[nsk1]

It's "SCHEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT: with german accent.

 

[olor1n]

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im sorry but i just cannot get over the name of the company.... how is that pronounced? Please tell me that it isnt pronounced how i think it is pronounced.

 

[nsk1]

Haha, Clay Davis abides.

 

[grokit]

 
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im sorry but i just cannot get over the name of the company.... how is that pronounced? Please tell me that it isnt pronounced how i think it is pronounced.

It's pronounced phonetically, emphasis on the Sch part. Pretty sure that it's ancient Norse for "awesome gear at a great price point".
 

 

[bobeau]

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.  The Wire, best show ever...

 

[marcelo61]

so when is the xlr version gonna be out,volume control will be nice plus.

 

[ninjikiran]

I wish I knew how the bit frost would compare to the WM8741 NFB-2 I own, or even the dacs based off the Sabre chip.
 
Whereas one is warm, the other is considered neutral and revealing.  Where do you think the bitfrost will fit into the spectrum of revealing, or warmth?  I understand if you don't want to put any kind of perception into peoples minds.
 
Those that know about the higher end dacs that use the same chip as the bit frost, what kind of comparisons can you make to the current popular mainstream dac's(and their various implementations).

 

[sampson_smith]

Subscribed! I am rather interested in this DAC and wonder if it will be a good pairing with my WA6SE/LCD-2 r.1. Time will certainly tell, once the reviews and comparisons start pouring in.

 

[bobeau]

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I wish I knew how the bit frost would compare to the WM8741 NFB-2 I own, or even the dacs based off the Sabre chip.
 
Whereas one is warm, the other is considered neutral and revealing.  Where do you think the bitfrost will fit into the spectrum of revealing, or warmth?  I understand if you don't want to put any kind of perception into peoples minds.
 
Those that know about the higher end dacs that use the same chip as the bit frost, what kind of comparisons can you make to the current popular mainstream dac's(and their various implementations).

I would venture it's closer to the WM8741.  The comments I've seen on this chip in forums/reviews tend to place it in the more musical/non-analytical spectrum.
 

 

[Maxvla]

I wish I knew how the bit frost would compare to the WM8741 NFB-2 I own, or even the dacs based off the Sabre chip.
 
Whereas one is warm, the other is considered neutral and revealing.  Where do you think the bitfrost will fit into the spectrum of revealing, or warmth?  I understand if you don't want to put any kind of perception into peoples minds.
 
Those that know about the higher end dacs that use the same chip as the bit frost, what kind of comparisons can you make to the current popular mainstream dac's(and their various implementations).

It's Bifrost (no T)

 

[yeemanz]

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It's Bifrost (no T)

Lol, one of my friends keeps making that mistake as well

 

[ninjikiran]

Its hard not to, bitfrost sounds better and rolls off the tongue easier.

 

[Hero Kid]

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Its hard not to, bitfrost sounds better and rolls off the tongue easier.

It is also a more logical name as far as it's practicalities go (being a DAC and all). But Bifrost fits with the mythological nature of their theme, so either work in my opinion

 

[justie]

lol, i always pronounced it as 'by-frost' but yeah, this dac sure is interesting although im extremely curious abt the statement dac as well XD

 

[nsk1]

I've heard AK4396, but I don't know if it's similar to the 4399. Sound is rather on bright/analytical side than wolfson's warm and smooth. I've spoken to the guy who is DIY builder and I am pretty sure he tried almost all of the chips. In the end it all comes down to how someone implements the chip, but he said to me that AK4399 is like "more musical Sabre", you won't get that much details and revealing, but music is not sterile either and in the end he didn't like Sabre on discrete analog stage. He said that Sabre matched quite nice with tube amps and wanted to try tubes with Sabre, but eventually gave up because Sabre was pain in the ass to work with (chip, not company). On the other hand they use those AK's chips in Esoteric stuff so...