I hadn't stopped by here in a long time because I thought I had everything I needed for my stereo setup. But I dropped in for a little reminiscence, and I read about Syn, and knew I needed it bad. I really like Syn. But I need to send it back and swap it out for a new one, and I realized how...

And Yggdrasil GS will still ship with Gen 5, per Schiit.

I listened pretty exclusively to guitar based rock, and when that album came out I thought it was strange how much I liked this keyboardy new wave music. Listening to it years later I was struck by how it is definitely guitar rock and roll; they just added some nice layers.

I believed the rumors and had been looking forward to the Win7 EOL day for months, like a kid waiting for Christmas. And it came and went. And now other kids are getting their present. I'm happy for them. I really am.

I'm in the same boat. Saying what would be a better choice for you would always be difficult, but since you are comparing one device you haven't heard with another that doesn't exist commercially yet, it's pretty hopeless. Jason Stoddard has said on another thread that he prefers Bifrost 2...

As one of those who was hoping for linear extrapolation to a Gungnir 2, I guess it won't be as simple as I hoped.

My understanding is that the Ygg...l upgrade will require a certain level of technical competence, but can be done without sending it back. Gungnir will need to be sent back.

Wow! She looks smart!

I finally bit the bullet on Qobuz when they did their recent price drop.

Is an AM/FM receiver a "me too" product? I see a Yamaha for $250 and a NAD for $450. I'll probably just plug in my 30 year old Luxman receiver. It's black and has a tuner, so it meets my not-very-strict requirements.

Any listening impressions of the A1 cards with the firmware upgrade, like in the Yggdrasil GS?

I have a favorite. The black top with the gray base. Doesn't matter which electronics you put in it, that sounds the best to me. Luckily I'm happy with my Vali2.

Must mean they are about to release the Bifrost 3. That was quick. I heard the Gen 12 USB is amazing.

Nobody listens to The Beatles or Zeppelin, they're too popular.

The differences were more subtle than I think anyone expected, and it varied by song. To my ear, the vocals on a Beatles song were very slightly more "present" and natural on the DAC I chose, but I was unable to hear any difference at all on the Zeppelin song afterwards. I was in the very...