Then I Got a Pulse, Now I'm a Believer

Congratulations. Yep, the better the streamer the better the sound. 

I also have a Pulse and truly enjoy it. Although I am actively searching for the next level with either Innuos or Aurender. I have been impressed with the DH Labs Silver Sonic AES cable. I just ordered the Silver Revolution AES upgrade.

The Bifrost 2/64 is a nice DAC. I had one, two DACs ago. I didn't like the clicking in between songs when

the data rate changed. Moved to PS Audio then Bricasti.

I don't know how the Bifrost will work with different cables. I only used USB at the time for the DACs. The Bricasti sounds much better with AES instead of USB. Try what you have and find your magic combination. Enjoy the music!

It’s totally worth it for the SQ but I’m quickly discovering all the convenient BluOs features I’m losing. I had several presets that were mapped onto a spare IR remote I had. I could launch playlists or radio with a click. I could also play/pause and skip forward and back. Now I have to open my phone. 

BluOs also has better playlist and favorites editing. Two albums showed up on my Innuos fave list I definitely didn’t put there and I can’t seem to delete them. And one playlist on Quboz isn’t visible on Sense. No big deal but I hope Innuos improves it soon. 

But I sure do miss the hardware remote. That would be my #1 ask. 

@thriftyaudio 

I know Innuos is coming out with the Stream 1 and 3. They're modular, you can configure it the way you want, and reconfigure with different modules as your needs change. I considered waiting and checking it out but I got a good deal on the Pulse. I've mostly been buying new but as I move into a higher level, used starts looking better.