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Shiit yggdrasil

I purchased this dac a few months back and I am absolutely blown away by how much I enjoy listening to it. I have owned a Bi-dat, Ayre QB DSD, Resolution Audio, PS Audio and many others as well as in home demo of very expensive Chord, Aesthetics and DCS gear. Nothing has sounded this good in my room in my system( Devore Fidelity, Line Magnetic - other products I absolutely love). Please forgive my lack of detailed description and hyperbole as I know many of us hear and experience reproduced sound differently so you might hate it. This is just a recommendation to try it. I am so glad I did. and wanted to share my experience.
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ejr1953
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I have had a PS Audio DirectStream DAC now for about 18 months and still love the unit.  One thing I really like about it is that firmware upgrades improve its performance (in my experience these sorts of upgrades usually only modify the features).  It's easy to apply these firmware upgrades, and if you like, can revert back to an older version (which I have never done).

The DirectStream Junior has the same sort of firmware upgrade process, is supposed to sound "85% as good as a DirectStream DAC".  I suspect you'll be smitten with its sound as well.

The hard drive on my media server had some corrupted files on it.  While it's been back to the factory for a "refresh" I snagged a PS Audio PerfectWave transport, with the I2S (HDMI) cable into the DirectStream DAC, it's the best sounding combination I've ever experienced.  Excellent detail!
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