Schiit DACs (Bifrost and Gungnir down, one to go)? The information and anticipation thread.

[sridhar3]

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Oh god, I hope Google translate has it's 6moons plug-in ready.

 
The one that removes all the bullsh1t?  If they applied that filter, it'd be a blank page with pictures.
 
Anyway, I don't think they've invented that yet.  If they had, they'd be sitting on a gold mine.

 

[HK_sends]

Order #606...shipped yesterday and received today!  Of course I am only a couple of hundred miles up the coast...
 
My system as of now...


 
Sounds fantastic so far...

 
Cheers!

-HK sends

 

[sridhar3]

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Order #606...shipped yesterday and received today!  Of course I am only a couple of hundred miles up the coast...
 
Sounds fantastic so far...

 
Cheers!

-HK sends

Congrats!

 

[hp300plus]

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agisthos, thanks for the idea. I won't have direct wiring to compare it to, but I've just ordered one of the Hi-Fi Tuning "Black" Supreme fuses, since the US distributor is less than 50 miles from here. Will let you know what I hear.

 
Curious myself and looking forward to your impressions, judmarc.  

 

[livewire]

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Oh god, I hope Google translate has it's 6moons plug-in ready.
 

 
They DO have a way with words!
 

 

[TEH725]

I'd be interested in your impression of the tuning fuse as well.
 
I finally tried this on my power amp and perceived a positive difference.  Not as much as upgrading power supplies on various pieces of equipment or power cords, but a good bang for the buck difference.

 

[Skylab]

For those who are interested:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/schiit-audio-bifrost-dac/reviews/5938

 

[Argo Duck]

^ It's a great review. Cheers Skylab.

 

[mmayer167]

^ditto

 

[Kremer930]

Nice work Skylab.  Easy to read and straight to the point. Thankyou.
 
Could I ask how you find the quality differences between outputting from your dock compared to your Vaio?  
 
I use the Onkyo ND-S1 with an aftermarket power supply and have that connected via optical and coax to the Bifrost.  I also use my MacBook Pro using PureMusic and outputting via USB to the Bifrost.   My order of preference is very easily USB then Coax.  I have used optical out of the MbP and it sounds very close to the SQ of USB to where it is close enough that I could use either but out of the dock and compared to Coax I just find the optical is that little bit edgier and sharp in the treble region.  The Coax is noticeably smoother.  The kind of sound that at first impressions makes you think that something is missing but then after a while you realise that it is all there, but just not playing in a 'Look at me' kind of way.
 
I am really glad that there is a noticeable step up to the Van Alstine.  It gives a target to the Schiit statement Dac!!  Looking forward to seeing how much, if any, the intermediate Dac is able to close the gap.
 

Thanks again for your review.

 

[Skylab]

Part of the "not as complete as I wanted it to be" is I really did not compare USB and Coax/toslink in any meaningful way.  I really didn't immediately notice much difference, and did not dig into it any further.

 

[Kremer930]

Understand Skylab. These comparisons take a lot to time to do properly. I was more interested in the Bifrosts ability to show up the difference in source. Ie PureMusic versus dock etc 

 

[olor1n]

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Part of the "not as complete as I wanted it to be" is I really did not compare USB and Coax/toslink in any meaningful way.  I really didn't immediately notice much difference, and did not dig into it any further.

Thanks for the review Skylab. Did you spend any time with the Bifrost fed into the Lyr and powering the LCD-2?

 

[Skylab]

Again, only briefly.  The Bifrost, being essentially free of frequency response colorations, isn't really amplifier picky, IMO.  Much more important will be amp-headphone matching.

 

[Pudu]

Thanks for this! Very high on my interest list.

Cheers