Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Thanks to Apos Audio for the loan of Centaurus!

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Schiit Bifrost 2/64: youtu.be/gydqRIWgbrc
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Timestamps...

00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:12 Shameless Self Promotion
01:39 Takeaways and Bias Declarations
07:52 The State of the Science
11:36 About the Centaurus
15:08 Test Gear
18:13 Sound
24:47 Comparisons with BF2/64 and uDAC
27:23 Wrap Up