underhysteria
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Has anyone here tried the ODAC (JDS labs) and asgard combo? The bifrost + asgard is financially out of reach for me
Has anyone here tried the ODAC (JDS labs) and asgard combo? The bifrost + asgard is financially out of reach for me
Has anyone here tried the ODAC (JDS labs) and asgard combo? The bifrost + asgard is financially out of reach for me
I am using the Asgaard with HD598s and I love the combination. The Asgaard provides the low end punch the Senns need. My source is a high-end Denon universal player with SACDs and DVD-As or CDs. My question is this: the DAC in the Denon is rated pretty well - would I notice much difference if I inserted a Bifrost in the signal path? Other's experiences with Denons would be appreciated. Thanks much. Great thread on a great product!
You will not notice much in differences of DACs. Trust me.
Have to disagree. In recent months I've compared a number of well regarded budget DACs to my VDA-1. All of them were different. None of them held up to the CIAudio. There IS a difference.
... and these provide the bass impact that was missing from the 595's.
Is there anybody in this thread who has experience of switching/upgrading from Pro-Ject Headbox II to Schiit Asgard?
I know it would be silly to compare the two as they're of different class, but still - would I hear the much needed improvements, most importantly in lows/bass? My modded Pro-Ject (I installed a better op-amp, swapped input and output caps for bigger/better quality, etc.) sounds fantastic insofar resolution, soundstage and dimensionality are concerned but absolutely sucks when it comes to bass which is very light at best (I have Sennheiser HD 580, with HD 650 on its way).
Also, how true is that Asgard gets mostly hot underneath, i.e. on its base? My current headphone amp rests on top of CD-Player and the same is planned for Asgard. If it gets "burning hot" on its base, then it's not a good idea to place it on top of another equipment and I'll need to think something out.
Your feedback is very much appreciated!
And looks like there's a new version: https://schiit.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=0&products_id=16