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Berkeley Dac 2 or PS audio DSD or Schiit Yggs?

Hi all,

I am debating Berkeley Dac 2 or PS audio DSD or Schiit Yggs? 
i have tube amp (Line Magnetic 219ia)
i am inclined to Schiit yggs based on reviews ..
i have no experience with any of these dacs..
please share your experience if you happened to listen all of these and your personal opinion..
thank you all.
sundaram78
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georgehifi
10,312 posts
 
sundaram78 
Berkeley Dac 2 or PS audio DSD or Schiit Yggs?

Sundram hi,  if you are using Redbook CD(pcm) or downloading PCM then you can't go passed the Yggs as it is r2r multibit and able to convert pcm "bit perfect" compared to the other two which give a facsimile of it as they are Delta Sigma.

MoJo music

"When a PCM file is played on a DSD or Bit Stream converter, the DAC chip has to convert the PCM to DSD in real time. This is one of the major reasons people claim DSD sounds better than PCM, when in fact, it is just that the chip in most modern single-bit DACs do a poor job of decoding PCM."
  

But if you plan to do DSD downloading then you have to go for the PS or Berkeley.
 

Cheers George


gdnrbob
4,422 posts
 
I am biased toward the Schiit. I own the Bifrost Multibit and can attest to its' musicality.
sundaram78 OP
5 posts
 
Thank you all for the feedback..
I also read about MSB analog dac and Bricasti but out for my reach.. 

Going to pull the trigger on schiit yaggs.
ricevs
1,539 posts
 
Stock Gustard X20U ($869 delivered) has beaten the $2300 Yggy three different times (and this is playing PCM versus PCM!!!!).  The Gustard with $425 worth of mods takes it to another whole level.  The Yggy cannot do DSD!  Upsampling PCM to high speed DSD using HQplayer results in serious, serious sound (rivaling analog)....way better than listening without the upsampling.   Not possible at all with less good sounding Yggy.  The Yggy is so yesterday.
erik_squires
15,997 posts
 
I've listened to Shiits and Berkeley's.  I ended up with an AR DAC 8. 

The Shiit was closest to the DAC 8.  I heard the Berkeley's a couple of times and I personally find them a bit cool in tone, so not to my personal preference. The Shiit and AR are warm with tons of air and detail. 

Best,


Erik
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