Dr Tone Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 13 hours ago, AudioDoctor said: I'll give it a shot. Not sure if this can be done but I’d also try setting HQPlayer to not upsample at all and only dither your 24 bit content down to 20 bit if you have 24 bit content. The Yggy is really really good when fed with red book. IMO not quite as good with hi-res. Again IMHO. Roon Rock->Auralic Aria G2->Schiit Yggdrasil A2->McIntosh C47->McIntosh MC301 Monos->Wilson Audio Sabrinas Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dr Tone said: Not sure if this can be done but I’d also try setting HQPlayer to not upsample at all and only dither your 24 bit content down to 20 bit if you have 24 bit content. The Yggy is really really good when fed with red book. IMO not quite as good with hi-res. Again IMHO. I have actually just tried that. I am playing around trying different things. No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 I am fighting myself and trying to remember that the DAC doesn't need those 4 bits anyway, it just feels wrong to be doing this, but this is what I am trying now. No electron left behind. Link to comment
barrows Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, AudioDoctor said: I am fighting myself and trying to remember that the DAC doesn't need those 4 bits anyway, it just feels wrong to be doing this, but this is what I am trying now. Do not worry... No one can hear below about 16 to maybe 18 bits in room anyway, there is not enough DR to do that, it is impossible. What you do want to achieve is less distracting quantization error which can fold into the audible bandwidth, and by setting the HQPlayer output to 20 bits you may be avoiding that. This kind of depends on how the oversampling/filtering is done in the Yggdrasil vs. HQPlayer. SO/ROON/HQPe: DSD 512-Sonore opticalModuleDeluxe-Signature Rendu optical with Well Tempered Clock--DIY DSC-2 DAC with SC Pure Clock--DIY Purifi Amplifier-Focus Audio FS888 speakers-JL E 112 sub-Nordost Tyr USB, DIY EventHorizon AC cables, Iconoclast XLR & speaker cables, Synergistic Purple Fuses, Spacetime system clarifiers. ISOAcoustics Oreas footers. SONORE computer audio | opticalRendu | ultraRendu | microRendu | Signature Rendu SE | Accessories | Software | Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 19 hours ago, Dr Tone said: Not sure if this can be done but I’d also try setting HQPlayer to not upsample at all and only dither your 24 bit content down to 20 bit if you have 24 bit content. The Yggy is really really good when fed with red book. IMO not quite as good with hi-res. Again IMHO. IMHO, the Yggy is awesome with high res. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 3 hours ago, JoeWhip said: IMHO, the Yggy is awesome with high res. I agree. No electron left behind. Link to comment
Dr Tone Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 5 hours ago, JoeWhip said: IMHO, the Yggy is awesome with high res. I love my Yggy but my Mirus Pro was better with high res. IMO Roon Rock->Auralic Aria G2->Schiit Yggdrasil A2->McIntosh C47->McIntosh MC301 Monos->Wilson Audio Sabrinas Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Just now, JoeWhip said: Different strokes...... I used to watch that every day after school. Gary Coleman was awesome :~) mav52 1 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 I am going to go on record and say I prefer the Bit Rate set to Default in HQP rather than setting it to 20 bits. To me, it sounds more open, less closed in, and there is more of the low level detail, more easily heard. Its close though, very very close. No electron left behind. Link to comment
musicguy Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 So i just have 48 hours on my yggy. I couldnt resist. I know it needs at least a week burn in. But unison vs singxer su-6. Maybe the same. Is aes still the best way to use a yggy? musicguy Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, musicguy said: So i just have 48 hours on my yggy. I couldnt resist. I know it needs at least a week burn in. But unison vs singxer su-6. Maybe the same. Is aes still the best way to use a yggy? musicguy It depends... The new Unison USB is really good. No electron left behind. Link to comment
Popular Post musicguy Posted July 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2020 Im going into day 4 of burnin. Pretty amazing sounding. So happy. Its bringing a new life to my music. musicguy Exocer and bobbmd 2 Link to comment
bobbmd Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 My GS without Unison also sounds great Link to comment
musicguy Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Im in the first full week of Yggy burn in with uptone audio iso regen and lps 1.2. I just put uptone on this usb input because i own then. Just as a test. So not saying anything. But overal picture. Amazing dac!! musicguy Link to comment
Popular Post matthias Posted July 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, musicguy said: Im in the first full week of Yggy burn in with uptone audio iso regen and lps 1.2. I just put uptone on this usb input because i own then. Just as a test. So not saying anything. But overal picture. Amazing dac!! musicguy Would try without Iso Regen as well for comparison 🙂 Matt jiminlogansquare and AudioDoctor 2 "I want to know why the musicians are on stage, not where". (John Farlowe) Link to comment
Popular Post jiminlogansquare Posted July 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 15 hours ago, matthias said: Would try without Iso Regen as well for comparison 🙂 Matt This is especially worth trying with Unison USB on the Yggy. I sold my Regen after upgrading my Yggy to Unison, because the Regen no longer improved the sound as it did with Gen5 USB. matthias and Exocer 2 Link to comment
Exocer Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 9:18 AM, jiminlogansquare said: This is especially worth trying with Unison USB on the Yggy. I sold my Regen after upgrading my Yggy to Unison, because the Regen no longer improved the sound as it did with Gen5 USB. Very good information and thank you for sharing. I briefly considered purchasing an ISO-Regen (used) to pair with my Yggy (Unison) some time back... and now i'm glad someone else got to it first. One less component to worry about I am still wondering what benefits, if any, would be obtained with something like an Innuos Phoenix or JCAT Net Femto XE in partnership with a Unison Yggy. Link to comment
Popular Post AudioDoctor Posted August 6, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2020 I dont know what finally flipped in the Yggy but holy hell is it sounding good tonight! I am in a smoky jazz club right now... matthias, Currawong, Blake and 1 other 2 2 No electron left behind. Link to comment
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