JoeWhip Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Ordered and should be here in a few days. I can install it myself, just like the gen 5. Pretty easy. Mani, we all know that you have the world’s best DAC and software player. Give it a rest please. I guess I should ignore all of the software upgrades available to me for any product that cost more to get? Samuel T Cogley 1 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Great minds think alike Chris! 😉 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 49 minutes ago, Miska said: Are there changes in supported playback formats? Anything higher res than 192/24 now? No support is limited to 24/192. Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 It is a clear upgrade over the gen 5 board. Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Mansr, the photo of the card on the Schiit website shows this information. Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Signal isolation perhaps? Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Not sure how it does it but it does. Link to comment
Popular Post JoeWhip Posted February 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2020 I have not been able to listen for a few days but I was able to do some extensive listening for a few hours before I had to get to other things. Is it worth it? Yes, it is a very nice improvement. First of all, the DAC seems to be a good bit quieter than with the gen 5 board. I hear more very faint details, things such as toe tapping, fingers on bass strings. The sound is a bit fuller, more meat on the bones if you will, not a ton but enough to notice. I also find it to be a tad more dynamic with a deeper and wider soundstage. Listen for example to Ray Brown’s bass on Starbucks Blues. It growls and jumps right out at you. Does it sound like a totally different DAC? No, but all things the Yggy does so well, it now does a bit better. The improvements all add up to a really nice improvement and make a great DAC even more of a joy to listen to. I look forward to getting back to it in a couple of days. matthias, motberg, mourip and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 The Yggy is much easier to work with than the Gumby. I would never do that myself. I have been away in the UK for a week after installing the Unison and listened all last night. This card is significantly better then the Gen 5. Well done Mike! Link to comment
Popular Post JoeWhip Posted February 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2020 Oyaide Neo d+ class A. matthias and trappy 2 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Don’t worry. If UPS says they delivered it, they did. I am sure Schiit received quite a few DACs that day and it may take them a couple of days to log them into the system. You will get an email when it is shipped for sure. Link to comment
Popular Post JoeWhip Posted March 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2020 Before the Unison upgrade, I was contemplating adding the whole Sonore system. Now, the sound I am getting straight out of the laptop is outstanding. Maybe later in the year I will revisit this. jiminlogansquare, matthias and Currawong 3 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 It plays it perfectly. No issues. Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I do not think there are many if any recordings that actually have 24 bits of resolution. Schiit addresses this is the FAQ section n the Yggy on their website. Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Right now, it will support up to 24/192. It will not decode anything higher natively even though internally, the megaburrito filter processes at DXD sampling rates. There is an 8x light on the front for the possible inclusion of DXD files in the future, which will need the inclusion of a new card as well as a software refresh. I wouldn’t hold my breath though on that one. As for 24 bit files, they sound great, provided they were well engineered and mastered. BTW, how many DACs actually are true 24 bit anyway? I am not aware of any. 24 bit is relevant for recording, not really for playback. Link to comment
Popular Post JoeWhip Posted April 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2020 That 24 bit file in all likelihood is not filled with 24 bits of resolution, maybe 18 or 19. The rest is zeros, so it doesn’t matter. Think of a 3/4 filled bucket. The 3/4 of water matters, not the 1/4 of air. AnotherSpin, AudioDoctor and The Computer Audiophile 1 2 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 So that CD transport may actually happen. Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 This quote is only part of Mike’s post. It clearly refers to Unison USB OUT as he differerentiates it from USB IN. This is the USB out for the rumored CD transport. I don’t know if the poster intended this as FUD regarding Unison Input but if you take the time to find and read the whole posting by Mike, it is very clear what he was referring to. Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 A friend has the Yggy Unison and it works perfectly with the optical Rendu Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 1 hour ago, thotdoc said: Wait till you add the Sonore (xRendu) and upTone (eRegen) components...you will be amazed. I have been very impressed with the prior Sonore AES Signature Rendu. A friend has one and it beats the pants off other renderers he has brought in. He installed the new USB based one and loved it but with the pandemic, I won’t be hearing it any time soon. If Sonore wants to send one to me, I will check it out. Not high on the list at this point with all that is going on but something to consider later in 2020 or 2021. I’ll pass on the Regen stuff. Link to comment
Popular Post JoeWhip Posted May 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2020 Can’t wait for the USB transport. Hopefully it has usb pass through. SuperRoo and matthias 2 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 8 hours ago, matthias said: Mike, thanks for sharing 🙂 Does it sound better than your famous Theta transport? Matt I had the Data Basic Transport and it was a damn fine sounding transport. Too bad the laser mechanism failed a few years ago with no spares to be found. This will be a great sounding transport when it is released. They will sell tons. matthias 1 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 4 hours ago, matthias said: Correct, IIUC there will be only USB as output of the transport. Matt It is my understanding that the transport will have USB and spdif outs and AES as well. Mike is pretty clear that the Unison USB is the best sounding output of all but it makes sense to have the other outputs as well, no? He has also been clear that Unison out to Unison in is utterly fantastic. I hope to find out! matthias 1 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Expect the transport to be priced around a grand. It will not be in the mid hundreds, it will do more than just spin CDs. I think Jason and Mike have already indicated that. Nothing else I can say. All will be revealed eventually. All I can say is I want one and am holding off on getting the optical Rendu because of this product. jiminlogansquare 1 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 1 hour ago, matthias said: Do you know something about the mechanical drive they will use? Toploader? Thanks Matt I have said all I can say. Link to comment
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