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Any upgraded to a Schiit Yggy Singular?

I’m currently using an original Yggy and got on the list to upgrade mine to their new Yggy Singular (affectionately known as “Byggy”). I just received my notice that my number was up for the upgrade and am a little on the fence about it.

They changed the topography of the Singular to an in house made Delta-Sigma DAC, and they had advised they had run into supply problems for their boards, which created delay. I haven’t heard much about the new version other than the long thread at SBAF, which I take with a grain of salt.

I have some other fish to fry in my rig, but my DAC is ten years old, so an upgrade is probably in order. The upgrade runs $2k. It was highly regarded ten years ago, but there are a lot of new players now, so I’m really coming at this from scratch.
 

Anybody have an opinion on the new Yggy?

pvnasby
yyzsantabarbara
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I should add that to recover from selling the HPA4 preamp, I have ordered the $500 Schiit Valhalla 3 OTL/OCL headphone amp/preamp. It only takes 1 RCA input and has no remote. However, I am getting an audiophile level custom RCA switch built by SpaceTechLab. They were recommended on A’gon.

This passive switch with a knob for input selection (not degrading audio quality) will go into the Valhalla 3 single RCA input. The RCA output of the Valhalla will go into the CODA #16 RCA input. I will also have my tuners connected by RCA (only way) to the passive switch.

I will also have the Byggy connected directly into the #16 with the XLR

Volume for both RCA and XLR can be done via the iPhone, and the Valhalla 3 will have a volume knob for the RCA path, just like the AsgardX.

The reason I am trying this is the best preamp I ever heard is the $33k Allnic OTL/OCL top end model. I am attempting a poor man’s equivalent. Here is a quote by Schiit.

 

Nothing Between You and the Tubes

With Valhalla 3, there’s nothing between the tubes and your headphones. No transformer. No capacitors. You’re hearing nothing but the tubes. This OTL/OCL topology makes Valhalla 3 the rarest of breeds, an amp where tubes directly connect to your headphones. 

 

 

jimintally
39 posts
 

Hey YYZ, mind giving an update on the sound of your new Schitt Singular "Biggy"?

I'm waiting on mine and would love to hear how it is breaking in, for you.

Thanks and Best, Jim.

wlamt22
6 posts
 

Owned the Singular for 4 months - not modified, brand new.

It takes about 17 days of being on before they shape up - caps? chips?  Who knows, but quite disquieting until about day 5.

IMO it crushes all the Schiit DAC's before it - with the Gungnir 2 and MIB doing the best of the rest.

I'm handing it down to one of my sons when I get off this mortal coil.  In fact after 52 years of building kits, selling, modifying, designing listening rooms and my cataclysmic downsizing of 10 years ago. I have my endgame now.

TIDAL->Silent Angel w/ outboard PS network transport->Singular->Kara->Wotan->BMR Philharmonic Monitors v2 on Kanto SX-22 stands with Gaia 3 feet.

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