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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
hornguys
180 posts
 
The digital circuitry needs to reach thermal equilibrium and that is best done by leaving the DAC on.

The main difference is not from the electronic amplification stages as much as it is from the digital circuitry working optimally.

That’s why - even more than preamps & amps - DACs need to have been on for a while to experience their potential.

And it's why you should never allow a dealer or anyone selling a DAC to power it up and play it shortly after you have arrived.  It needs to have been powered up (and processing a signal if possible) for a minimum of 8 hours, IMO.

georgehifi's avatar
georgehifi
10,312 posts
 

No manufacturer I know calibrates and adjusts their product/s after a days of being turned on, they all do it at most after one maybe two hours, some even do it cold.

So if things change sound wise after many hours/days of being left on then, they are also not staying in calibration//adjustment that the manufacture did on them in the first place.


Cheers George   

erik_squires
16,011 posts
 
Audio Research recommends 400 hours of break in time per input on the DAC 8, so I'm not sure if that's true.  Do they QA their products after this? Heck no. 
abhi123
8 posts
 
@sundaram78 - After listening in for a while - do you prefer LM502 or the Yggy ? and why ?

Would appreciate your thoughts since Im looking to get one soon. 

thanks
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