I'll be very interested to hear more about this specific comparison. I have an old Musical Fidelity V-DAC too, and I've been wondering if it is time to replace it. The Modi Multibit has caught my eye, so I'll be interested to see if you think it is a clear upgrade or just something with a bit of...

As someone else with a V-DAC and eyeing the Bifrost, I'd love to hear whether you found it to be a significant upgrade over your V-DAC. I'm looking for a clear step up rather than just a move to an equivalent DAC.

It looks like Peachtree has a new model coming that does 24/192 over async USB. See http://www.peachtreeaudio.com/dac-it-x-digital-to-analog-converter.html  

I've been looking at these two as well and would love to read a comparison. I am currently leaning toward the USP-1/Bifrost combination because it looks like the USP offers a subwoofer out while the XDA-2 does not.  

I'm giving this thread a bump because I have the same question. I have a DAC with one set of RCA outs, and I'd like to send it to powered speakers and a headphone amp.

I have heard good things about those M-Audio speakers, but I haven't heard them. It looks like they are more than $100 though. I would think almost any external speakers would sound quite a bit better than your laptop speakers.  

I have the A2s (as well as the A5s). Since you are not focusing on nearfield, my guess is that you'd be happier with the P4s than the A2s. The A2s are nice for nearfield, but I don't think they'd cut it for the application you are describing.  

I did upgrade the RCA cables I use to connect my A2s to my DAC because one of the originals was not connecting tightly and I wanted something more durable. I haven't noticed any SQ improvement, but I am not as worried about the cable coming loose now. I wouldn't think a speaker wire upgrade...

I picked up an Audioengine D1 recently because I was looking for a somewhat more portable solution than my Musical Fidelity V-DAC (this is the original black one and not the new version), and I wanted one that had a built-in headphone amp. The D1 is an improvement over no DAC, and the amp works...

I'm thinking about replacing my A5s with a separate receiver and passive monitors too. I have an old Onkyo receiver I'm not using for anything else. It is a home theater model, but I would think it could still work. Would something like Cambridge Audio S30s or Infinity Primus P163s be good for a...

I finished my test of Fidelia and am now testing Audirvana Plus. Not only does it sound a bit better in my opinion, but it has been far more stable on my system. Fidelia would refuse to play about every fifth song when set on shuffle play from my iTunes library. When I tried to resume manually...

I've been running the demo of the basic Fidelia player and like it very much. I started the trial of the Advanced module today to see what else it offered. I cannot hear a difference between running with hog mode on or off. Same for the load track to physical memory option. Those are the only...

I've been testing Fidelia, and this is how I've set it up (i.e., set to match the song). It has not been easy to find recommendations about how to configure this program, but that seems to be one of the few I've seen multiple times.

Running the trial of the basic Fidelia player, and my issue is that the audio seems to stop whenever there is a system sound of any kind and will not resume unless I open the preferences or Audio MIDI Setup. I must have something set wrong, but I haven't been able to figure out what it might be.

I don't have any interest in BitPerfect because iTunes is crashes my mac constantly, but I'm taking a look at the other two and would also be very interested to know what others think about them.