Hot off the press: Yggdrasil review

Grannyring, something about your post doesn't sit right...

First, you know well that Schiit sells direct, so there are no dealers where people can "listen before buying", unless they get lucky and know someone else in their city that bought one. So why say that?

But second, and more importantly, Schiit has a 15-day return policy, with a very modest restock fee, so in fact it's already established that people CAN listen before buying. And in actuality, every single purchase is a 15-day audition before it becomes an actual final transaction. So listening before buying is built in, and goes without saying.

As for knowing 3 guys who all have good ears...I know guys too, but I've never accompanied any of them to an Audiologist and/or asked to see the results of their hearing examination.

But I'm sure the Luxman sounds fantastic, I have no doubt about that. It's also $5K, more than double the price of the Schiit Dac. But what's an extra $2700 between friends, right?

Full disclosure: I do not now nor have I ever owned a Schiit product, and I have no plans to purchase one in the immediate future. But I do enjoy DAC discussions, walks in the moonlight, puppies wearing hats, and strawberry flavored cream cheese.

You're making my point, Grannyring. No, I don't approve more of the Audiophile reviewer's ears. Just as I hope nobody on this forum decides to buy, or not buy, an item because you know three guys with "good ears". I'm sure you'll agree that as hearsay goes, that takes the cake.

The irony is you pointing out that you know people who've sold their Schiit DAC. Meanwhile, you bought your Luxman DAC here on Audiogon used - which means someone didn't like it and sold it to you, just like people have sold the Schiit. See where I'm going with this?

15 days = 360 hours. If that's not enough for proper burn-in, I'm selling all of my possessions and going to live in the woods with the wolves.

Your post just seemed like a mild case of thread-crapping, just my opinion. Maybe others feel differently.

@Grannyring, I don't look at someone's activity level on a forum and use that as an indicator of their intelligence or experience, but YMMV. And I welcome dissenting experience - I simply prefer that it be of the firsthand variety, but again that's just me.

As for assuming that people will not run the unit 24/7, in fact Schiit has emphasized that the unit should not be powered off. It should be run 24/7 - once powered on for the first time, it should be left on. That's directly from Schiit.