ajreynol
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Hello. Per the thread title, I'm trying to decide between the Bifrost and the DAC-80. I've only heard the DAC-80 and am in the process of exchanging one that I just got due to some hardware issues that were causing bluescreens on my otherwise 100% stable computer. Since I'll be returning the DAC-80 and buying a new one, I figured maybe I should have a second look at DACs in the price range.
I've not heard the Bifrost but I do have Lyr 2 and have had a great experience with it. I can also say that when the DAC-80 wasn't blue screening, it was a fantastic compliment and a great upgrade from my aging Nuforce Icon HDP which was my daily driver for years.
As such I thought I'd ask the Head-Fi crowd for any experiences or insights that might help me compare them. The Bifrost would cost me about $250 more (so quite a bit more, actually), but I wouldn't consider it a big deal if the sound is considerably better. And I do like the idea behind its modular design. It's just...really hard when you can't hear these pieces of equipment for yourself, and if the sound is only slightly better/different, I'd rather keep my $250 or so in my pocket you know?
Anyway, any insight here that can help arrest my paralysis of analysis would be greatly appreciated.
I've not heard the Bifrost but I do have Lyr 2 and have had a great experience with it. I can also say that when the DAC-80 wasn't blue screening, it was a fantastic compliment and a great upgrade from my aging Nuforce Icon HDP which was my daily driver for years.
As such I thought I'd ask the Head-Fi crowd for any experiences or insights that might help me compare them. The Bifrost would cost me about $250 more (so quite a bit more, actually), but I wouldn't consider it a big deal if the sound is considerably better. And I do like the idea behind its modular design. It's just...really hard when you can't hear these pieces of equipment for yourself, and if the sound is only slightly better/different, I'd rather keep my $250 or so in my pocket you know?
Anyway, any insight here that can help arrest my paralysis of analysis would be greatly appreciated.