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If you're saying… does the Yggy compare to 10K+ DACs ? The short answer is NO… why would it ? What makes you say "ultra high end stuff" is overpriced… especially used ?
A "statement DAC worth several thousand" (under 10K ?) is an oxymoron… a statement DAC would certainly be over 20K… perhaps way more-
Sorry.. you asked...
David
High end makers/sellers love this kind of thinking: "It costs more + I can afford it + I must be smart because I earned lots of money + being so smart I naturally understand the economics of building fine things compared to less fine things = I'm going to purchase expensive things so my things will be finer than what so many others buy".
More on topic of OP: I like listening to music converted through YGGY to speakers and look forward to an opportunity to listen critically and make some comparisons and thoughtful notes so I can try and contribute to this thread. Thank you to those who have already!!!
and we have the whole over the top packaging and cosmetics in high end audio - easily several times more money spent on what you look at than what you listen to - the insiders really do call the Rhodium plated solid silver RCA, ect "jewelry"
@Wino YES, that was my question. The reason I asked is because I haven't had the opportunity to personally audition the Yggy myself, and even if I had, I probably would't have been able to compare it well to the ultra (overpriced) high end stuff because I have heard only a couple of high end CDP/DACs. If the answer had been "YES", than I absolutely would't have needed to hear the Yggy and I would have ordered it blindly (or "deafly"). Because, who on earth would pay 10k $ + for something that's inferior to the Yggy. Duh
Also @Wino: Well obviously "ultra (overpriced) high end stuff". I wrote "overpriced" because I believe that most of the "audiophile" brands put unnecessary emphasis on aesthetics and design. I LOVE well designed audio components, but I HATE the idea of paying a premium price for something JUST because it is well designed and performs less than marginally better compared to something which is a few times cheaper. I was so impressed by the MBL 101 x-treme, but as much as I was, I felt like the luxury feel design of the CD player and preamp played an important part in their pricing.
People who worked hard to earn their money are definitely more value conscious than other wealthy people. But do not confuse value consciousness for a great deal of knowledge of audio, or any other hobby for that matter.
How the lack of technical knowledge can influence an otherwise value conscious person to waste money - A very common case in long range shooting:
In the hobby of long range precision shooting, a value conscious person would be happy to spend about $1,500 on a Nightforce scope thinking that he has made the right purchase decision. Why not? The scope has amazing glass, a big objective lens (50+ mm), variable power up to 20x+, fancy reticle design, etc. What the weekend shooter doesn't realize because of his non-scientific approach, is that he has bought an absolutely useless scope for precision shooting (I have nothing against Nightforce, they make good scopes). A SFP (second focal plane) scope renders the MRAD (or MOA) reticle completely useless. The reticle would denominate the angular measurement only at a particular magnification power, so why pay a premium price for a variable power scope when that particular feature makes the scope useless.. and so on.. you get the point.
@noshortcuts Thanks, I look forward to getting more info on how the Yggy sounds with speakers.
The reason I posted the question - which spurred this whole discussion of Yggy vs high end DACs
So to be more precise (I know that this thread, hell, this website isn't intended to discuss speakers), I was looking at something like:
-PC audio player>Yggdrasil>(some preamp)>Mark Levinson No. 532H>JBL Synthesis S4700
Would be cool if someone has experience with these speakers (possibly together with the amp), otherwise I was just curious about general remarks about the Yggy with speakers and comparisons to other higher end DACs