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| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? @defiantboomerangApologies. I sincerely thought a wide degree of latitude would be acceptable, because your post (thread title) is specific to Schiit Yggdrasil, and it has been compared within this thread by others - directly and/or indirectly - t... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? @shadorne You are correct that measurements only validate accuracy or high fidelity capability of a device. The musicality aspects are all in the ear of the beholder.In my case, there is something else noteworthy.I already have a "virtual" Benchma... | |
| What formats does the Yggdrasil DAC support? The following are some forum posts I happened upon elsewhere:"The USB Gen 5 24 bit rumor is a fact. The card advertises it can do 32 bit when it cannot and some drivers do not work. Specifically it is a problem for Roon / microrendu. The issue ope... | |
| Toggling Integrated Amp Input During Music Playback Having the volume control in the same position only works if the sources you are using have the same output voltage. Have you checked that? Higher voltage means more volume at the same position of your pot.Yes, output voltages are the same (as rep... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? @almarg I'm very appreciative that you would chime in on this thread. I don't want to speak or write on the OPs behalf, but he too should be.All -I'll up-the-anti. I'd like to suggest for the moment that you forget entirely about measurements. I d... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions All -I expect this post will be perceived as very interesting feedback. One that I am happy to report.THERE IS NO AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE FROM A COLD START.First, I compared my Oppo to ERC-3. Why, because in fairness to the Oppo, it has a digital filte... | |
| What formats does the Yggdrasil DAC support? @psickersonWhen was their "customer service" NOT Schiit? :) | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions Thank you, @david_ten | |
| Toggling Integrated Amp Input During Music Playback I was asked (privately) why I do not simply lower the volume before switching inputs. Good question and very much appreciated.Answer:Because that invalidates a true A/B, because I cannot reliably return the volume control to the exact same position. | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions @dlcockrum I appreciate your kind remarks Dave. Thank you.My desire to test the sound under cold start is born out the understanding that multibit R2R is optimized when its resistors temperature is constant. Even Schiit "highly recommends" leaving... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil -- 21 bit? @shadorne and @defiantboomerangBut JA also states "Now you could say that you prefer the sound of truncation against that of redithering and I have no argument with that opinion."Not to mention that JA’s measurement "suggest" that the LSBs of 24-b... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions **** THE YGGY STAYS ****So I’ve had the Yggy for 9 days, and my return trial ends in 6 as of this writing. I’d first like to mention that my system objective is of course to sound great, but within the monetary confines of the best that $50K all i... | |
| Are there differing qualities of optical cable? @rvpianos To add to what teo_audio has stated regarding coax, I am using coax from my Oppo to Yggy. In fact, Schiit recommends coax (over optical). I asked :)That said, all of my cables are from https://www.bluejeanscable.com/ | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions @dc_bruceYou’re post is rather informative, especially coming from a person whose only made two of them. Yes, I have an acquaintance with a good system. There isn’t a need to go that route at the moment as I *can* discern a difference. Blind A/B t... | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions To reiterate, I think the Oppo CD's players are simply astounding in their ability to reproduce digital music and perhaps are the best price/performance audio components extant. @whitestix Agreed, the Oppo's are "simply astounding in their abi... |