Cambridge audio has a couple of dacs around that price. I have never heard them but they implement wolfson dacs which I have liked in other products I have heard.
Is there a better DAC than the Schiit Bifrost for $300?
I have a Schiit Modi 2 Uber as my DAC. I'm not completely dissatisfied with it but understand that it is low end and that there must be room for improvement. I've got a nice older system but I'm not a fanatic about SQ (yet). I could use the Modi elsewhere or sell it...although Schiit just came out with the Modi 3 so the Modi 2 Uber is only worth about $60-$70 now.
There are open box Bifrosts on eBay for around $330. They are $400 new.
My questions are:
Should I see noticeable improvement going from the Modi 2 to the Bifrost?
What if I just went to a Modi 2 Multibit at $250 new, $200 used?
Is there another DAC I should consider in the $250-$300 range?
There are open box Bifrosts on eBay for around $330. They are $400 new.
My questions are:
Should I see noticeable improvement going from the Modi 2 to the Bifrost?
What if I just went to a Modi 2 Multibit at $250 new, $200 used?
Is there another DAC I should consider in the $250-$300 range?
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I suspect a MultiBit Modi will outperform a non-MultiBit BiFrost. The MultiBit upgrade to my BiFrost was that big (and really was the first time I could listen to digital music; I am now completely digital). I have read elsewhere that the sound difference between a Modi and BiFrost is negligible. What you are paying for is upgradability. So you want to make sure the used BiFrost has the Gen 5 USB board in it. But even that is problematic, as there is a new USB board coming at some point, as Schiit has purchased the rights to make their own USB chipsets, and it sounds way better (if I understand this right). They talk about it in this interview (sorry I don't know the time stamp). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUBFtqNpC7U So I would be going to a Modi 2 MultiBit or Modi 3 MultiBit (are the new ones Modi 3 MultiBit? The website doesn't say they are), in your position. -docknow |
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