Correct...and you missed my point... or, more likely, I didn't communicate it well enough - which is, the Bifrost 2/64 is another "all the DAC you'll ever need". The fact of the matter is, you don't need the Yggy "nervosa flavor of the latest product launch" to have great sound... you can spend a fraction.
Yeah - I'm weird too !! the differences in musical presentation and resolution can be quite startling when you start ' cable rolling ' ( see what I did there !! ) I have just radically re- worked my home setup , retired my ancient Meridian active speakers and re-initiated some 15 yr old Acoustic Energy floor standers , I couldn't justify spending £1000.00 on a Vidar or Aegis ( yes that's how much they cost here in the old country ) - so I got a class D amp from a UK company that has similar ethos to Schiit for £500.00 - It took a while for the speakers and Amp to wake up and now I can start to tune and tweek to get the sound ' Just So !! 'My ears aren't that great... I can equate a lot of analog cable changes to tweaking the 2K knob on Loki Max.. a notch up or down from center will often "emulate" the sound I hear when doing a cable swap.
The difference between digital cables is less about acting as a tone control as it is about apparent "air". That Canon USB printer cable that I've mentioned here before sounds like nothing. Several AudioQuest USB cables that I've tried sound a bit "dark" and constrained. A Cardas Blue USB cable that I own sounds amazingly open and clear. And the Silver Sonic D-110 is the best AES cable I've ever heard.
Yeah, I'm weird af. YMMV, here more than anywhere else.
You have to be kidding - the sonic differences are profound and demonstrable - your use of the phrase
suggests that no attempt to discern if this is a factual statement has been attempted by this poster -
He’s probably one of those guys who thought all CD players sounded the same, and all turntables have to do is run at the correct speed, because they all sound the same too.
No. Purely a difference in pot control in firmware. The IR codes remain the same.
It’s on the list to get a pair.
Yep - our perception of sound is complex , perhaps hearing works just like a Detective assembling a series of audible, visual and non audible clues and cues to recreate and interpret the substance of what we hear . I have noticed that a slight change of timbre or timing can alter the presentation of what we perceive as sound by a surprising degree - removing a tiny amount of subsonic noise from an amp may reveal musical clues and nuances that were previously imperceptible but add considerably to the bigger musical picture .
Dang you. I've got a new one yet to open as I am in the middle of a move. I see the unopened box several times a day as I put stuff away, and I yearn. However, honey's stuff has to be in place first. Go figure! My first listen to the Vali 2++ will be in my new Stressless recliner. And, I can almost get one of our two cars in the new 3-car garage. Almost there. PS - don't let anyone tell you that making a move at 70 is easy. It's a b*tch. We must have been having a crazy moment. But I am crazy for my Schiit!! Thanks Jason.
Love them socks !!
Stephane (who was in some of my previous videos) and I in the depths of Syn today. His cats too.
Tequila delivers more air while Whiskey offers slight changes in tonality depending on age and barrel.Whisky overload?
JC
Try a 5670W in the Vali+. An inexpensive tube that really lets the amp shine.
