Just got a Yggdrasil!

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What does the improvement in SQ sound like for a Yggy vs. some DAC that is a lot cheaper?

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17 minutes ago, Samuel T Cogley said:

 

Like what?

 

 

Like something costing $500 or $1,000 - or a Dacmagic

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Thx - I have 90+% redbook.  I also don't see many inputs on the iDSD Micro. 

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56 minutes ago, Samuel T Cogley said:

 

The Micro has USB and S/PDIF coax and optical.  It will also output S/PDIF when inputing USB.

 

 

Yes, I saw that - I need at least 3 inputs and ability to switch between them by remote.

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9 hours ago, Jud said:

 

Not sure if the Teacs have that, but you might explore them.

 

I have to a small extent and the Teac does have several inputs.  Not sure re a remote.  Actually, my hope is that the new Oppo disc player will have a good DAC in it that I can use for the mac mini and the TV.  Then I just have one other little used analog input (FM tuner).  One aesthetic but non-auditory goal I have is to reduce clutter by not having so many boxes.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Samuel T Cogley said:

 

+1

 

Over two grand and I have to GET UP?!  I've tried to train myself to be mindful of what input I'm going to listen to before I sit down.  Oh well, first world problem I suppose.

 

 

I have lots of 1st world problems...

 

The odd thing is that remote operation couldn't cost them more than few bucks per unit.  Maybe they thought it was too much Schiit.

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The Benchmark DAC has a Volume control - in fact it is a "hybrid" Volume control for both digital and analog sources - maybe it is 2 ganged together(??)

 

AFAIK, the idea is that a digital volume control reduces volume by tossing out bits - a big no-no... no?

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I am getting Ygged out...

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ok, hang on a nanosecond -- isn't "errors at the signal's zero-crossing points" something that amplifier designers have been trying to eliminate for decades??

 

isn't that watt has driven the sales of Class A amps?

 

isn't it watt the new (and highly reviewed) Benchmark has used a new technology to solve or reduce?

 

if so, is it not important for a DAC (or inside a DAC) yet is important for a power amp?

 

naturally, it is possible that the focus of hundreds or thousands of engineers is mis-placed...

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Thx.  "for the price, the sound quality was unrivaled" is what counts

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1 hour ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

...we are all adults. ...

 

you're a dreamer, right?

 

maybe you're not the only one

 

and someday people may join you (on the internet)

 

but only an alien space invasion would make the world live as one

 

(sorry John L.)

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What does the crossover distortion sound like?

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Yexit??

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What does the Yggy's zero-crossing glitch sound like?

 

(for those that hear an imperfection)

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15 minutes ago, wwaldmanfan said:

There's a handful of people here who spend such an inordinate amount of time pontificating on this forum that one wonders how they have the time to listen to music.

 

 

And for those of you who are confused about the above post, "music" is what you play over your sound system when you are done with the test tones.

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Wow - does this win the CA most dramatic thread award?

 

also, can we use the term "ygg or yggy" as a curse?

 

as in "oh yeh, well Ygg You!"

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I'm curious which brands and vintages of nice sports cars you like, George(?)

 

More on topic, what DACs at or near or under the price of the Yggy sound better or as good?  Mytek Brooklyn?  others?

 

And feel free to limit the response by digital format (redbook) or music type (rock vs. jazz, classical), blind testing or sustained listening or wayward impressions -- all welcome.

 

 

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There is no substitute for an old Pooschey.

 

 

Mine is a '73 (well, the unit body is a '73)...

 

I am going to start a Car Audio thread (for times when you are not listening to the engine, like on a freeway)

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What are the best high-end cables to use with the Yggy?

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are they better than the Sacrificial Chicken Schiit cables?

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Well, it's T fer Texas

T fer Tennessee

no T for Harley

who made an Absolute...

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what happens if you take a real dry DAC and run the output thru a phaat tube pre-amp?

 

say the Schiit feeding an old CJ pre...

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Just to get back to Ernie and his chicken buddies for a moment...

 

the hearing range of female chickens "extends from 9.1 Hz to 7.2 kHz, with a best sensitivity of 2.6 dB at 2 kHz. Chickens have better sensitivity than humans for frequencies below 64 Hz; indeed, their sensitivity to infrasound exceeds that of the homing pigeon.

 

However, when threshold testing moved to the lower frequencies, the animals required additional training before their final thresholds were obtained, suggesting that they may perceive frequencies below 64 Hz differently than higher frequencies."

 

Hill, E. M. et al.  2014.  J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol. 2014 Oct;200(10):863-70.

 

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Birds definitely respond to visual stimuli (sometimes inappropriately)