Schitt Bifrost VS PS Audio Digital Link 3

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

The weak link (no pun) on the DL III is the usb input, it is not asynchronus. I believe this is why so many are for sale.  It is however a very good DAC, having a robust power supply and analog output stage. 
I have owned one and used it with a USB/SPDIF converter. If it had two coax inputs I might still own it as I also use a disc spinner. I have not compared it to the Bitfrost, however, if USB is primary I would go with the Bitfrost USB which can be found used at similar price.

The problem I found with the Bifrost is the USB interface - even the latest version of its USB interface, which I applied via their upgrade program and which is now standard equipment on all new Bifrost’s, paled in comparison to the USB Interface on the v-link192 USB/SPDIF convertor that I added later.

I also upgraded to the 4490 board upgrade, which is also now included in the base model and found it provided a significant boost to SQ

I found the Bifrost responded extremely well when connected with Quality USB, power and interconnect cables, which to me is an indication of the quality design, components and construction techniques used.

It’s not that the Schiit USB interface is bad - it’s just not as good as the v-link192

If it just had a better USB port I’d give it 10/10 - but as it stands it’s a 9 - maybe even a 9.5 :-)

I would look for a Bifrost without the USB interface and then get the v-link192 - this combo is stellar!
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