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Berkeley Dac 2 or PS audio DSD or Schiit Yggs?

Hi all,

I am debating Berkeley Dac 2 or PS audio DSD or Schiit Yggs? 
i have tube amp (Line Magnetic 219ia)
i am inclined to Schiit yggs based on reviews ..
i have no experience with any of these dacs..
please share your experience if you happened to listen all of these and your personal opinion..
thank you all.
sundaram78
robforst1
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PS Audio DSD is incredible.  I had Esoteric Player and it blew it away!

Paired with a MacMini music server, you won't touch it for any price.

Check out Paul's blog on PS Audio for instructions on how to configure.


Rob
pennsy
152 posts
 
Sundaram/8: own the PS Audio DSD ! Combined with their transport, incredible reproduction! Running both through a krell foundation 4K processor to a A51 halo parasound amp! However, my understanding from PS Audio tech. Conversations on phone is they like to compare themselves to Berkley!!!
Im sorry I have no knowledge of your favorite pick! Do know this! Tube DACS tend to give more warmth to digital coldness!!'
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georgehifi
10,312 posts
 
sundaram78 
Berkeley Dac 2 or PS audio DSD or Schiit Yggs?

Sundram hi,  if you are using Redbook CD(pcm) or downloading PCM then you can't go passed the Yggs as it is r2r multibit and able to convert pcm "bit perfect" compared to the other two which give a facsimile of it as they are Delta Sigma.

MoJo music

"When a PCM file is played on a DSD or Bit Stream converter, the DAC chip has to convert the PCM to DSD in real time. This is one of the major reasons people claim DSD sounds better than PCM, when in fact, it is just that the chip in most modern single-bit DACs do a poor job of decoding PCM."
  

But if you plan to do DSD downloading then you have to go for the PS or Berkeley.
 

Cheers George


gdnrbob
4,444 posts
 
I am biased toward the Schiit. I own the Bifrost Multibit and can attest to its' musicality.
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