mulder01
Headphoneus Supremus
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The Yggy arrives tomorrow but I'll be leaving it on and untouched until next week, it'll have had 120 hours to warm up by then. A couple of days or so later (after some long listening sessions) I'll offer some feedback.
I've compared the Ragnarok, by the way. It was paired with the Hugo. I detested the sound; harsh, clinical and soulless. The 430 HAD in comparison is musical (still revealing), and coherent. Far more engaging and goosebump generating. For what it's worth, I favour the LCD-3F over the LCD-X. That's usually a good simple indicator of sound preference :¬)
The convenience of this 430HAD is off the charts (also using it as a pre-amp with KEF LS50s and Burson Timekeeper). One box that does it all. Can't wait to put the DAC up against the Yggy.
Side note: I love your avatar :¬)
I notice you keep saying how much you didn't like the Ragnarok when paired with a dac you hate... I guess if you hate the dac, you can't really properly judge the Rag... Maybe Yggy + Rag = Awesome, but for you Hugo + anything = yuck, so maybe the Rag is actually quite good, it just couldn't undo what the hugo has done... Maybe...