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| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions Firmware changes should be free, and it already has discrete Class-A J-Fet buffers with an output impedance of 75ohms and enough voltage out to make just about any poweramp to give it’s max output wattage. Hmm?Very appreciative as always of your c... | |
| This is for Georgehifi especially but others can chime in. I’m not sure why audiotroy gets people so riled up but I have no problem with someone selling their product.+1As long as its clear whether or not the data said seller provides is opinion or fact. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Schiit Yggrasil as of today (or thereabouts) now features an updated analog board. Perhaps another opportunity to be the absolute top tier? :) :) :) See details if interested in https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/new-yggdrasil-first-and-second... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions *** THIS JUST IN ***SCHIIT HAS INTRODUCED AN UPGRADED ANALOG BOARD. THE MSRP HAS INCREASED $100 FOR A NEW YGGY UNIT.1.) The cost to upgrade is $550. Due to the need for firmware and hardware updates, this upgrade must be done by Schiit, or by an a... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD OP, getting right back to the heart of the topic thread now :)Regarding the cabling and/or transport that could or do introduce jitter and other artifacts, isn't that a moot point where an "absolute top tier dac for redbook cd is concerned"? And w... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD @shadorne and @audioengr Please check your private message box and/or private email for a link to download the music you requested of me.Enjoy!! | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD The Yggdrasil has a very good S/PDIF receiver, the AK4113. Same one I use. The results should be stellar with any good low-jitter source. Unfortunately, you are using very poor S/PDIF cables. See my cable jitter plots here:http://www.audiocircle.c... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Tom Petty does a great live jam called Two Men Talkin’ that seems to be a tribute to Grateful Dead - do you know what is the original Grateful Dead jam this is based on?https://youtu.be/HU9VBQBFQ_w Of course. While I never heard the Tom Petty son... | |
| Best used or new DAC under $3500 1) Yggdrasil: Sold it as the staging was too narrow/flat and it seemed a little lifelessAs I've read on head-fi in such an instance, "you’ve made someone else very happy"! | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD They are probably the best band in the world to see or hear live!Have you seen or heard the Grateful Dead :) | |
| Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB But if the total is low, the components must be even lower (or theoretically at most equal).Right, but atmasphere is stating that "a 7th harmonic at 0.005% is a much bigger sin in terms of coloration than a 2nd harmonic at 1%". So even a very low... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD @audioengr and @shadorne You're most welcome. Give me a day or so and I'll PM you the download links. Alternatively, you can send me an email at the address on my web page (probably not correct etiquette for me to list that here) so I can reply t... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Hi @shadorne Thank you so much for the recommendation(s). In the case of the filter option, I will change to linear phase slow as you suggest (even though I rarely listen to the Oppo directly at this point).As to Roon, I’m not sure why I would nee... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD If you are using Oppo as a transport with 1694A, you are getting a LOT of jitter.... Hi Steve. Thank you so much for your feedback. As to the jitter, this is somewhat of re-hash of recent communication between you and I in another thread. I’m not ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD @shadorne Thank you so much for that filter information. May I ask your opinion then - and I realize this is somewhat off topic thread, apologies to the OP - which filter (all names are listed below) to use in the case of an Oppo UDP205, which you... |