jjss49
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| Schiit Yggdrasil Less is More, is it a quality dac ? The Yggy can’t be matched at twice the price, IMO. based on my own experience with the yggy and numerous others (roughly 40 dacs since early 2021), i don’t agree with this statement three dacs come to mind readily that to my ear, in my system,... | |
| Analyzing DACs I read the MSB select manual; the OEM suggests direct to amp connection. as dacs go it is a bit of an older model now, but my beloved msb analog dac functions not only as a streaming dac (with lan card) but also has an extra set of analog input... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? having been a high end residential real estate developer for twenty plus years, having seen hundreds if not thousands of very expensive homes, i can personally attest that people with money to burn and people with good taste are quite often in non... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? expensive systems are often over rated, as is the notion of how much money a person has, as if it makes you a better person if you have more of it tremendous musical enjoyment can be had with fairly modest systems, with experience and skill appli... | |
| The Impossible Has Happened reviewers live in an eco system, often the blunt truth does not serve the eco system best to understand how the business works, who plays what role in it, how influence works, directly and subtly, to whom and how personal and commercial interests... | |
| recommendation of amps @robshaw i agree the peachtree is clearly the weak link, and also agree you want the amp to bring some warmth to the music, as the benchmark gear is somewhat lean and precise sounding -- fritz speakers appreciate some midrange warmth in the sign... | |
| Bad experience with an electrician must fun thread in a good long while... laughter is good!!! | |
| Analyzing DACs I’m trying to avoid unnecessary components if possible. Any thoughts would be appreciated. op - buy a one box integrated unit with built in streamer, and speakers or even powered, streaming speakers | |
| recommendation of amps op - suggest you ask fritz for his amp recommendation | |
| What speakers have you mistakenly let go and then later repurchased? i too fondly remember the merlin vsm's, lovely small form factor speakers that could play big and still sound natural , ....those, along with those from joseph audio’s were always really excellent sounding in their respective demo rooms at high en... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil Less is More, is it a quality dac ? i personally liked the pontus more than the gumby and yggy... pontus has a warmer tone, more solid bass, with equal air and imaging ... other excellent option in the lower/middle dac segment is one of grannyring's modded mhdt tube buffered dacs (o... | |
| DC blockers - what's your experience Should point out that the thing DC blockers fix the most is mechanical transformer hum. 99% of the time it does not affect the electrical output. this is correct and consistent with my experience reality is, dc in the powerline is a reality f... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil Less is More, is it a quality dac ? yes the yggy does not embarrass itself in its price class in terms of sound and build quality - it does have a certain sound signature and some ergonomic foibles | |
| DC blockers - what's your experience yes, they work wonders when needed -- ifi, van alstine, audiolab, ps audio, they all make them | |
| Dual mono integrated amps Thanks for sharing your experience. How do you think the i-30 would do with harbeths from a treble and mid-range standpoint? I have Shl5+’s. yes indeed, i ran exactly that pairing in our second home system for several years... terrific combina... |