Schiit Bifrost 2

Discussion in 'Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers' started by RobS, Aug 28, 2019.

  1. YMO

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    Hell, there are even reviews of hard drives for NAS units, and which “sound” better for audio when the audio is played on a network device. There’s a sucker born every minute. Pretty soon we’ll have audiophile, solid core silver sata data and power cables!

    Update. OMFG, there IS an audiophile sata cable!
    https://jcat.eu/audiophile-sata-cable/
    https://jcat.eu/product/hd-sata-cable/
    Not cheap.

    Fuckin' A
     
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    purr1n's "Project Thanos" looks more persuasive each passing day...

    $1k ethernet cable, are you kidding? And now sata cables?

    I'm reading this sata article, someone please tell me this is some autistic audiophool bullshit.
     
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    Who was that guy who swore by USB cables that only transmitted data one way, claiming it prevented unwanted audio artefacts?

    I'm not entirely sure they grasped the nature of how USB works. Or how reality works.
     
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    LOL we are all living in the Matrix and haven't taken the red pill yet. Hell, reality escaped me long ago after chasing a headphone that lacked 2 screws. I'm not gonna knock someone else's insanity, but good grief audiophile sata cables.

    Speaking of USB, are there going to be USB cables that work better with Bifrost 2 Unison? I don't want to even think about stuff like this...
     
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    The same for any USB that you would use for USB audio as long as it is USB 2.0 compliant. It is still USB audio after all until it gets to the card. Let's not over think things.
     
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    Yeah it was sort of a rhetorical question. I have a 6ft cheapo Belkin USB 2.0 cable I use. I'm not spending hundreds of dollars on gold threaded, super woven, made by mystical fairies blah blah.
     
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    I was gonna reply 'just use belkin gold or something' but you already are :D
     
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    Sorry if this has been answered, and the answer “tbd”. Any idea (ballpark) how much the Unison upgrade for bifrost 1 will be?
     
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    Hey Jason, the new Bifrost looks awesome. Do you know for how long the $100 credit offer will apply? I'd love to take advantage of that in the future but can't afford to at the moment.
     
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    From this HF post:

    "If you bought an original Bifrost 8 years ago or a Gen 2 USB upgrade 5 years ago, you get Bifrost 2 at $599. At least until March 31, 2020 (we had to put a time limit on it, sorry.) It's in the Bifrost 2 FAQ."
     
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    Oh, thanks!
     
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    And one last Q from me is whether the Bifrost 2 is available to hear at Schiitr yet? I'd love to drop by and take a listen.
     
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    is this HF? it’s going to take us Mods 3 hours to move all these crappy posts about usb and cables to the USB nervosa thread.
    stay on Bifrost 2 target here please.
     
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    Likely pricier than current usb5 upgrade. But no more than doubled. Just my conservative guess.
     
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    Well, you got here before @JK47 did...
     

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