Schiit DAC/Source thread, Bifrost / Gungnir / Yggdrasil / Urd

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Thread for the Schiit Bifrost 2 dac

Admin note: edited to include higher end schiit dacs

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Yo yo yo, question. I have problems connecting certain devices like my tablet and my sisters phone to the bifrost thru USB. Like it dosent recognize anything from the bifrost. Know what settings might be in charge of that?

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Either the device will have a usb audio 2.0 driver or not.
There is a chance if it’s android you might be able to find an app with a driver.

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Try using usb audio player pro, it should have the necessary driver to make it work

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Dang I’m more confused than when I started :theface: so essentially the phone needs a specific driver?

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also shouldn’t this be posted in the “general source gear help thread”?

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Only issue is that I’m trying to Spotify

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IDK lol. I’m having trouble just putting music lol

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Do you have OTG on ?

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UAPP is worth the few bucks they ask for it. I use it over the default player on my hiby R6 2020. It is what Schiit suggests for android as well.

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I couldn’t use my DAP (Sony NW-ZX300) to feed the BF2 either. Luckily I had a laptop sitting around that I wasn’t using.
The BF2 is a little fussy on what kind of feed it will accept. I actually bought a USB to SPDIF adapter that did work, but it was a pain in the ass.

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I think that is because of the Unison USB. I believe it is finicky with certain branded DAPS. At least you have the adapter and got it to work though.

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The laptop is a lot better, but it takes up SO much space.

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Desktop space is always the conundrum I find myself in as well…at least for my main PC chain upstairs. My work from home chain down in my den I have a lot more space, thankfully.

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BF2 only supports the newer 2.0 spec and not the original 1.0 spec, and a lot of devices don’t have drivers.
Same reason they say it won’t work on Win 7, didn’t ship with a 2.0 driver.
Android devices are just all over the place in what drivers get included, but an app can include a driver (which you can’t do on apple).

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With 2 new “flavors” of yggys released today, i thought I’d give my thoughts on one of my favorite dacs, the A2 Unison USB version. This dac provides a very enjoyable musical experience mainly in bass and a wide sound stage, with also great overall details and depth.

Before the Yggy A2 , I had a Chord Qutest and Bifrost 2. Though the qutest was better detailed and had very nice depth compared to the BF2, i was really missing what the BF2 did compared to the Qutest. It just lacked the width and timbre of the BF2, and it just came off as dry. So i made a bigger leap and found a decent priced yggy used. I was very glad I did because it tremendously improved the XI Broadway and lcd 24,th900 I had at the time. The Yggy still has been one of my favorite audio purchases.

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Skirting around the having to pick a tuning and the ASR measurement group that’s so influential.
I really wish they’d just pick one.

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Adding an additional good measuring device is not a first for Schiit.
I think there maybe was some difference in opinion internally and they’re letting the market decide.
The Yggy GS will go away so its +1 in the Yggy line for them.

I’m a bit concerned though, 3 identical looking versions, they already had trouble distinguishing black from metal when packing my BF2 at the time.

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The confusing thing to me is to try and spin a yggy at a measurement crowd. That’s far out of the price range one of those types of people would pay for, unless it made top of the asr sinad chart or something, and if it accomplished that it likely isn’t going to sound good at all. So it just seems like a thing of where if they truly thought the other version sounded better while being cheaper there’s no reason to try and sell that. Just confusing to me, just sell the og and the less is more, don’t understand the reasoning behind selling the 3rd one

Also looks like same analog cards so that’s a shame, although perhaps those will come later

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yeah, i was also mainly waiting on an analog 3 (A3) release, this is unexpected.
would be really schiity if they release the A3 boards later this year.

the less is more could become a crowd pleaser if you read the reviews, price is also interesting.

i wouldn’t overthink it, they have a history with ASR, its just their way, just because they can.

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