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.... relative of Nearly Headless Nick?
Pretty much his twin, I'd say. Except that Nearly Headless Nick actually is dead.
.... relative of Nearly Headless Nick?
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I've been wondering the same thing, but the Aegis with the Yggy A2 at Canjam NYC in the ZMF room sounded phenomenal. I don't recall if it was connected directly with RCA, or some sort of XLR to RCA conversion but maybe someone else can chime in. It was definitely the best sounding combo of any DAC and amp I've heard.Has anyone paired their Aegis with a Yggy A2? There’s a nagging voice in the back of my mind that hates the idea of using the inferior single-ended outputs of my Yggy with an amp as nice as the Aegis. I currently use the balanced outputs of the Yggy into my Mjolnir 3 and know I’m getting the best out of the DAC and amp.
Am I being crazy to think the single-ended outputs of my Yggy A2 will be a bottleneck with the Aegis?
I've been wondering the same thing, but the Aegis with the Yggy A2 at Canjam NYC in the ZMF room sounded phenomenal. I don't recall if it was connected directly with RCA, or some sort of XLR to RCA conversion but maybe someone else can chime in. It was definitely the best sounding combo of any DAC and amp I've heard.
Yeah, I wouldn't sweat it. I use a Jensen PO-2XR XLR->SE converter with my Yggy A2 and Stratus but I'm not sure the difference is worth worrying about.Moral of the story, I’m not going to let this theoretical issue dissuade me from considering picking up an Aegis. Thanks for the input everyone!
You could always convert XLR -> RCA if you prefer the XLR output. I have yet to wire up a 1:1 Lundahl/Cinemag XLR -> RCA, but various cheap active bump box works pretty well (with my Aegis DIY), like the Henry Engineering Matchbox HD or the Aphex 124B.Has anyone paired their Aegis with a Yggy A2? There’s a nagging voice in the back of my mind that hates the idea of using the inferior single-ended outputs of my Yggy with an amp as nice as the Aegis. I currently use the balanced outputs of the Yggy into my Mjolnir 3 and know I’m getting the best out of the DAC and amp.
Am I being crazy to think the single-ended outputs of my Yggy A2 will be a bottleneck with the Aegis?
Yeah it was just connected to the RCA outs!I'm pretty confident it was connected to the RCA outs, maybe @zach915m can confirm.
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You could always convert XLR -> RCA if you prefer the XLR output. I have yet to wire up a 1:1 Lundahl/Cinemag XLR -> RCA, but various cheap active bump box works pretty well (with my Aegis DIY), like the Henry Engineering Matchbox HD or the Aphex 124B.
I assume you guys have compared using the RCA outs from your Yggy to using the balanced out converted to SE with these external transformers. Was it a clear improvement or just a change in flavor?Yeah, I wouldn't sweat it. I use a Jensen PO-2XR XLR->SE converter with my Yggy A2 and Stratus but I'm not sure the difference is worth worrying about.
I don't have a Yggy, but I mostly use pro Dacs with no RCA out. Was expecting huge different compare to a simple xlr -> rca cable but for my case, just a slight change in sound flavor (and wider range of volume control since my xlr signal is very hot).I assume you guys have compared using the RCA outs from your Yggy to using the balanced out converted to SE with these external transformers. Was it a clear improvement or just a change in flavor?