Hope there are still audiophiles smarter than me still interested in commenting about dropouts because I ran into a similar problem for which I need help with when I introduced the Yggdrasil dac into my system running off a Grover Huffman digital cable (as recommended in this stream) connected to the digital out of my CD player. I was hearing occasional dropouts which I subsequently was able, thru experimentation, to duplicate/induce by switching on or off a nearby fluorescent fixture or a clothes dryer in an adjacent room. Incandescent switches in the room have no affect.
Not clear to me yet whether these components share a conmmom AC line. I have tried several lesser cost different digital cables both coax and xlr with no difference. And, oh yes, the CD player need not be spinning. I can see the sample rate indicators on the Yggdrasil flashing off momentarily when I hit the fluorescent switch
Not clear to me yet whether these components share a conmmom AC line. I have tried several lesser cost different digital cables both coax and xlr with no difference. And, oh yes, the CD player need not be spinning. I can see the sample rate indicators on the Yggdrasil flashing off momentarily when I hit the fluorescent switch