Bifrost 2 is nothing less than a complete rethinking of what an affordable dac should be. Very good details, lively dynamic and big sound stage. Did you have the pi zero connected to a dac through usb or did you. Dac suggestions for rega system hi i have a rega elexr, apollor, and kef ls50s in my listening room. This driver is available for download from the rega website, uk. I am also considering a teddy power supply for my naim xs2. Hi, just downloaded and got it up and running on the pi.
Oct 31, 2012 the micromega sound isnt as fleshy as say the schiit bifrost. Please report in the comments below if your device is working or not, so we can set. Schiit bifrost dac vs rega dac has anyone compared both. Mar 23, 2016 dear all, i would ask you the main difference of the three amps, which is the best in absolute terms and the best value for money. Many people are saying buy the cheapest dac, theyre all the same. Another dac called rega dac regas nomenclature might lack imagination, but chris bryant discovers that tis new dac is a bit special. Think of the bifrost as wheat toast and the mydac as a slice of white. Ponder the work ryan put into his custommade magnavox 8802 tube amp he built from a chassis pulled from an old turntable console. Like every other rega product, the rega dac is simple, functional and offers high performance in its price category. Buy, sell, and trade high end audio and home theater equipment. Im thinking of upgrading currently use a schiit bifrostasgard combo my. When i asked various people about nad receivers vs. The usb input on the new model is now able to accept input rates upto 192khz with fully asynchronous operation. It just wasnt moving me, especially compared to my old rega planet cd player.
Cds, some high resolution downloads as well as streaming from spotify an. Audio gd dac 19 vs bifrost multibit super best audio friends. Made in the us, the bifrost is a solidstate da processor with three digital. Emotiva xda1 dac by boomzilla jolida fx tube dac vs. The legendary turntable and electronics pros at rega have turned their expertise to digitaltoanalog conversion, and the results are every bit as extraordinary as you might expect. There are people who have made comparisons between gungnir multibit and dac 19 but not the bifrost multibit as far as i know. May, 2012 if given a choice, which would you choose for a headphone setup.
This is the raspberry pi usb dac support list, its made thanks to all the feedbacks sent by our users. The smart money all along banked on a future dac from the man who nearly invented this category. Part ii monitors, tubes, and the integrated amplifier. Checking out audiophiliac readers sweet systems cnet. The rega dac didnt sound at all busy with the bits.
Cant stop smiling listening to any music i throw into it. Rega brior vs elexr vs elicitr 2 channel hifi wigwam. As such, schiits bifrost concisely reveals theres more than one route to happiness on the budget dac trail. Moon100d vs schiit bifrost vs rega dac the forums are currently locked and only available for read only access topic rss. Monthly spins weird new pop lovely recordings music downloads hires. For example are the actual drives manufactured by audiolab or rega. If given a choice, which would you choose for a headphone setup. Would be really interested in some comparisons or impressions. I am currently using the schiit bifrost multibit with gen5 usb input and am. A little stunner, combining genuinely highend sound with a good feature set.
I broke in the schitt for 100 hours and then hooked it up. From what i gather, downloading it isnt exactly quick, streaming it. Compared to the much more expensive msb diamond dac iv, the qb9 had a. Review by chris bryant im writing this on the day that digital music download sales passed. Downloads, streamlining etc etc ear your heart out. Bastille we sang songs of childhood hymns of faith that made us strong ones that mother maybelle taught us hear the angels sing along will the circle be unbroken by johnny cash. It was very nonfatiguing and revealed more of the music across the spectrum than the rega dac that it replaced. The dac r is housed in a custom aluminium and steel case and boasts. Paul mcgowan ps audio ifis hipdac to tackle fisherprice audio quality. I was intrigued by the rega planet for the same reason everyone else was. You can still download the usb driver stage for this model via the product download section on this page. Ji was puzzled by its warm balance but st is adamant that the rega dac is a. Additional applause goes to stoddard and moffat for making it all happen at a usabased manufacturing facility.
Any thoughts on multibit upgrades to schiits bifrost. Superior resolution aside, the rega dac reminded me of my bedside sony d25s discman, from about 1989. Go to product range and select cd players dac, then dacr. The rega dac is a 162024bit at 32 khz to 192 khz dac incorporating an enhanced version of a rega designed circuit. It drives from a higher centre of gravity and is probably closer to the peachtree dacit. For a mere 10% increase over the price of the stock rega dac r, you will get substantially more than a 10% improvement. Rega principal roy gandy is not a man to jump on the latest trend. Rega dacr schwarz audiokonverter 230 v, 250 ma, 7,6 w, 215 mm, 320 mm. Naim dac and ps555 power supply big digital building blocks by earle blanton and jeff dorgay with the race on to build bigger, better, more powerful gear, naim has. I finally got it narrowed down to either a rega dac r or the gungnir multibit. Jan 20, 2015 the rega dac r is a 162024bit at 32khz to 192khz digital to analogue converter. The rega dac seemed especially strong and dynamic via coaxial spdif having an awareness of immediacy that controlled attention. Feb 22, 2015 according to paul darwin of rega on pinkfishmedia the new rega dac, the dac r is fundamentally the same dac as previously using a pair of wolfson wm8742 dac chipsets, but contains some important updates revisions.
