DENAFRIPS Terminator and Schiit Yggdrasil Evaluation and Comparison
Has anyone yet been able to do a direct comparison between a Terminator and an Yggdrasil analog B version ? I recently had the upgrade done on my ygdrasil and it is a noticeable difference.. For the better... I'm not concerned with the USB upgrade as I only use the AES/EBU input as I found it is superior to usb when using a reclocker.. Anyone? |
@zoophaugus you probably already know but if not you should check out Schitt's new USB implementation they will roll out in 2020 on their DACs, a new fresh design by them. Mike Moffat usually doesn't make a big deal about things but apparently it really is a big deal, they think it sounds quite different then the USB GEN 5 im a good way and is even better sounding than SPDIF. I've never purchased a Schitt DAC but I think I am excited enough to patiently wait until the USB is implemented and purchase a Gumby or Yggydrasil in the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUBFtqNpC7U&feature=youtu.be&t=655&fbclid=IwAR09FYCDZwNX... |
If you spend some time on the forums or a lot of time like I did you would see that the general consensus is that the AES / EBU input is superior to spdif. When I bought my yggy in early 2016 schiit was going on about their new usb3 input which mine came with.. And then came the even better new gen5 usb.. And now apparently theirs another one in the works... I've had some one PM me on the DDC I use and he was reluctant to purchase it as he had the new "gen5 usb" . Well a few weeks later I get another PM from thus same person thanking me as the DDC via AES / EBU totally beat out the new gen5 usb... This made me feel really good as I skipped an upgrade step from schiit and still came out on top... In case your wondering I use a Matrix audio X spdif 2 DDC powered with a Uptone audio LPS1.2 linear power supply.. |
That's really interesting that AES /EBU is superior to SPDIF, I was wondering why Mike in the latest video did not mention that in this comparison to why he was trying to make USB good or better, in his case the latest development of USB they are working on in the beta stage is so good that "why even bother with SPDIF". But if what you say is that AES /EBU is better than SPDIF, than I'm not sure why SDPIF could be the ideal way to go about things. In the case you are using the Matrix Audio interface, may I ask what your chain is specifically to get a better picture? In particular, what is the transport you use and how does it connect to your Matrix interface. If you are using a laptop with USB (just case and point) since it is using proprietary XMOS U208, could you say you are still comparing that to USB gen 5 even though you eventually feed into the Yggydrasil with AES /EBU? If you are not feeding the audio via USB into the Matrix perhaps you are using something else I guess. |
