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Schiit Yggy DAC is . . . wow

I have been chasing a digital sound for about 10 years and I finally found it. Sprung for a Schiit Yggdrasil DAC (Less is More option) and I haven't been able to get off my couch since I set it up. I have Spatial Open Baffle M5 speakers and I never knew how good they could sound until now. My streamer is a Wiim Ultra, which allowed me the budget for the $2,200 DAC. I have to sing the praises of this DAC. Wanted to recommend it to anyone who might be looking for a streaming upgrade. Don't listen to anyone saying all DACs sound the same. If that were true, I'd be outdoors shooting baskets right now instead of glued to my couch, listening to every playlist I own to hear it again for the first time. 

mysteriousmrm
deep_333
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Welcome to the Schiity way...

I ran a blind A/B comparison with a Cadillac MSB and a yggdrasil sometime ago. 3 out of the 4 guys in it repeatedly picked the yggdrasil.

Your wallet didn't get robbed and..... You can do a secret laugh now or a very wide grin  cheekus maximus, when you see a msb or dcs guy.

 

 

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jayctoy
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If you can match the yagdrassil they will perform. I have the gungnir Iam using Cambridge cxc as transport , this combo sound good, when I use my Raysonic 238 as transport the gungnir sound went to the next level. I did not know it is this good.

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jayctoy
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Op I have both Gungnir and audio mirror dac t3.They sound different both are very good dac.Its a matter of preference, on my systems the audio mirror is musical and holographic but the gungnir has more impact and has better transient. I both love them.

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ghdprentice
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Congratulations. I have a Gundir for my office system and had a Yggy for some to test while helping a friend choose one. He chose the Yggy. Great for the money. 

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buellrider97
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@yyzsantabarbara , thank you for your very informative breakdown of the various Yiggy’s. Question , I have an original A series ( under 1000 serial # ) Yiggy. Where is this DAC in comparison to the ones you describe? Same as OG , or OOG ? 😆 The only updated is Schiit put in a gen 5 usb. Thanks , Mike B. 

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