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    Schiit Yggdrasil Impressions thread

    I have never had a problem with this. I have XLR out from Yggy+ A2/OG to a Burson 3XGT and SE out a Douk pre-amp which then goes SE out, also into the 3XGT. I have changed Yggy+ outputs with both the direct-to-3XGT and pre-amp connections all ‘live’ with no problem whatsoever. I never had an A1...
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    Schiit Yggdrasil Impressions thread

    You won’t be sorry. A2 is a beaut. Well snagged.
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    Schiit Yggdrasil Impressions thread

    It’s so sad that A2 has been phased out and is so unobtainium even on the secondary market now. It really is something special. I do wish you well finding one.
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    Burson Soloist 3X Performance Head/Pre Amp - 8Wpc XLR with MUSE72320 volume control

    You might think about investing in a power conditioner as well. Good ones aren’t cheap. I have clean power where I am so I’m not a v good info source but loads out there— PS Audio, Audioquest, Plixir to name a few more frequently cited.
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    HiFiMan Susvara

    I’m thinking again about Envy too. The other option im considering is to buy a Schiit Freya+ (I have some good NOS tube) and a set of Tyrs, and alteratively use the GT or Freya+ as pre-amps into the Tyrs, ie listen to Sus connected to the Tyrs from the speaker taps. I know at least 1 other user...
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    Burson Soloist 3X Performance Head/Pre Amp - 8Wpc XLR with MUSE72320 volume control

    I posted the below over on the Susvara thread at the request of a user there and then got crickets in response - so reposting here fwiw. Hope it helps somebody. *** Ok so I have done as I promised and conducted A/B comparison for Burson 3xGT with V6 vs V7 Vivid op amps. I replaced all 6 op...
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    HiFiMan Susvara

    Ok so I have done as I promised and conducted A/B comparison for Burson 3xGT with V6 vs V7 Vivid op amps. I replaced all 6 op amps - volume and gain stage. Note that given the nature of the comparison and that I only have 1 3XGT, I made notes while listening rather than rapid back to back A/B...
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    HiFiMan Susvara

    Get the v7 Vivids man- they transform Aryas into something another level up. Bass def and impact, the tendency to slight shoutiness in the upper mids is gone, imaging much more precise, depth improves. Dynamics still good at low listening volume I turned off the EQ I had going - Aryas don’t need...
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    Schiit Yggdrasil Impressions thread

    Yes to all above - and yes that’s my concern- jitter with the conversions. Once I get a new server (and yes it’s in another part of the house distant from Yggy, Rendu is right next to Yggy) I aim to compare the Rendu (USB) vs PI2AES (AES) and then decide which to keep.
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    Burson Soloist 3X Performance Head/Pre Amp - 8Wpc XLR with MUSE72320 volume control

    Now is a good time to consider to upgrade to the V7s - but agree Burson should replace— also you should’ve received in your original packaging a small plastic box with six tiny op amps in it. These are test opamps and can be inserted into the same receptacles that your V6s fit, you can use them...
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    Schiit Yggdrasil Impressions thread

    My concern about my own set up using a dedicated Macbook laptop is that the laptop has only USB-C ports, so I have to use a USB-C- to- Ethernet adapter to send audio data out to my Sonore Optical Rendu. The final step before the Rendu is optical cable, and it works fine (most of the time- every...
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    Cayin C9: Dual Nutube, Fully Balanced Class A/AB Portable HeadAmp

    Yes! Can we please have a sign up sheet, maybe a reviewer tour!
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    HiFiMan Susvara

    https://www.bursonaudio.com/products/supreme-sound-opamp-v7/ Pls see the chart on this page for comparisons, they are pretty spot on. Listening today (as is my usual pattern) just via HD650 since its day 1 (I never start with a new Burson upgrade on Susvara, so more when I get there). Apart...
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    Schiit Yggdrasil Impressions thread

    Many in the thread have reported different SQ with AES/coax into Yggy vs Unison ISB. Your impression?
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    Schiit Yggdrasil Impressions thread

    That’s great news, ie the Yggy OG> Tyr pairing. I’m planning to go down that same path but wasn’t sure if the dac and amp in question might be “too much of a good thing” bass - wise. Sounds like just the opposite, as I hoped.
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