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Author Topic: This is Wyrd! Holy Schiit Batman! Schiit Wyrd Impressions.  (Read 35822 times)

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Re: This is Wyrd! Holy Schiit Batman! Schiit Wyrd Impressions.
« Reply #70 on: July 11, 2014, 05:45:04 AM »
Any expectation that the X-Sabre may improve from the Wyrd? It doesn't use power from the 5V.

Also should we expect to need the Wyrd with the Yggdrasil? Or is there a Wyrd baked in?
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Re: This is Wyrd! Holy Schiit Batman! Schiit Wyrd Impressions.
« Reply #71 on: July 11, 2014, 07:06:18 AM »
Quote from: Maxvla on July 11, 2014, 05:45:04 AM
Any expectation that the X-Sabre may improve from the Wyrd? It doesn't use power from the 5V.

Also should we expect to need the Wyrd with the Yggdrasil? Or is there a Wyrd baked in?

Possibly since it does more than just isolate power from the bus.

Last I heard baked in.
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Re: This is Wyrd! Holy Schiit Batman! Schiit Wyrd Impressions.
« Reply #72 on: July 11, 2014, 07:45:29 AM »
@marvey: I saw you post in the turntable thread and the shout box about the Wyrd and Modi combo.


If you have a chance, can you elaborate on your impressions? I have never heard a Modi and I am not sure what people think of the Modi pre-Wyrd. (I guess I should search) But I am curious how much difference the Wyrd makes with the Modi.


How does the Wyrd+Modi compare to the Bifrost Uber USB 2?


Also, not sure if you have any experience with the HRT microStreamer, but I would be curious to know how the Wyrd+Modi combo compares to the microStreamer.


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Re: This is Wyrd! Holy Schiit Batman! Schiit Wyrd Impressions.
« Reply #73 on: July 11, 2014, 09:54:08 PM »
Quote from: Maxvla on July 11, 2014, 05:45:04 AM
Any expectation that the X-Sabre may improve from the Wyrd? It doesn't use power from the 5V.

Also should we expect to need the Wyrd with the Yggdrasil? Or is there a Wyrd baked in?

I would be really interrested in this too. I run mine directly from a laptop from a USB 3 port, and while the usb on the X-sabre is really good I think the ports on my laptop are really bad :P
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Re: This is Wyrd! Holy Schiit Batman! Schiit Wyrd Impressions.
« Reply #74 on: July 12, 2014, 12:13:47 AM »
I can't comment on Wyrd with X-Sabre but I have one connected to a Bifrost which also doesn't use power from the 5V. I haven't really been able to distinguish any changes in the frequency response or overall sound (with HE-500) but my ears might not be as sensitive as some on this board. However, I previously had some background noise that I was pretty sure that was DAC related which has now gone away completely. It was already very small but enough that the background feels much blacker when listening to music at reasonable levels. That's all I wanted the Wyrd to do so I'm pretty happy with it overall.
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Re: This is Wyrd! Holy Schiit Batman! Schiit Wyrd Impressions.
« Reply #75 on: July 12, 2014, 02:10:24 AM »
I purchased my Wyrd for the same reason as 'thatguy' as I was also having some background USB noise leak downstream despite the fact that my DAC (Yulong DA8) also does not draw from the 5V. Cutting off the 5V leads on the USB cable did not do anything about the noise so I took a plunge on the Wyrd.

I am happy to say that this noise is now gone and the background is dark as night, so mission accomplished. As far as sonics go, I haven't done much in ways of A/Bing so I'm not confident in commenting about that.
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Re: This is Wyrd! Holy Schiit Batman! Schiit Wyrd Impressions.
« Reply #76 on: July 14, 2014, 07:44:05 PM »
Any word on when or if they plan to add EU version?
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Re: This is Wyrd! Holy Schiit Batman! Schiit Wyrd Impressions.
« Reply #77 on: July 14, 2014, 07:53:49 PM »
Not that I know but it looks like you should in the least be able to buy the appropriate power supply for your country after the fact.  Just need to right specs for it!
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Re: This is Wyrd! Holy Schiit Batman! Schiit Wyrd Impressions.
« Reply #78 on: July 14, 2014, 10:30:37 PM »
I thought I heard word on an EU version so I was holding for it, if not I would just get it straight away. Preferably would like to use it without a step down adapter, EU/UK ones are a pain in a butt to search for if you are not ordering a bunch.
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Re: This is Wyrd! Holy Schiit Batman! Schiit Wyrd Impressions.
« Reply #79 on: July 14, 2014, 11:46:05 PM »
Not sure if this was asked earlier, but does anyone know if the Wyrd carries power? I use a Wavelength Wavelink as my USB/SPDIF converter, and it has an internal battery that's constantly charged via USB.

I do get occasional pops and clicks when using my computer while listening to music, so I'm thinking this might be just the device to eliminate that. I'm just concerned that it won't charge my Wavelink if the USB doesn't carry power.

If it cleans up the audio as much as it has for you guys, then that's another nice benefit :)
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