![]() (As I will explain in the section after next, the Bifrost Uber is a Bifrost with an upgraded analogue output stage.) Glowing reviews were quick to spread across the forums, and inevitably I could not resist the opportunity to hear for myself what the latest excitement was about. Schiit’s Uber upgrade was made available in April 2013, just over 18 months after the initial release of the Bifrost. It impressed me enough during the evaluation period that I committed to purchasing one in April 2012. After a friendly chat and £20 deposit I had a USB-equipped Bifrost sent to me on a fortnight’s trial. Luckily – and around the same time – Mark Dolbear of Electromod became the exclusive UK retailer of Schiit Audio products. The Bifrost was a recurring recommendation and appeared to be the converter that met my requirements the best. My being in the market for a new standalone DAC was therefore very timely. Claims that they were “changing the level of entry-level”, that “low cost shouldn’t be an excuse for a throwaway product”, and that the Bifrost was “the world’s most affordable fully upgradable DAC”, certainly had desired effect of grabbing the attention of the digital audio community. The release was accompanied by bold statements of intent from the co-founders. A little over one year later in September 2011, the duo introduced the Bifrost, the first DAC to be added to their fledgling but already well-received product range of headphone amplifiers. Their ambitious mission was to bring high-end performance and superior design and build quality to audio products, manufactured locally in the USA, and sell at “Chinese prices”. ![]() California-based Schiit Audio was established in June 2010 by industry stalwarts Mike Moffat – digital audio specialist and founder of Theta – and Jason Stoddard – former chief amplification engineer at Sumo. ![]()
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