Schiit, If your pre-ordered Bifrost DAC put impressions here of the Schiit!!!

eclein · « **on:** 23 Jul 2011, 05:26 pm »

I started this thread so all of us who pre-ordered the Bifrost DAC can put impressions, observations, problems, joys of this cool new DAC.
I'm psyched about this DAC are you? Lets get a rough idea of how many preordered,

I did....there's 1 with USB

bacobits1 · « **Reply #1 on:** 23 Jul 2011, 06:38 pm »

One here ordered, without USB.
Order #51.

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S Clark · « **Reply #2 on:** 23 Jul 2011, 06:52 pm »

I ordered on w/o usb. Eager to hear how it compares to a Twisted Pear Sabre dac.

rklein · « **Reply #3 on:** 23 Jul 2011, 07:11 pm »

I ordered one with the USB Input.

Randy

judmarc · « **Reply #4 on:** 28 Jul 2011, 06:54 pm »

Ordered w/USB. Also have S/PDIF optical out, so will be interested to hear how they compare.

Atlplasma · « **Reply #5 on:** 7 Aug 2011, 11:26 pm »

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

I know the tour will generate lots of conversation, but I'm eager to hear what purchasers are hearing with this DAC. I've put in my order but don't know when it will arrive.

If you get yours first, please feel free to use this thread to record your comments and observations.

srb · « **Reply #6 on:** 7 Aug 2011, 11:46 pm »

Not really a great title for a comments and observations topic. How about

Schiit Bifrost Hands-on Observations (When the Schiit hits the ....)

Steve

Rclark · « **Reply #7 on:** 8 Aug 2011, 05:51 am »

People might ask, "Why would buy such a Schiit Dac?"

I hope it turns out good

JohnR · « **Reply #8 on:** 8 Aug 2011, 10:03 am »

I don't know about the DAC, but the marketing is brilliant

eclein · « **Reply #9 on:** 8 Aug 2011, 10:41 am »

JohnR I am in complete agreement, since I first heard about Schiit I have probably typed the name with the double i more times than all the other names in the audioworld combined.

JohnR · « **Reply #10 on:** 9 Aug 2011, 12:05 pm »

Ed, did you order one?

eclein · « **Reply #11 on:** 9 Aug 2011, 12:40 pm »

Yep, with USB....just to be able to say I got some Schiit DAC...LOL

Atlplasma · « **Reply #12 on:** 9 Aug 2011, 01:46 pm »

I debated whether to order the USB option and decided to go without (for now). I have a Hiface adapter on my Mac Mini, and the Schiit folks don't seem to be that enamored of their own USB board. All that said, I will be looking for feedback from Bifrost owners with the USB option. The nice thing about this unit is how easily it can be upgraded.

rpf · « **Reply #13 on:** 9 Aug 2011, 02:17 pm »

Quote from: Atlplasma on 9 Aug 2011, 01:46 pm

I debated whether to order the USB option and decided to go without (for now). I have a Hiface adapter on my Mac Mini, and the Schiit folks don't seem to be that enamored of their own USB board.

Why do you say that?

I saw a post somewhere (Head-Fi?) where they claimed they spent a lot of time on the asynch USB implementation and thought it was advanced.

jtwrace · « **Reply #14 on:** 9 Aug 2011, 02:21 pm »

Quote from: rpf on 9 Aug 2011, 02:17 pm

Why do you say that?

I saw a post somewhere (Head-Fi?) where they claimed they spent a lot of time on the asynch USB implementation and thought it was advanced.

http://schiit.com/schiit-faq/about-bifrost/

Well then, how about your USB? Is it fully buzzword compliant? 24/192? Async?
It is absolutely buzzword compliant! Not only is it USB async, but it’s USB 2.0 async that’ll do up to 24 bits/192 kHz sampling rates. Yes. USB 2.0. Not antique 1.1. It works without drivers on Mac and we’ll provide drivers here on the site for Windows 7, Vista, and XP. It’s a good-sounding, reliable, solid implementation of USB. But that’s like saying, “Well, its a very nice meal, given that the chef could only work with McDonald’s hamburgers.”*

Wait. Are you saying USB is crap?
We’re saying we put a ton of time into our USB implementation, but, to our ears, USB still doesn’t quite offer the performance of SPDIF. And we can even get into shades of gray on SPDIF too: consider Mike Moffat’s AT&T ST-optical interfaces and Sumo’s Axiom/Theorem transport and D/A, which had a separate low-jitter master clock connection from the transport.

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #15 on:** 9 Aug 2011, 02:34 pm »

Quote from: eclein on 9 Aug 2011, 12:40 pm

Yep, with USB....just to be able to say I got some Schiit DAC...LOL

I guess now you think your Shitt doesn't stink.

thunderbrick · « **Reply #16 on:** 9 Aug 2011, 02:38 pm »

eclein · « **Reply #17 on:** 9 Aug 2011, 02:46 pm »

Quote from: Bob in St. Louis on 9 Aug 2011, 02:34 pm

I guess now you think your Shitt doesn't stink.

Schiit doesn't stink, sheesh Bob....LOL

JohnR · « **Reply #18 on:** 9 Aug 2011, 02:47 pm »

One of these days, someone will report on the SOUND....

bacobits1 · « **Reply #19 on:** 9 Aug 2011, 03:02 pm »

After Aug 31, I guess.

I do think they should have threw one out to a reviewer somewhere.
But if it bombed it would be the quick end of it.

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