I've used dBpoweramp with great success. You can rip to multiple file formats at the same time instead of doing a conversion from another format later, if you need it. I rip every CD to uncompressed FLAC, Wave and Apple Lossless. I then use FLAC and JRiver in my HTPC/Music Server. When I need to...

That is correct. It is an all digital front end right up to a PWM output, so it even has an ADC component for analog input. Amazingly enough, even the turntable analog input, having gone through a digital conversion, sounds exceptional. I've compared this amp to Linear Tube Audio's Preamp and...

That's what I thought. Thanks for the reply folks. I really do love the BiFrost but I am actually purchasing a Lyngdorf 2170 amp which has an internal DAC as part of it's digital signal path. I may try the BiFrost with it to see what sounds better, but it's very likely the internal DAC will be a...

I have a Bifrost Multibit with a USB input. It is the latest/greatest version only 2 months old. Is there any reason to use this USB/SPDIF converter in front of it? The only reason I can think of is it would improve the sound. If the answer is already buried in this thread, I apologize. I sifted...