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Re: Schiit Yggdrasil Review/Impressions thread (production)
« Reply #100 on: May 06, 2015, 07:13:29 PM »

I'm going to conduct this test next time I have a visitor.  I'll play them a song using the headphone out on my MBP and then switch to the Yggdrasil.  To me the difference is so enormous (and I feel that my ears are nothing special/I have lots to learn about critical listening) that I think anyone, regardless of experience, will be able to immediately hear the difference. 



Thats  not going to work, I tried with  several colleagues with different gear.
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Re: Schiit Yggdrasil Review/Impressions thread (production)
« Reply #101 on: May 06, 2015, 07:15:42 PM »

Thats  not going to work, I tried with  several colleagues with different gear.


Hell, I'm pretty sure that you can convince someone that two identical MBPs sound different if you slap an audiophile sticker on one :P
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Re: Schiit Yggdrasil Review/Impressions thread (production)
« Reply #102 on: May 06, 2015, 07:20:28 PM »

Hell, I'm pretty sure that you can convince someone that two identical MBPs sound different if you slap an audiophile sticker on one :P

Just use a Macbook and a Macbook Pro. Apple's already done the work for you.
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Re: Schiit Yggdrasil Review/Impressions thread (production)
« Reply #103 on: May 06, 2015, 11:43:43 PM »

Getting back to Yggy Dac impressions:

After two days my friend said his is already sounding much better than his Auralic Vega, eg. more detail, no edge or digititus what-so-ever, better separation, instruments in the stage not realized before and stronger dynamics emerging.

Mine's due tomorrow, I like what's being heard so far :)
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Re: Schiit Yggdrasil Review/Impressions thread (production)
« Reply #104 on: May 07, 2015, 12:07:40 AM »

Getting back to Yggy Dac impressions:

After two days my friend said his is already sounding much better than his Auralic Vega, eg. more detail, no edge or digititus what-so-ever, better separation, instruments in the stage not realized before and stronger dynamics emerging.

Mine's due tomorrow, I like what's being heard so far :)

That sounds pretty spot on to my own experience and mirrors others as well.
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Re: Schiit Yggdrasil Review/Impressions thread (production)
« Reply #105 on: May 07, 2015, 12:16:35 AM »

I'd like to hear more from people who have some of the better DACs to compare with. That's the best way - no doubts about what the brain is or isn't getting used to. And which amp/headphones are being used.
The first few days impressions were those of a "technical DAC". I'd suggest to ask your friend again around 110-120 hours. For me, and someone else too, that was when I got some of the first good signs of what was about to come. :)

It's 1:15am and I should be sleeping but am clearly not. Not sure what the problem could be...

« Last Edit: May 07, 2015, 12:37:26 AM by Negura »
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Re: Schiit Yggdrasil Review/Impressions thread (production)
« Reply #106 on: May 07, 2015, 03:36:06 AM »

Gentlemen,

I'm the proud new owner of the Yggdrasil! I sold my Mjolnir and Gungnir to help defray the cost of Yggy so I'm in need of an amp. I have the Ether on order and am trying to choose between Cavalli's new Liquid Crimson and forthcoming Carbon. I would be very grateful for any advice especially from anyone who has heard Yggy with either amp. I confess to having some qualms about the Crimson being single-ended. Will single-ended gimp Yggy? Cost is secondary to sonic quality.
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Re: Schiit Yggdrasil Review/Impressions thread (production)
« Reply #107 on: May 07, 2015, 03:42:04 AM »

Great Balanced > Great SE >>> Merely Good Balanced > Merely Good SE >>> Mediocre Balanced >~= Mediocre SE

Get the best amp you can get and don't worry about balanced for not.

Let this topic be spoken of no more.
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Re: Schiit Yggdrasil Review/Impressions thread (production)
« Reply #108 on: May 07, 2015, 03:54:09 AM »

Gentlemen,

I'm the proud new owner of the Yggdrasil! I sold my Mjolnir and Gungnir to help defray the cost of Yggy so I'm in need of an amp. I have the Ether on order and am trying to choose between Cavalli's new Liquid Crimson and forthcoming Carbon. I would be very grateful for any advice especially from anyone who has heard Yggy with either amp. I confess to having some qualms about the Crimson being single-ended. Will single-ended gimp Yggy? Cost is secondary to sonic quality.

Oh if it's between the Crimson or Carbon, by all means get the Crimson and don't look back. As good as the Carbon is for it's price point, the Crimson is in another league. Alex does great work with hybrid amps. You won't regret the Crimson/Yggy pairing unless you want something warm, slow and gooey instead.
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Re: Schiit Yggdrasil Review/Impressions thread (production)
« Reply #109 on: May 07, 2015, 03:54:25 AM »

No one can be categorized as having a singular 'hearing quotient'. I'm guessing that Marv's is a convenient subjective grouping based on his own intuition.

The audiophile hearing quotient bell curve takes into account age, damaged ears, concentration, training, lack of training, stupidity, placebo effect, confirmation bias (which goes both ways), ability to communicate, sensitivities, etc. The curve does not reflect human potential, but things as they are, for whatever reason they are.

At one time, I truly wanted to believe that we all mostly hear the same (assuming non damaged ears), but now I am starting to understand what matters is the way things are, not what they could be.
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