joebobbilly
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LOL I meant to the HD800 in the event i do get them.
Are you sure it's not just your ears adjusting or the ambient noise level being lower? If the gain of your amp is increasing over time, something is very wrong.
I am quite sure, though I think it's more likely due to a change in the drivers rather than in the amp, and the increase levelled off partway through burn in - i noticed it at home, as well. it coincided with the sound opening up on the cans - they got louder as they got better through burn-in. I don't think it's the Valhalla
when I first got them, I was comfortably listening at the loud level I find most comfortable with the volume pot at 12:00, but now, sitting here in the office on Monday, with probably 60-80 hours of burn in on top of the listening I'd done, it feels like I'm getting the same volume level I like as before with the volume pot only up to, say, 10:30.
Are you sure it's not just your ears adjusting or the ambient noise level being lower? If the gain of your amp is increasing over time, something is very wrong.
edit - trigger: pulled. uber usb. went for next day shipping while I was at it. so hype, cannot wait.
I just got authorization from IT for them to install the Bifrost drivers if I get one... which was one of my (who am I kidding, my only) concerns about upgrading from the Modi, which I don't need admin to use.
LET'S. GET. FINANCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE!!!
Uberfrost USB here I come.
edit - trigger: pulled. uber usb. went for next day shipping while I was at it. so hype, cannot wait.
I figure this one's likely...
Does anyone have experience going from a Modi to a Bifrost/Uberfrost, with the same gear otherwise? I am curious just how much a difference I should expect. I know a DAC can (and should) only do so much, and the Modi's stellar already, so it can't be immense... right? Also curious about people's opinions on the difference the Uber upgrade makes, alone.
What kind of upgrade am I in for here? I don't expect nearly the same bang for my buck as the Magni->Valhalla swap, of course, but I get the feeling I'm in for something very noticeable.