LH Labs Geek Out v2 Discussion Thread

[rmullins08]

Well for full sized options the Yggdrasil is the first thing that comes to mind ...

I believe the underling portion of the quote said for less money

 

[nudd]

The Yggy retails for 2299 (less than the Chord).

 

[Head1]

Hugo is £1400 in the UK which is about $2100. Used it seems to be about £1000/ $1500. From what I gather the yggy has barely been out and is relatively untested. So I don't know how you can say it performs better for less.

 

[rmullins08]

The Yggy retails for 2299 (less than the Chord).

My bad. Didn't backread far enough so thought the conversation was actually about the geek v2

 

[nudd]

Hugo is £1400 in the UK which is about $2100. Used it seems to be about £1000/ $1500. From what I gather the yggy has barely been out and is relatively untested. So I don't know how you can say it performs better for less.

I did say probably and relying purely on people like Purrin who have heard both. You would have to listen to them to actually decide for yourself.

 

[DecentLevi]

The Yggdrasil has only been retailing for about a month but has been out in meets since March and has been tested very extensively. A search for Yggdrasil on these forums will bring up hundreds of pages.

 

[audiofrk]

Hugo is £1400 in the UK which is about $2100. Used it seems to be about £1000/ $1500. From what I gather the yggy has barely been out and is relatively untested. So I don't know how you can say it performs better for less.

I heard both and i back the opinion that he yggy is better than the Hugo, in fact I think the gunnir is better than the hugo

 

[Head1]

I heard both and i back the opinion that he yggy is better than the Hugo, in fact I think the gunnir is better than the hugo

Do you think the gungnir is better than the GOv2?
 
Are there any other DACs (or combos) under $1000 better than the GOv2?

 

[audiofrk]

  Do you think the gungnir is better than the GOv2?
 
Are there any other DACs (or combos) under $1000 better than the GOv2?

I haven't heard the GOv2 so I cant comment sorry,  only hear the GO450.

 

[SoAmusing777]

  Do you think the gungnir is better than the GOv2?
 
Are there any other DACs (or combos) under $1000 better than the GOv2?

Good question.

 

[Khragon]

I have not heard GO v2, but from Purrin's posts, he ranked Gungnir at #6 and GO v2 at #10-12.

 

[pearljam50000]

Can you link to the original post with the rankings? Thanks.

I have not heard GO v2, but from Purrin's posts, he ranked Gungnir at #6 and GO v2 at #10-12.

 

[Khragon]

  I might put the GOv2 is the "Good Stuff", somewhere from #10 to #12.

 
 

 
GOOD STUFF
 
#6 Schiit Gungnir Gen2 USB Board (USB)
Highly dynamic. Great tonal balance with bite when the recording calls for it. Like the Lavry DA11, it doesn't do much wrong. Sweet sweet tone. Excellent tonal response with some balls in the bass. Compact but well defined stage with great localization of instruments. Very good sounding treble, one of the best we've heard with a sigma-delta chip. Vocals are only second to the AGD M7 or Metrum. Resolution is not the best, but it can still hang in there. With the Gen 2 USB upgrade, the Gungnir has now found its way into my regular rotation. Now I can feel comfortable lending out one of my better DACs to friends because I have a DAC good enough as a substitute. Some have found the Gungnir Gen 1 to be overly dynamic - having a tendency to be too loud. Think rock arena. That drummer that hits really hard. This is the top one or two hardest hitting DACs out there. This does create a sense of tension which can either be good for bad depending upon you sensitivities. I've never fallen asleep to music listening to this DAC.
 
The Gen 2 USB brings to the table some finesse through the restoration of low level sounds which were previously compressed or lost in the Gen 1 USB version. Gen 1 USB also sounds less lively (microdynamics) and less clear. The Gen 2 USB upgrade is significant. It's interesting to note how Schiit has removed all the bad things they said about USB on their website with the release of the Gen 2 USB.
 

 

[AustinValentine]

Original Rankings Post is here: 

Can you link to the original post with the rankings? Thanks.

 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/693798/thoughts-on-a-bunch-of-dacs-and-why-delta-sigma-kinda-sucks-just-to-get-you-to-think-about-stuff <--- Right here! Down the rabbit hole.

 

[prot]

Original Rankings Post is here: 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/693798/thoughts-on-a-bunch-of-dacs-and-why-delta-sigma-kinda-sucks-just-to-get-you-to-think-about-stuff <--- Right here! Down the rabbit hole.

That's one side of purrin's gov2 story. The other side is a huge gov2 ad banner on his site. Not trying to throw any stones here, just to say that It's all relative . With the exception of LH's business practices which are, as we all know, pure ...