Wow!   Ok guys, first impression is "BOOM!" With a brand new AMP/DAC combo, I can only comment on the pair as a single change. But this set-up is so up to the task with all of the music I'm throwing at it. This is pretty much the most unfair comparison of all time, BUT, compared to my on-board...

Boom I did it! Now it should hopefully arrive before my party on Saturday madwolfa do you have the RS1i as well? If so and you love it, I am feeling pretty good.

Thanks Stan. Good to know. I like the idea of a solid state amp for the accuracy many people describe, as I typically like my music punchy. Asgard 2 apparently sounds good on low gain settings for an easy to drive headphone like the RS1i. Gah, I might just go ahead and do it. I'm off to do...

Guys! First time Head-Fi Poster! Long time creeper! I'm just getting myself into high end audio, and I'm considering making a purchase of a Bifrost Uber USB2/Asgard 2 to pair with my Grado RS1i that I bought a few months ago. Currently I'm running sound from my motherboard, and was waiting...