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I did a "re-evaluation" of my Schiit Bifrost DAC ; The bad news is ...

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)

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