sampling in software but a couple of...

Quote:   It is a good practice and I've done so for the past couple of years.

Quote: Interesting .. makes me wonder (again) if it's one of the USB ports on my Mac Mini.

Hi guys .. first post.    I've been considering an upgrade recently and found this thread after searching for info on the Gungnir. I've been a happy Bifrost user for almost a year now but wondered if the Gungnir would be a significant enough upgrade to warrant the expense. After reading the...