Rega, but will take another look at the nad integrated amp. Both equally tasty but strike the palette in different ways. Dac for rega planet 2000 audiogon discussion forum. Seals sung in killer was exceptionally explicit also, the rega dac making his diction an easy task to decipher in the record on the myriad percussive embellishments. I was able to audition a rega dac r and i really like what it did to the source overall, very musical while tightening up lowend smear and providing a clearer fronttoback depth. Dac rega dac those assembling a library of hi res digital downloads should buy hires able usbtospdif converter or make use of a computer with a proper soundcard to take complete benefit of the possibility of the rega dac.
The case is bit longer, which permits a better layout for the power supply, and rega tells me theyve made minor changes in the power connector and improvements in the. Feb 21, 2012 the rega dac had a richness, a fullness of tone, an analog sense of ease, that i had not hitherto heard from digital, save for sacd. Bifrost owners in need of these additions can return their dac to schiit or electromod and have the boards professionally installed at a cost of. How would something like the schiit bifrost compare to the rega. Aug 07, 2014 true to its word, the uber analogue and asynchronous usb boards can indeed be added to the standard model at a later date.
The bifrost isnt better or worse, its just different. Incorporating an enhanced version of the rega designed circuit, the dac r offers the highest possible resolution. Before you can use the usb function of the dacr you must first download the rega usb windows driver and install it on your pc. Developed to be simple to set up and use, the rega dac r is designed to optimise performance from any two channel pcm digital audio source. Proof that the age of chivalry is not dead and that alchemy works.
With the pc now widely accepted as a credible medium for storing and streaming music,the use of high quality lossless files such as wav, flac and alac offer performance through the dac r equal to, and in some cases better than, red book cd. Upgrading a rega dac r with modifications vinyl engine. As jason relates the bifrost genesis, mike however was far from convinced that usb and hifi had any business getting it on in any serious fashion. With the lightning to usb camera adapter, its easy to download photos and. I am torn between the two models that i have mentioned in the thread title so i will give you all some background info.
With the pc now widely accepted as a credible medium for storing and streaming music,the use of high quality lossless files such as wav, flac and alac offer performance through the dac r equal to, and in some. Near the end of annie hall, woody allen says, thisthisthis guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, doc, uh, my brothers crazy. Nov 11, 2016 just got this a few days ago sounds awesome right out of the box. Im testing a brior and it is amazing for the price. Review and measurements of schiit bifrost dac audio. The dac uses pll that have their very own dedicated power supplies and a wolfson digital. I heard a naturalness, an organic quality to the sound. I took my headphonesamp round and had a good long listen and was very impressed. The schiit bifrost dac has garnered a lot of buzz for its priceperformance ratio. The rega dacr is a 162024bit at 32khz to 192khz digital to analogue.
Discussion in audio hardware started by hutch, oct 12. Home forum raspyfi install and troubleshooting dac selection. Even the most sceptical of us now have to accept that computers have some credibility as a music. The response i got was just some cheap dac which didnt inspire confidence. Vdac ii,v90dac, mytek brooklyn, naim dac vi, rega dac, dacr, schiit. Cambridge audio azur, everyone universally suggested that the cambridge audio unit would sound better. Would that combinatiion be a noticeable improvement over the rega. The dac r has been designed and engineered to integrate perfectly into. Hello all, i have been a member here for several years, but i dont post often. However the more i research which dac to buy the more im running into this dac doesnt matter conclusion that many people seem to have come to.
My goal is to share my observations, and let fellow rega dac r owners know that they can improve their dac for very little money and effort. The one i have doesnt have usb input so not sure if that is an older version or current schiit website shows usb input as standard but then again there is some wording. Regas nomenclature might lack imagination, but chris bryant discovers that its new dac is a bit special. Usb streamer for schiit bifrost multibit gen 5 usb vinyl engine. That is, they will plug in a new dac into the back of an integrated cd player. With the pc now widely accepted as a credible medium for storing and streaming music, the use of high quality lossless files such as wav, flac and alac offer performance through the dac r equal to, and in some cases better than, red book cd. Was listening to the sopranos dsd download and converted to pcm. Another dac called rega dac regas nomenclature might lack. Dac suggestions for rega system audiogon discussion forum. Americas largest free audiohifi and home theater classifieds site.
I am in the market for a new usb dac for my computer based music collection. Im not saying the rega dac is better or will be better than the naim dac. We choose the newest and most interesting content everyday from dozens of. Nov 18, 2008 up for grabs is a well looked after and great condition 100% working order rega io dac these very rarely come up for sale on their own, so dont miss this unique opportunity.