Schiit Gungnir DAC - anyone have one of these?

Well, after reading several posts on the bifrost I figured I would have to wait a while for it to burn in before I would be impressed - WRONG!

As stated above I had previously listened to Wadia, Mytek and Chord.

Well, the Bifrost seems to have most of the punch of the Mytech coupled with the smoothness of the Wadia and a very accurate delivery of music in general.

I originally thought of leaving the Dacmagic in the system so I could do a side by side comparison. No point - the Bifrost is clearly superior in every respect...
- much wider and deeper soundstage and more precise instrument placement.
- improved dynamics - almost as dynamic as the Mytek
- much finer details particularly sibilance control
- much improved frequency response
- very deep low end - organ music is superbly deep and rich

I think the Uber analogue upgrade was well worth the extra

For $520 + $60 shipping I would recommend the Bifrost + USB + Uber to anyone.

For Canadian readers there was an $70 GST and $10 handling fee bringing the total to $660

A couple of posts cited it as having an overly bright sound, but as yet I am finding it very musical - and I have silver interconnects on it.

I have a feeling that my well burned in Furutech power cable is responsible for the smooth performance so far.

Right now I`m listening to some very smooth saxophone and it sounds superb.

If you are in the market for a DAC give this one some consideration, but use good cables - you`ll thank yourself for doing so.

Back to the music

AND - After 200+ hours burn-in it really shines

Much improved spatial detailing that really increases instrument position and isolation from front to back i.e. more air around instruments.

Back to the toons:-)

I purchased the Bifrost 2 days before they released the Über version, so naturally I sent mine back for the upgrade. So I have listened to before and after on my system...the upgrade is well with the 100 bucks I paid, smoother with improved detail, and much firmer bottom end. Very satisfied as you are. I use Signal Cable Magic Digital PC, Black Cat Veloce coax, Atlas Equator MK III IC and mono price optical. Cheers.

This thread has definitely peaked my interest. With such a reasonable price I am going to get the Gungnir and compare it to my Luxman. Besides, how I can resist a company with such a good sense of humor?

Tboooe - keep us posted - be good to know your findings