Also another note on this amp. The spec page says it is 3.875" tall, but in my measurement, it is about 1/4" taller than that.... Maybe that is without the feet? This meant that it did not fit where I had intended it to go (under my monitor), and I had to make alternate plans.

It is certainly inconvenient, that is for sure. You have to remember to unplug headphones (at least if they are sensitive) when listening to music, and also have to use some sort of switch to turn off the sub manually (unless you rig up some sort of speaker level sensing device to trigger a...

Yeah, this is a weird place for this post, but I couldn't figure out a better one for it. it IS a full size headphone amp, and i figured more ragnarok 2 users will be in there than anywhere else. So, without further ado. I gave in to temptation and bought a Ragnarok 2 at the new lower...

I'm pretty sure the case is grounded. It would have to be to pass electrical regs, I think. (not sure, not an expert) But I wonder about that big metal cap on the volume pot. I bet it isn't grounded. Would it be possible for a big discharge to jump into the pot and from there throughout...

Alright, A little background: My setup: Schiit Bifrost 2/64 --balanced--> Lokius --balanced--> OG Schiit Jotunheim amp. The Jotunheim serves both as a headphone amp and as a pre-amp via single ended cabling to my Parasound 275 v.2 and SVS SB12-NSD sub. I live in the northeast, and during...

So, I gave up on really low profile connectors. Instead I raised my monitor by about 2mm, so I could now fit to stack my Lokius on top of my Jotunheim. It works, but I hope it doesn't trap too much heat... Just wish those damn power switches weren't on the back. It's tough to reach in...

Here's the problem. The XLR cables I have interfere with my monitor stand, meaning I can't push the damn thing back. Most "low profile" cables and 90 degree adapters I have seen poke out WAY further from the back of the connection than seems necessary. I need some that are truly low...

Interesting stuff. Lots of comparison to Asgard 3, but since it is balanced, I'm actually kind of curious how it compares to the Circlotron-inspired design in the Jotunheim.

I think there is a flaw in your assumption, that these EQ's are being used to try to flatten various headphones. I don't think it has narrow enough bands to be effective at that, and I still bought it. I like the frequency response of my HD650's, but I do love to boost up the bass in some...

Ugh. I think I got a bad firmware flash on my Bifrost 2/64 upgrade, anyone have any suggestions? What happened: 1.) Disconnected all cables, and left unit powered off for 24 hours. (just in case any caps carried charge, not likely in a DAC, but can't be too safe) 2.) Removed old PCB, installed...

Short of using a really long cable with a very thin conductor such that resistiveness becomes a proble, there is really no audible difference between cables. Anyone who tells you there is is suffering from subjective biases.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't think so. Audio devices don't usually show up as drives, and even if they did, it would kick me out and refuse to boot with a text message saying something about invalid disks or no disks found. This actually starts to boot, but then just sits during the...

Does anyone else have a problem with their computers booting really slowly if the Bifrost 2 is plugged in to the computer during boot, but powered off? On my machine it works like this: Bifrost 2 fully powered on before turning on PC --> Normal PC boot Bifrost 2 powered off when PC is turned...

I was primarily using the optical input on mine at the time. I didn't test if other inputs worked better.

Fair. That's why I'm a solid state guy. I've been clean for 6 years now, ever since I got rid of my Lyr 2. I did have some fun sticking some Soviet space race era tubes in it before throwing in the towel though. It was just too much. I retreated back from the brink, and wanted fewer...

So, are we talking about Tubes? ...or crack cocaine?

I still have my Modi Multibit in a box, sitting unused since I bought my Bifrost 2. Honestly I had some issues with it. It had an intermittent fault where it would suddenly have MASSIVE l distortion, but only on the left channel which would persist until a power cycle (with ~30s rest time)...

I mean, he must be. I hear he has an armchair! :P

Streaming sure is convenient, but I agree. Even with their fancy algorithms that continually monitor my tastes, and try to send me similar music in my randomly generated playlists, I rarely seem to be exposed to anything new that I like. There have been some exceptions, where I have...

I wonder if it is done properly, or if it just translates one phase of the balanced input to the single ended output. That certainly works, but it usually doesn't sound quite as good (and measures pretty crappy) At this price point I'm guessing that is what had to be done. I convert balanced...

There is - of course - something to be said for subjective listening, but it is also problematic, and subjective things aren't exactly repeatable like measurements are, and they are subject to the innate human biases we all have. If you expect a new product to "sound worse until it is burned...

Certainly allowing the equipment to warm up can have an effect. For something that doesn't have any moving parts the effect should be small, and probably inaudible (though I could be wrong on that), but still possible or even probable, even to a measurable level. Burn in though? I'm a huge...

There really shouldn't be any "burn in" period for any solid state equipment. That's not how solid state circuits work. Tubes maybe, but not solid state circuitry. I suspect what is being "burned in" is you, not the Bifrost 2/64. In other words, you've gotten used to it :p

I prefer not to waste power, even on low-wattage devices.

Not going to lie. I just bought my Bifrost 2 in January 2021. My first thought when I saw that THe Bifrost had already changed was "jesus christ, how short are their product lifecycles anyway" I would have thought something like this would be on the market mostly unchanged for 10+ years...