One small correction: Whenever JRiver introduces a new version they offer upgrade discounts to those who have licensed versions of prior programs. So there's no penalty to falling behind the latest version. I use V. 29 and did not upgrade to V.30, because there was little if anything of...

Strawberry and JRiver Media Center

I'll add my 2 cents, as a Linux noob. As others have suggested, use ALSA when you set up your music player, not pulseaudio. I use Linux Mint and find it very noob friendly. It's a derivative of Ubuntu, which is probably the most popular distro. But Mint is very familiar to Windows users...

Amen to that. I've had my Quads for longer than I care to remember. Don't overlook tube amps, such as the ones lafish mentioned. I have three transistor amps, including Quad's 303 and Elite integrated and, although they are fine sounding amps, I always go back to my tube amp. Enjoy your...

@Jason Stoddard Will the Aegir be unconditionally stable into all loads? Specifically, will Aegir be happy driving Quad ESL speakers?

Oops. Don't know what happened with this erroneous post.

Yup. Still alive, but haven't used my Source for a while. I do much of my listening via my Yggy.

This weekend I compared my upgraded Yggy (I’ll call it Yggy B) to my friend’s original Yggy (Yggy A). My audio buddy and I both listen mostly to speaker systems. His system comprises Windows 10 computer with JRiver Music Center (fed by NAS), Paul Pang USB card, Mutec MC-3 + USB, Freya, Line...

Amen.

LouS, I've owned my Quad 57s for 40 years (yeah, I'm an old audiophile) and I've not been able to find other speakers that please me as much. I've flirted with Apogee Stages, Martin Logan CLS, and Maggies of various sorts, but I stick with my Quads. I'm pretty new to headphones, though, and...

Earnmyturns, Did you yield to your "audiophool" side or follow your science/engineering instincts? My upgraded Yggy arrives this Wednesday and I'm considering what to do. Right now, I'm inclined to just insert my Yggy into my active listening system and let 'er rip. That way, I can assess...

Be patient, Paladin79. In not too many years they will give you grandchildren and all will be good. Then you'll have the opportunity to introduce your grandkids to audio and, perhaps, vinyl. Oops, wrong forum for that. I meant digital audio.

Thanks for your kind wish, but I meant that I was number 82 on the Schiit upgrade list. I still have a bit to go before 82 years. Us old guys gotta listen to tunes, too!

I guess the dam has broken. I was 82 this past weekend and I got an upgrade notice from Schiit today. Woohoo! I will use my Dangerous Source dac while my Yggy is away and I will report back about how Source compares to Yggy2...and add my two cents to other posts about how Yggy1 compares to Yggy2.

Sorry, fat finger syndrome.