Submitted by Swolenasty t3_10d41ij in headphones
I recently upgraded to a Bifrost 2 (not the 2/64) after multiple people said my old ODAC Rev B from 2016 was defunct. After reading all the raving reviews online about the Bifrost 2 I decided to pull the trigger. Well, it arrived yesterday and I am not sure I can hear the difference between them. I ran them both through a Monolith Liquid Platinum amp, and the Bifrost 2 was connected via balanced XLR. The Odac was connected with a regular RCA to 3.5 connection.
I tested them using Focal Clears and Sony MDR-Z1R both running balanced and heard no noticeable difference. I used Youtube Music, 320 kbps MP3, and FLAC as my sources. The only time I thought I heard a difference was when I used FLAC. I thought I heard the bass being slightly tighter on the Bifrost 2. Even then the difference was so minor that I am not 100% sure it was not placebo.
Am I just deaf or what? I can hear the difference between various headphones and even my two amps but I can hear no difference between the DAC. My only guess is that the music I am listening to is not high enough sample rate but I am not sure if that would make a difference. Thoughts?
Jerecho81 t1_j4jv1cw wrote
I couldn't hear the difference between a Modius and a Bifrost at all. I'm not saying that other folks can't. I returned the Bifrost, pocketed the money, counted myself lucky and moved right on.