I'm looking forward to your impressions after the 100 hour mark. Your initial impressions has me intrigued being a yggdrasil analog 1 owner. I really love the sound of original yggy so I'm on the fence about upgrading. Also, would you be willing to comment on soundstage differences between...

For me, it will end when instruments and vocals sound the way they do in real life. Being around live music my entire life (my Dad in a rock band and myself a previous concert band geek) I have long desired the day when hifi sounds as good as live music, and with my current setup I would say I'm...

How do you guys feel about the Furman PST-8D?Seems like one of the cheapest ways to go to get their LiFT technology.

Ahh, gotcha! I'll do this next time. Thanks for the tip! (:

The yggy I have has been plugged into a battery backup and has been turned on non stop for almost 2 years. After reading what some of you wrote about turning it off every so often, I decided to give it a try to see if anything would change. I turned it off before bed and left it off for 8...

Making the music sound more listenable with better imaging and soundstage is my main goal. I don't really need closed cans so I'm open to any suggestions really. I really like the Schiit stack as well. I had to sell pretty much everything I own to afford it, but some things in life are worth the...

Are the Sony z1r any good for rock and pop music? I mostly listen to bands like AC/DC, 90's grunge, top 40 and so on. My current setup is erc-3 - > schiit yggy - > schiit rag - > oppo pm2. Balanced connection from start to finish. Sadly, the pm2 is the only headphone I've heard on this setup...

  Sorry for the late response. Between letting the Yggy break in and being busy I haven't had a chance to post until now.   I might not be the best person to give a comparison type of impression since the only other DAC I own right now is the iDSD. I also have not heard either the Grace or...

  Thanks for the info, but I'm sorry to inform you the Yggdrasil just shipped yesterday. :) Placed order on 03-15-16 and it shipped 28 days later. Not to shabby.   Good luck with your Ragnarok purchase. I think you're going to love it. :)

Has anyone ordered a Yggdrasil in the past month, and if so, has it shipped out to you yet? I placed an order for one a few weeks ago during the rolling backorder, and I'm trying to gauge when to expect shipment. Any info is appreciated.

  I like it! In fact I like it so much I plan on selling my iCAN SE, iDSD, and anything I can around the house to buy the Pro iCAN and Pro iDSD after they both come out. Thinking/Hoping the IFI Pro series might be end game gear for me. :)

I personally went with the iDSD with iCAN SE over the iDAC or IDAC2 with iCAN SE. I did this because the iDSD (At least on paper) should beat the iDAC and iDAC2 in terms of SQ when using any of these units as just a DAC. The iDSD comes with 2 burr brown chips while the iDAC and iDAC2 only comes...

  I purchased an iCAN Micro SE about a week ago to go with my iDSD Micro and yes, the sound quality improvement is quite obvious. Fuller, smoother and more realistic compared to the amp section of the iDSD.   Also the bass boost and 3D settings on the iCAN SE is different/better then the iDSD's...

No I haven't. Thinking about getting the HA-2 with PM-3 though, or maybe saving up an extra $300 and getting the HA-2 with PM-2 lol. Still having a little trouble deciding since 95% of my listening is at home. 

Thanks for the info.   I am definitely leaning towards the PM-3/HA-2 combo now. :)