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RE: Another take on Schiit Bifrost

There are many things that make something sound "digital". You have to fight for whatever good sound you can get. We have many saying it sounds wonderful and now someone who hears edginess. This digital edge can come from many, many different sources...the AC supply in your system, the transport/source, the digital cable, the power supplies in the DAC, the DAC chip itself, the clocking in the DAC and before, the output stages, etc. etc. Some are saying the AKM DAC chip is to blame. I don't know. I worked with the original 32 bit 4397 DAC chip and liked it very much, but when the 4399 came out I found it sterile sounding using the exact same board, parts, etc. I use the 24 bit 4396 in my Behringer mods and they sound fantastic. The game is very complex. Just last night I changed the main clock in my modded Oppo to a lower jitter clock and the "digital nasty sound" I was hearing listening to the 24/192 download of Tea for the Tillerman turned into musicans in the room. Way less nasty and way more real. Perhaps the very inexpensive Bifrost just needs a seriously better clock. Play around with what you can afford to do and if it does not work for you send it back. In my experience, To get really great digital sound you need a seriously low jitter signal path, seriously great analog stages and many great power supplies (AC and DC).


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