Schiit yggdrasil + Less Is More vs. Denafrips Pontus II

I also use the I2S input on my Pontus II.  I have a Sonore Ultradigital to convert from USB to I2S over HDMI.  Worked without a hiccup.

    I think the talk about fuse upgrades comes from the Holo May offerings?

  Happy Pontus II owner here, still burning in- deciding on OG firmware or the FPGA upgrade version.  It is mellowing out with time, more detail, esp in the high end.

SACD via i2s is the best sound from my standalone headphone sys...Aria phones.

@nutty who is the US Denafrips dealer you found?

I owned a Schitt Yggdrasil OG and was considering a LIM conversion. Schitt reluctantly admitted that the LIM has less detail. Less detail reminds me of a Spring 3 KTE. The OG can be bright on a few recordings, depending upon the rest of your system. In most systems I am sure it is fine. When I say a few, one comes to mind, and it may well have been recorded bright. If into mods, virtually no one is, I would recommend a Lampizator Amber 3, and probably a 4. The output caps need to be bypassed, or upgraded to/by V-Cap ODAMs, or ODAMs bypassed with CuFT's. There is an adapter available on ebay that will allow you to convert the 12A? Tube to a 6SN7 which is an awesome upgrade, but the cover cannot be used with the bigger tube. That will blow away any of the DACs anywhere near 3K that I have heard.

jaybe - I’m using Vinshine Audio however there based in Singapore. Alvin Chee is a total professional. You can reach him through the website. 

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