Does anyone have a Schiit Yggy DAC?


I just purchased a Schiit Yggdrasil DAC that runs much hotter than any component I have ever used.  It runs so hot you cannot hold your hand on it more than 2 seconds or so.  Schiit people say this is normal and you should leave the DAC powered all the time.  Anyone else have a hot Yggy?
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Showing 3 responses by hgeifman

I have no information about the Schiit YGGY DAC running hot and suggest you call Schiit, again, and and ask them.  k4rstar12 reported above that "he owned multiple YGGY's and they were never more than slightly warm to the touch even after being on for many weeks".   I suggest you determine how hot your YGGY is actually getting so you can review its actual temperature with Schiit.

Please note that my Ayre Codex DAC also ran hot.  The Stereophile review reported "My sample of the Codex DAC got hot to the touch—about 108°—after a couple hours.  HiFiPlus reported "Almost – it runs hot to touch like an Ayre amplifier (nothing to worry about here).   Ayre reports the Ayre’s exclusive Diamond output circuit run hot and this is normal and nothing to worry about.   I kept my Ayre Codex DAC on all the time and it was hot when being played and was never a problem.   
If you own the Schiit Yggy, or are thinking of buying the Yggy or anything else, you should read this book:

“Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up”. 

I am reading it now and it is excellent.  It tells about marketing strategy and other related audio topics.  
This Schiit Happened book is terrific. It talks about how they got into the business, their research, development and the many issues that had to deal with. It is technical, in places, to better explains their strategy and approach. Their approach on customer support is priceless.  

I am still reading it.  Highly recommended.