I'd like echo LegionofDoom's sentiments that thank you for your excellent and detailed review of each DACs. I've started out from Delta Sigma DACs and have been on a quest to "upgrade" from my Grace SDAC AK4452. But it might be the headphone synergy (Lawton TH900) so I always find the SDAC...

Omg, this is exactly what I've been looking for. Since the general consensus in the audiophile circle is that R2R is the best. So I've been trying a lot of R2R DACs trying to upgrade (Ares II included), but I somehow always fall back to my older DAC which is AK4452 (Grace SDAC Standard). Not...

Could you explain a bit why you'd want to get EF499 or EF500? As in what did you not like about EF600? Also from previous comments in this thread, sounds like if you're running dac only then EF400 and EF500 are practically the same (difference is EF500 has better internal amp), not sure about...

Depends on your headphone: 16 ohm: V200 = 1W Asgard 3 = 5W 32 ohm: V200 = 2W Asgard 3 = 3.5W 50 ohm: V200 = 2.7W Asgard 3 = 2.5W 600 ohm: V200 = 0.57W Asgard 3 = 0.3W So at 50 ohm both about the same, at 16 ohm Asgard 3 wins, at 600 ohm V200 wins. Really depending on your headphone. But...

Sold on Canuck Audio Mart, closing listing.

Hello I've recently sold my Bifrost 2/64, so now I'm selling the left over Bifrost 2 OG Card. This is the analogue card for the original Bifrost 2. You should be able to just pop it into your existing Bifrost 2/64 and it should just work. I've swapped it back and forth a few times on my own...

Did you buy a Magni+ and a Magni Unity? Did you find there's any sound difference? Also congrats on your new purchase!

I've had V200 and Asgard 3 in the past but not at the same time, also did not have G111. So take it with grain of salt, but based from my conversation with another head-fi member and it seems to match what roskodan is saying. They all have slightly different sound signature. V200 = warm with...

Ah yes the nightmare of amp / dac pairing with TH900 LOL. In that sense then yes hopefully TH808/TH909 will have an easier time pairing with more different sources. :smiley::thumbsup:

Incoming PM.

People always just want cheaper or push the envelope. Which is a shame because this is by far the lowest price I've seen on Bifrost 2 OG. Good luck with your sale!

Question! There is a second hand TH909 roughly the same price as the new TH808. Assuming cost is very close, should I pick up the used TH909 or new TH808? Sounds like sound signature is very close but there is still a difference right?

I'll be honest, I'm the kind of guy who only listen to 1 end game headphone and try not to rotate between headphones LOL. So based on what you said I most likely should stick to my Lawton TH900. Congrats! And as you said, ZMF makes great gear! Maybe one day when I have more disposable...

https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/holo-cyan-2.66950/ I just saw this, you could give it a try. :relaxed:

Hello I have a question, based on what you just said. As a fellow owner of a Lawton TH900, is it safe to assume I should skip this then? Otherwise the wood looks gorgeous, good luck with the sale! :relaxed: