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Two new Schiit Yggdrasil's released yesterday!

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Yesterday Schiit now announced two new Yiggdrasil models to be sold, alongside the current original Analog 2 model.

Three "flavors" to chose from.

Both models priced at less than the current analog 2. All three now have different D/A converters chips.

Future sales will determine which two are dropped, and then the remaining model will continue to be made.

Strange marketing "ploy" in my opinion???

There are a couple of comparisons of the models done at the Schiit store in California.

New Schiit Yggdrasil Blind Listening ComparisonThe very first sentence on the Schiit Audio Yggdrasil web page says, Forget everything you know about DACs. I concur in the most unequivocal way possible. Members of the Audiophile Style community are well aware that I absolutely love the Schiit Audio Yggdrasil DAC. I reviewed it back in November... audiophilestyle.com
Review: Schiit Yggdrasil OG Vs. Less Is More Vs. More Is LessA review of the Schiit Yggdrasil OG Vs. Less Is More Vs. More Is Less. All three of the new Schiit Yggdrasil variants compared in a shootout. audio-head.com

Thoughts and comments, Yiggy fans??
don_c55
williamdc
50 posts
 
The EEPROM based firmware update for the DSP board is socketed. So no soldering at all is required to do the install.

However, one needs to be vewy vewy careful not to bend (and then possibly break off) a fragile pin on the EEPROM during the chip swap out. Full attention is necessary for this step -- only push down with pressure to seat the EEPROM when all the pins are aligned in the correct socket holes.

There are also numerous pins on the analog boards that connect up to the main board sockets. Same issue here, although these pins look more robust.

I just ordered a LiM board set to compare to my current Analog 2/OG setup. I already like the OG version plenty so the comparison should be interesting. I won’t be drinking zinfandel during the install.
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williamdc
50 posts
 
Almost forgot: An anti static wrist strap and a way to ground it is highly recommended to prevent the EEPROM chip from getting zapped. Even more importantly, the strap will prevent any of the sensitive chips on the Yggy boards from getting wrecked via a static discharge. A grounded anti static mat that the Yggy parts rest on may also be prudent depending on the work table situation.

koestner
675 posts
 
I usually ground myself by working in bare feet on a concrete floor. This seems to work fine as I have never felt any static shock. I feel pretty confident after finding out that I don’t have to solder the chip to the board.
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