As soon as you have spare funds treat yourself to a Stack Audio SmoothLAN (~$250) i bought one to try this week due to the 60 day returns policy. Within 20 seconds of plumbing it in I knew it wasn't sending it back, i thought my ZeniTH mk3 & PS Audio DirectStream Junior was good, but my ohh my, with the SmoothLAN inplace things really opened up.
Is this a meaningful upgrade?
I currently use a Schiit BitFrost 2/64 DAC. I'm considering an upgrade. I don't have any specific complaints about it. I think it's easily the best in it's price range, like most Schiit products.
I'm considering buying a used Schiit Yggy as an upgrade in overall quality rather than a change in sound. It uses the same DAC chips but with higher quality implementation.
Is this a meaningful upgrade or just a sideways move?