New Schiit! Ragnarok and Yggdrasil

[evillamer]

just imho, headmania has the most honest, concise and in depth equipment review I have ever seen. This is in comparison to 6moons, Stereophile, audiostream, digitalaudioreview, mono and stereo, headfonia, whathifi uk and Cnet.

 

[korzena]

just imho, headmania has the most honest, concise and in depth equipment review I have ever seen. This is in comparison to 6moons, Stereophile, audiostream, digitalaudioreview, mono and stereo, headfonia, whathifi uk and Cnet.

6moons seems to be full of 'poet' reviewers. They seem to write something closer to 'poetry' than audio equipment reviews. 
 
Good to know there is a more honest and more word-efficient reviewer out there!

 

[hapnermw]

Hi Baldr,

I’ve had my Yggy for a week and I’m very pleased. It replaced the GUNGNIR in my GUNGNIR/MJOLNIR/LCD-3 system. It was a very noticeable improvement in clarity and musicality for both CD and hirez listening experiences.

You’ve broadly described the phase correction provided by the Yggy’s closed form interpolation filter; however, you haven’t said anything about the filter’s impact on impulse pre/post ringing added by encode-decode. Since the encode-decode chain’s time smear of the impulse-like elements of music is being discussed more as of late, I’m curious if the Yggy is doing anything to mitigate this.

 

[HemiSam]

 
 
Less than four weeks from order.  I don't give a crap what anyone says....that's pretty bad ass.
 
 

 
HS

 

[olor1n]

  Quote:deuter

 Hoping th Australian distributor has one for demo. Keen to try it out.

Addicted To Audio's new shop in Sydney has them on show for audition..
 
I listened to the Yggdrasil -GSX MkII-Abyss.  Very impressive.
 
Had to go before I could hear the Yggdrasil-Ragnarok-Abyss.      Next time perhaps.
 
A thank you shout to Revogamer and the crew out there.....  

   

Impressive enough to forsake the M51?

 

[Mortalcoil]

 
 
 
Less than four weeks from order.  I don't give a crap what anyone says....that's pretty bad ass.
 
 

 
HS

 
 What seems equally as impressive as the Yggdrasil or more so might be that sweet looking Spritzer created amp

 

[420277]

6moons seems to be full of 'poet' reviewers. They seem to write something closer to 'poetry' than audio equipment reviews. 

Good to know there is a more honest and more word-efficient reviewer out there!

 

[420277]

I'm must check that out ,I like a bit of poetry : )

 

[money4me247]

I'm must check that out ,I like a bit of poetry : )

lol it's some really bad poetry that is very difficult to interpret. their reviews give me a headache. =P ymmv tho

 

[Synergist969]

To All Who Wish to Assist:
 
 
   Having now very happily acquired the Schiit Audio Ragnarok and Yggdrasil, (both of which in theory are well broken-in by now...300+ hours signal processing on the Yggdrasil and thousands on the Ragnarok)... 
 
    I elected to re-cable with balanced/XLR terminated cables in order to utilize the balanced connections offered by the above components, purchasing these Blue Jeans Cable company's recommended balanced cables:
 
Belden 1694A Digital Audio Cable : 20 ft., connecting my OPPO DVD player digital output to the Yggdrasil
 
Canare L-4E6S Star Quad Balanced Audio Cable: 20 ft. cable to connect Yggdrasil analog output to Ragnarok, and 10 ft. cable to connect Ragnarok output to Marchand Crossover, and single-ended interconnects to an Aragon 4004 amp..
 
  Due to current space limitations/stereo system configuration necessities the interconnects were longer than IDEAL... and prior to the re-cabling utilized a smattering of Straight Wire single ended interconnects, (pre-Yggdrasil), utilizing a Bifrost .  In the former configuration, the sonic signature was appreciably more "organic/Mid-Hall".
 
  My stereo system NOW sounds, (both through my monitors, (Lipinski Sound L-707's), and even my Audeze LCD-2.2's-pre-fazor)), somewhat edgy or harsh from the upper mid-range through the high frequencies, with a digital glare often encountered when playing massed voices, massed strings/upper strings, and just feels hyper-detailed.
 
  Now I realize that the Yggdrasil is designed to wring out the last bits of detail from digital sources, (and YES, the detail/soundstaging/imaging is AMAZING!), however, I think that this, (the HARSHNESS), is NOT what Schiit Audio designed into their flagship D/A converter, and I seriously wonder if it is the new cables installed in my stereo system. 
  Anyone with experience with the above mentioned cables...?...
 
  Based on my expressed preference for an organic, mid-hall-center orchestral hall sonic presentation, John Pharo with "The Cable Company" has suggested cable lines/"a full loom" from:
Purist Audio Designs,
Audience,
JPS Labs
 
and "Audio Advisor" has suggested cable lines from Cardas...
 
Anyone who would like to weigh-in on this harshness matter/these alternative choices and/or their own cable experience with or without Ragnarok and/or Yggdrasil, their input would be very welcome.
 
Thank you in advance.
 
T.A.K.
 
P.S. Yes, I KNOW there is always an ongoing debate, (tacit or otherwise), regarding cable sonic property existence vs. nonexistence, however, it does seem to be MY experience that at least in the analog domain cables can induce varied sonic qualities, depending on the cable design.

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

Cables need time to burn in, too.  Give them 100-200 hours and re-evaluate.

 

[money4me247]

lol easy way to test it yourself and let us know what you find. go buy normal cables like the general nonaudiophiles population from best buy and plug em in & see

 

[Synergist969]

  Balanced cables installed when Yggdrasil was installed/powered-up, some 300+ signal carrying hours ago...however, I am patient...and continue to hope...

 

[David Aldrich]

Use standard 2 wire balanced cable, quad balanced has much higher capacitance and is only worthwhile if you have serious interference issues.

 

[Synergist969]

  I was led to believe that the Blue Jeans Cable offerings were good, but not over-priced "hyped" cables...thus my electing to try them rather than consider purchasing esoteric "audiophile" cables...they did manufacture for me a nice sounding 3 meter balanced/XLR terminated headphone extension cable for my Audeze LCD-2.2's...
 
  Regarding the using a "standard 2 wire balanced cable" rather than a "quad balanced" cable due to its "much higher capacitance", I was of the understanding that the increased capacitance would if anything, darken/soften the higher frequencies, not exaggerate them...however, if that increased capacitance confers increased perceived harshness, perhaps THAT is the reason...