[DACLadder]

Originally Posted by AlanU /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
So far it seems most here are using the Yggy with a solid state amp. I wonder where all the tube people are in the hype of Yggy??? I'm truly curious to see how many people understand musical bliss from colourized overtones/distortion of tubes mixed with a killer solid state dac?....

I'll be first connecting the Yggy single ended outputs through a stepped attenuator feeding my tube amp inputs.  It is the most pure, basic, and organic setup I have available.  Not particularly looking for a special "sound" other than do I like it and is it believable.  Eventually I will get around to XLR connecting a solid state amp but its sound is more clinical and ho-hum with my current equipment..

 

[bearFNF]

No, they sent me a replacement and I do not know the source of the problem. But at least the yggy outputs the signal to my rag. I just thought the Yggdrasil would get warm. My yggy is cold to the touch. So in about 200 hours I will start to write up impressions.

Mine is just warm to the touch not hot by any stretch of the imagination, it's been on for a week now.
 

  I'll be first connecting the Yggy single ended outputs through a stepped attenuator feeding my tube amp inputs.  It is the most pure, basic, and organic setup I have available.  Not particularly looking for a special "sound" other than do I like it and is it believable.  Eventually I will get around to XLR connecting a solid state amp but its sound is more clinical and ho-hum with my current equipment..

I have mine connected to my Taboo MKIII and it is doing just fine with tubes...as I stated earlier in this thread.

 

[reddog]

My yggy is starting to get luke warm, I have the cd on repeat, for now. During burn in of the yggy, must I run a audio signal into it the entire time as well?

 

[freddy1201]

  I agree with dglow.
 
@freddy1201 are you using an AU (such as an EQ) with Audirvana?  That can easily push the signal into clipping; especially if you add bass.
 
The solution is to reduce the output post filter by a few dB.  You can do this with another AU or some EQs such as Fabfilter have configurable post filter pan/gain.

No eq, no upsampling, nothing. 

 

[negura]

Somewhere between 150-156 hours: Please excuse me if I am not going to post impressions for a while now. I've got some listening to do. =)

 

[subtle]

old Khorns tend to do that to people.........

Sorry for stooping to your level.......

I'm being quite curious with the folks here. 

That's ironic considering I was already stooping to yours. My khorns are almost as old as your tired ignorant jabs at tube amplification.

Now back to enjoying my Yggy.

 

[rubenpp]

  Somewhere between 150-156 hours: Please excuse me if I am not going to post impressions for a while now. I've got some listening to do. =)

 Congrats! Sounds like you're hearing some magic now ....

 

[Viper2005]

#922 has shipped!

 

[7ryder]

My yggy is starting to get luke warm, I have the cd on repeat, for now. During burn in of the yggy, must I run a audio signal into it the entire time as well?

No you don't.  
 
If you go back and read his posts, Mike talks about "warm-up" and that once the DAC and it's electronics have been up to operating temperature for a certain number of hours (it appears to be around 160+ hours) Yggy will show its full potential.  If it makes you feel better, run a signal, but I don't believe the DACmeister has said that a signal is required.

 

[dglow]

 
No eq, no upsampling, nothing. 

Hmm. Do you get the same distortion outputting to another DAC? If not, it may be your Yggy.

 

[pyfgcrl]

Any news from the Schiit guys on the next run of Ragnarok estimated ship times — @Alex Martin?

 

[jsmonet]

  Any news from the Schiit guys on the next run of Ragnarok estimated ship times — @Alex Martin?

Also quite curious about this. 
 
My ygg doesn't really get hot, even after being on for a few days. 

 

[reddog]

No you don't.  

If you go back and read his posts, Mike talks about "warm-up" and that once the DAC and it's electronics have been up to operating temperature for a certain number of hours (it appears to be around 160+ hours) Yggy will show its full potential.  If it makes you feel better, run a signal, but I don't believe the DACmeister has said that a signal is required.

Sweet that's great to know, and I shall not run a audio signal into the Yggdrasil 24/7. Hope yea have a great night jamming out.

 

[pyfgcrl]

  My ygg doesn't really get hot, even after being on for a few days. 

 
I moved mine a notch further from the amp and it's a lot cooler now (duh!)  But yeah, the "heat" is totally a non-issue.  It's barely warm.

 

[atomicbob]

Temperature measures approximately 90 deg F in a 68 deg F ambient. Go to this post and scroll down to the thermal images:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/764787/yggdrasil-technical-measurements