Has anyone considered this UPS for the Yggy? I find it ideal for the application and quite reasonably priced. I own a Tripp Lite Isolation Transformer and I'm very happy with it.   http://www.provantage.com/tripp-lite-avr550u~7TRPL1JV.htm

I know, after asking Tripp Lite, that the Isolation Transformer does not like to have another conditioner in line with it, as it sees it as a resistance. Same with the Voltage Regulator. Is either of the two, and by far, the Isolation Transformer provides more overall protection and noise...

Ok thanks. I take it there's no harm then. Good to know. What about if the laptop is running before connecting the USB cable to the always running Yiggy? I like to set up my player and files in the laptop from a more comfortable position before I plug the DAC's USB cable to it. I guess there...

Can anyone tell me if one can connect the USB cable from the 'live stand-by' Yggy to a laptop even if the laptop is off and then power on the laptop? I ask because in Audio Gd realm, the laptop goes ON first and then the DAC. If the Yggy needs to be ON all the time, this cannot be done and the...

Just one more question for those in the know with the Yggdrasil:   Is it difficult to install the USB driver in Win 8.1? What about the coexistence with other (picky) drivers like that for the Audio Gd NFB 3 (2014)? I would like to keep them both so I can compare both devices, in the beginning...

Ok guys, got it. I'm just not used to leaving audio components always ON. I warm them up for a while and then I listen to the music. When I'm done, I just turn it off. I guess it's my Old School mentality. Given this is an expensive kit, I would not want to 'waste it' but since the builder...

XVampireX,   Thanks! Well, I certainly understand that, it just contradicts other earlier opinions ... But I got it. Just one final question: The 'leaving the DAC all the time' is supposed to be only during the initial warm-up period, correct? Or is it all the time as 'always' no matter how...

Wino, Thanks for your reply. Would it be sufficient to have the Yggdrasil streaming music from my laptop to the amp, while the amp is off? I could not have the amp on all that long as it is tube integrated. Thanks for any warming-up further info.

Ok, just an update ... Yesterday I ordered the Yggdrasil. Expected shipping date late June / early May. Long wait, but worth it. Thanks to all who provided instrumental information for my decision. Can anyone tell me if the initial warming up can be done just by keeping the Yggy On (stand-by)...

Thanks for the info jOewhite!

Thanks, Jones Bob. Would these pair of XLR outputs be male or female? I apologize, but I have never used or seen these connections in the flesh (RCA all the way until now). Thanks again!

IMHO, there are two types of conditioning thresholds with the Yggy, based on everyone's description of its behavior. The first, is the expected burn-in process, typical of most electronic boards and electromechanical components setup in an integrated interactive process. This is just temporary...

Right, thanks.   Just to round this up, I've decided to get the Yggy. After DACLadder having tested and enjoyed the Master 7 for 2.5 years, as he put it, he's overwhelmed with the improvements coming from the Yggy, so I'll just take his experience as a guide here. Cost-wise, these are...

So, out of the box, no DI, would the M7 sound much better than the NFB-7, even using the USB interface exclusively? The answer to this will determine my choice between both against the Yggdrasil alternative.  Thanks!

Excellent information, thank you so much! This is what I'm looking for, exactly. Just a couple more questions, if I may:   1. I'm concerned the Master 7 may be too warm or laid back or slow, relative to the NFB-7, as per some people's descriptions in this forum. According to Kingwa, though...