So my Yggdrasil is back and hooked up in my system.
Let me start with the obvious and easy to check items. The serial number has changed completely (and is now prefixed by a "B"). A single sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper with a sticky note indicates the repair order "verification" and "post repair checklist" (all 11 items marked passed). The tech wrote in the external damage of blemishes area "scratches top". This doesn’t make sense (to me) because not only are/were there no scratches anywhere on the unit when I sent it to Schiit, there are still no scratches on the unit after I received it back. Perhaps he checked with a magnifying glass. In any case, suffice it to say the unit appears exactly the same as when I sent it, and was packaged just like a new item (I sent it back with the original packaging).
As to the less obvious but more important aspect of the sound, I’ve listened for the past two hours from a cold start. Of course I need to listen more, but it does appear as though *something* has changed, but at this early stage I cannot put my finger/ear on precisely what. Nothing necessarily better or worse, but different. The bass seems a bit less "forward" or "emphasized" compared to what I previously remember. Also, the "spacing" between the instruments may have increased ever so slightly. I've also checked that all inputs and LEDs work, the temperature (when warmed) is the same, and the initial power on LED flash sequence is the same as before.
Still checking/listening.....
Let me start with the obvious and easy to check items. The serial number has changed completely (and is now prefixed by a "B"). A single sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper with a sticky note indicates the repair order "verification" and "post repair checklist" (all 11 items marked passed). The tech wrote in the external damage of blemishes area "scratches top". This doesn’t make sense (to me) because not only are/were there no scratches anywhere on the unit when I sent it to Schiit, there are still no scratches on the unit after I received it back. Perhaps he checked with a magnifying glass. In any case, suffice it to say the unit appears exactly the same as when I sent it, and was packaged just like a new item (I sent it back with the original packaging).
As to the less obvious but more important aspect of the sound, I’ve listened for the past two hours from a cold start. Of course I need to listen more, but it does appear as though *something* has changed, but at this early stage I cannot put my finger/ear on precisely what. Nothing necessarily better or worse, but different. The bass seems a bit less "forward" or "emphasized" compared to what I previously remember. Also, the "spacing" between the instruments may have increased ever so slightly. I've also checked that all inputs and LEDs work, the temperature (when warmed) is the same, and the initial power on LED flash sequence is the same as before.
Still checking/listening.....