UPDATE: I received my order. There are no scratches or blemishes. The unit appears to be new. And of course it sounds great.

UPDATE I've ordered another Yggdrasil GS, this time a black one. Hopefully there will be no problems with this order. I will let everyone know what I receive.

UPDATE Schiit issued a full refund including the original shipping charge and also did not deduct a restocking fee. I've mentioned before that I do like the sound of the Yggy GS. I would have preferred that they send me a new exchange unit, but this is fine. Now the question is whether I...

UPDATE: I requested that Schiit either: Email me a return shipping label and offer a full refund including original shipping and not deduct a restocking fee OR Email a return shipping label and ship a replacement Yggy GS via 2nd Day delivery at their cost. Schiit offered a full refund and...

If I had ordered a B-Stock unit I wouldn't have been surprised by the blemishes and big scratch, but this was a regular A-Stock order and everything should have been brand new except for the analog boards which include the used DAC chips.

It does sound good, but they should remove the following from the description of the Yggy GS: 1. Two Analog 1 cards in an otherwise complete new-production Yggdrasil. AND explicitly state that the chassis is also used (and whatever else they reused from the innards).

But the thing is, the Yggy GS product page says exactly this: 1. Two Analog 1 cards in an otherwise complete new-production Yggdrasil. So whoever is answering customer service emails is clueless. Not only that but they were so lazy they didn't even fill in the stock reply: ""I am sorry about...

Here is what Schiit's website says in the description for the Yggdrasil GS: 1. Two Analog 1 cards in an otherwise complete new-production Yggdrasil. I ordered the regular unit, NOT a B-stock and here is what I received: Scratch on the front panel where it curves to the top panel Nicks on...

After more burn in, the bass has showed up in a big way, from top to bottom. Now has the expected V-shape FR.

They look awesome.  Soundstage is good for a closed back.

Yes, out of the box.  With burn-in it has transitioned away from mid-bassy to a more balanced sound.  Sounds quite nice, somewhat similar to the old Denon D7000. Anticipating a bit more sub bass with more burn in.

Out of the box it was bass light. After 12 hours of burn in, the bass has filled out some, but the sub-bass still needs more oomph.

Interesting. Thanks for the explanation Magickman.. I'll have to try one out one of these days.

Interesting LugBug. What do you think is different about the NADs that makes them quiet with sensitive phones?

Nice! I like how the lava lamp accents all the warm wood.