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RE: Well, I Took the Plunge..............

Out of the box, I noticed a "solid state" sound in an analog sense...... But after about 50 hours, the "solid state" sound subsided, and I find nothing overly objectionable...... Note that I'm using this on a PC, with mostly non-audiophile applications...... Mostly streaming sporting events and YouTube music. (I leave the CD playback to the two dedicated systems.)

Compared to the Firestone Audio Spitfire, there is an "ease" and "transparency" in the Bifrost that the Spitfire misses. If there is any digital edge, the tube amplification seems to knock it down. For computer audio, very low fatigue. The electrical isolation of the Toslink between DAC and computer I believe is most responsible.

The computer system is a Juli@ card feeding the Bifrost via SAEC Toslink cable, with Don Allen cables feeding a Don Allen 807 Cakepan single-ended tube amplifier, driving a pair of Klipsch RB 51 II minimonitor speakers. (Seven watts into 92 dB efficient speakers is plenty for nearfield computer audio.) For a computer system, very little to complain about.



Edits: 04/01/12

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