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New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions

Okay, so I’ve finally (on order over 2 months) received my Schiit Yggdrasil. The unit arrived in exactly perfect condition (i.e. well packaged).

Upon first (and second) listening through all sources/inputs, I would need a stethoscope to discern any difference among my current components and connectivity. I also cannot detect any difference using the phase inversion button.

I suppose the aforementioned is a testament to how good my current system (before/without Yggy) already sounds. :)

I can easily A-B test because the Yggy is hooked in via balanced and my other components are also hooked directly to amp via RCA or USB.

Also, obviously I have NOT let the unit "burn in" for days because I just got it, however, it has come to full operational temperature after being powered on continuously over 24 hours.

System configuration: (Yggdrasil > XLR > Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amplifier > Golden Ear Triton Reference speakers )
all cables blue jeans cables "best" offering

Emotiva ERC-3 CD player > AES/EBU > Yggdrasil
Oppo UDP-205 blue ray player > coax > Yggdrasil
Samsung SMT-C5320 cable box > optical > Yggdrasil
Gateway NV79 Windows 10 64-bit computer > USB > Yggdrasil

I’ll be patient, but if there are any suggestions to "try" in order to hear *some* audible difference, that would be great. Appreciate any feedback you have.

Thanks.
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Greetings and congrats on the Yggy. About "burn in". It is not a generic term used by audiophiles for a few different things. In this case it is the leaving the DAC on that is wanted.I have a Gungnir (bought per-owned) btw. The reason has nothing to do with heat or keeping it warm. The on state keeps the capacitors fully "formed" and the power supply section stable. Other components like IC chips, resistors, etc. are also at their ready operating state. I had been using the DAC in the BlueSound Node2. Everyone who has heard the comparison reports the new DAC preferred. However you will not have an AHA..OMG awakening. What I think you will find is after 10 hours or so you will realize that everything sounds more musical and enjoyable. At these levels of performance things are very incremental.
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I have the Oppo 105D player.  Frankly, I don’t understand why anyone would regard Oppo in the same class as the Schiit.
The Oppo is one dimensional compared to my Gungnir Multibit.
In every dimension the Gungy blows away the Oppo. It’s not a small difference by any standard.
Maybe the new Oppo player is better.
I stupidly opted to buy the 105D used at a high price when the newer Oppo was available.
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@jerroldls - thank you.

@rvpiano - the new Oppo UDP-205 is purportedly better than the 105D, as reported by numerous owners (of both) on the AVS forum. The "dimensionality" aspect you refer too is also something ghosthouse mentioned and I am focusing my evaluation listening so as to concentrate on that. I appreciate your feedback.
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Anybody who has had both the Oppo 105D and the UDP-205 care to comment on the differences. (So I can beat myself up further.)
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fact that the Yggy is mulitbit R2R ladder technology, whereas the other DACs I have are all Delta-Sigma. Further, the buzz is such that it leads one to believe mulitbit is "audibly better".
This is correct, when both are trying to convert pcm, cd, 16/44 or 24/96 or dxd. As Multibit is "bit perfect" converting these files, where Delta-Sigma can only give a facsimile of them.

Quote MoJo Music:
" When a PCM file is played on a (Delta Sigma), 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 (Delta Sigma) sounds better than PCM, when in fact, it is just that the chip in most modern single-bit (Delta Sigma) DACs do a poor job of decoding PCM."

Cheers George
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