Schiit Yggdrasil (Unison USB) vs T+A DAC 8 DSD - mini review

[Mark V.]

9 hours ago, matthias said:

 

Very curious about the ECD, so is it not possible to run the ECD DAC in the same way without preamp as well?

Thanks

 

Matt

The ECD Fractal has max output voltage of 1.27 V RMS, if your power amp has a lot of gain this could work, but most power amps do need more. In my setup I would definately need a pre amp with the Fractal DAC... Which is one reason which holds me back from buying it...

[Mark V.]

1 hour ago, Gavin1977 said:

Indeed 🤪

Hope your power amp doesn't need more than 1.27V RMS... But I am really curious to see your review.

[Mark V.]

34 minutes ago, matthias said:

 

Sorry, not true.

Most power amps need more, yes, but for full output. A preamp does nearly always attenuation, so 1.27V input is  enough to drive the power amp to high output.

 

Matt

I know what I do need in my setup... So this 1.27V RMS isn't enough for me.... My current DAC has 5V RMS output and I do use digital volume control which is at -10 dB or higher when listening loud.