Wino
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I can't think of a better birthday present. Happy birthday!
I can… A new Ferrari w/ an Yggy on the passenger seat, haha !
I can't think of a better birthday present. Happy birthday!
Over at another pc audio forum, this poster rated the MSB analog dac above the Ygg.
FWIW, I can definitely see people preferring the MSB Analog DAC over the Yggy. There is a reason why people like Hans and I are still keeping NOS or tube old-school R2R DACs around. A more intentionally forgiving and relaxing sound is nice sometimes.
FWIW, I can definitely see people preferring the MSB Analog DAC over the Yggy. There is a reason why people like Hans and I are still keeping NOS or tube old-school R2R DACs around. A more intentionally forgiving and relaxing sound is nice sometimes.
Indeed, Purrin's recommendation to me a while ago was to keep both the Yggy and the Analog. There is this smooth seductive quality in the Analog which the Yggy doesn't have. Some might say that the Yggy is more of a truth teller and MSB is more like music, but that might be over simplifying things as it depends on how one likes his music.
For now, with only the Yggy here, I don't think I am missing much. In fact I feel (subjectively with dated audio memory) that the Yggy's stage feels more spacious and is more detail oriented. Wino thinks the MSB is equal in detail but you might need to listen harder- I can't quarrel with that but honestly, the Yggy is very darn revealing.
I didn't have the Quad USB by the way so YMMV.
Speaking of which, the MSB's digital filter runs at 32x, supports up to 27bits DAC and is only 6000taps, with Mu-metal shielding for clock:
http://www.msbtech.com/products/32xdf.php?Page=dac4
Speaking of which, the MSB's digital filter runs at 32x, supports up to 27bits DAC and is only 6000taps, with Mu-metal shielding for clock:
http://www.msbtech.com/products/32xdf.php?Page=dac4
That page/item is not pertaining to the Analog.. here's more info.. http://www.msbtech.com/products/analogDac.php?Page=platinumHome more on the Quad Rate USB module- http://www.msbtech.com/products/analogDacUSB.php?Page=analogDac
I understand the aesthetic appeal of using such thin chassis, but uh, how exactly does MSB fit in all the caps that should be included in the psu in a 5 figure piece of audio equipment? ARC's reference DAC, for example, has a row of teflons (although these are presumably signal caps in the output stage), various film caps and a whole battery of fat electrolytics.
Please read more… The Sig. Power Base is a separate unit… All MSB components are made in house..
http://www.msbtech.com/products/analogDac.php?Page=platinumHome
You may be interested to note, someone earlier mentioned that they put their ARC Reference DAC up for sale after receiving his Yggy...
David