It turns out the Bifrost sounds a lot better than I thought it did ! The only problem is I like it a bit more than the 2x as expensive DAC I replaced it with !
I had originally put about 150 hrs of play time on it & the treble response seemed to have an 'edge' to it that didn't seem to be opening up as much as I would,ve thought it would . So I ordered my current DAC , which did seem to 'open up' in a shorter amt. of time.
Curiosity got the better of me & I decided to give the Bifrost another go .
I do have to admit that I changed a few things around this time. First , I decided to use the JPS Labs AC-X power chord & Harmonic Technologies "Digital Copper" coaxial S/PDIF cable I'd been using w/ my current DAC. (I suppose the Bifrost isn't as cost effective using this configuration, but I already had these items)
As it turns out, the AKM chip is' nt nearly as 'evil' as I thought it to be. This little DAC sounds a lot better than I thought it ever could. I think I have to agree with their philosophy about not implementing up sampling as the sound appears to be a bit more "organic" than the same music up sampled.
Who would've thunk it ? I'm definitely intrigued as to what the Schiit Gungnir will bring to table ( It could turn out to be a nice pairing w / my Auraliti PK100 ; when that finally shows up)
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Topic - I did a "re-evaluation" of my Schiit Bifrost DAC ; The bad news is ... - steveassante@comcast.net 21:05:56 06/03/12 (34)
- RE: I did a "re-evaluation" of my Schiit Bifrost DAC ; The bad news is ... - TubeDriver 07:36:04 01/17/13 (0)
- Will the Gungir be that much better? - dvb 15:31:00 06/07/12 (3)
- RE: Will the Gungir be that much better? - Bromo33333 10:02:28 06/13/12 (0)
- RE: Will the Gungir be that much better? - steveassante@comcast.net 18:19:12 06/07/12 (0)
- It probably depends on the system - sbrians 17:07:12 06/07/12 (0)
- Not Surprising........ - Todd Krieger 14:17:52 06/06/12 (9)
- RE: Not Surprising........ - DrChaos 16:32:57 06/16/12 (2)
- RE: Not Surprising........ - steven2583 17:28:35 01/16/13 (1)
- Further details might be interesting. - willkayakforfood 18:48:33 01/16/13 (0)
- RE: Not Surprising........ - Crazy Dave 13:07:14 06/12/12 (0)
- RE: Not Surprising........ - tmsorosk 03:53:49 06/07/12 (3)
- RE: Not Surprising........ - rick_m 07:17:31 06/07/12 (2)
- RE: Not Surprising........ - tmsoroskk 18:33:00 06/07/12 (0)
- Reading spec sheets between the lines.... - Tony Lauck 13:42:09 06/07/12 (0)
- RE: Not Surprising........ - steveassante@comcast.net 14:40:12 06/06/12 (0)
- 32 bit 4399s at that price - Sordidman 16:35:55 06/05/12 (0)
- "I like it a bit more than the 2x as expensive DAC" - AbeCollins 10:21:21 06/05/12 (7)
- RE: "I like it a bit more than the 2x as expensive DAC" - steveassante@comcast.net 14:37:59 06/05/12 (6)
- Why not just say it was an Arcam rDac...not exactly 2x the cost. - Dynobot 15:33:36 06/05/12 (5)
- RE: Why not just say it was an Arcam rDac...not exactly 2x the cost. - steveassante@comcast.net 17:10:14 06/05/12 (4)
- RE: "If the up sampling could be disabled I think it might trump the Bifrost" - willkayakforfood 17:18:02 06/05/12 (3)
- I've Been Saying This for Years......... - Todd Krieger 14:32:30 06/06/12 (1)
- Upsampling - sbrians 08:31:48 06/07/12 (0)
- RE: "If the up sampling could be disabled I think it might trump the Bifrost" - steveassante@comcast.net 12:19:38 06/06/12 (0)
- It's a great little DAC (nt) - Bromo33333 07:59:31 06/04/12 (0)
- The good news: As of tomorrow, mine will be a "two Bifrost family"! :) - willkayakforfood 21:53:52 06/03/12 (8)
- RE: The good news: As of tomorrow, mine will be a "two Bifrost family"! :) - DrChaos 13:27:22 06/04/12 (0)
- RE: The good news: As of tomorrow, mine will be a "two Bifrost family"! :) - tmsorosk 05:50:30 06/04/12 (6)
- RE: The good news: As of tomorrow, mine will be a "two Bifrost family"! :) - steveassante@comcast.net 11:47:28 06/04/12 (0)
- RE: "Listening to others is a path to eventual failure." - willkayakforfood 07:06:26 06/04/12 (4)
- RE: "Listening to others is a path to eventual failure." - Crazy Dave 14:11:56 06/04/12 (3)
- RE: "Listening to others is a path to eventual failure." - Bromo33333 15:24:51 06/04/12 (2)
- RE: "Listening to others is a path to eventual failure." - Crazy Dave 09:03:23 06/05/12 (0)
- RE: "Listening to others is a path to eventual failure." - boboli 17:02:14 06/04/12 (0)