[WeepingGuitar]

The question on my mind today, if running single-ended and in passive mode, would the Sys, Saga and Freya all sound the same? Anything in the built that would make them sound different from one another? I find myself preferring the Freya S in passive mode majority of the time, there's enough volume. Second guessing myself whether all I needed was a Sys. I have a bad habit of buying more than what I need.

 

[theeclone]

The question on my mind today, if running single-ended and in passive mode, would the Sys, Saga and Freya all sound the same? Anything in the built that would make them sound different from one another? I find myself preferring the Freya S in passive mode majority of the time, there's enough volume. Second guessing myself whether all I needed was a Sys. I have a bad habit of buying more than what I need.

There were some impressions posted on sbaf a while back, comparing passive mode on all 3. There were definitely differences noted between models. I think the Sys might have actually been the favorite.

I think any component can change sound slightly, even a pot or a resistor.

 

[Ableza]

There were some impressions posted on sbaf a while back, comparing passive mode on all 3. There were definitely differences noted between models. I think the Sys might have actually been the favorite.

I think any component can change sound slightly, even a pot or a resistor.

... and it will vary user to user. This is why on-line "reviews" are interesting and sometimes useful, but no one can tell you how something will sound to you in your room with your setup except you after you have set it up. This is also why pursuing some state of perfection based on measurements or on-line opinions is a pointless exercise: everything will sound different in every setup (and sometimes the same gear will sound different in the same setup but on different days and depending on your mood.)

Buy what you want to try and can afford, try it out, and if it works for you enjoy the music. If it doesn't work then there are always other choices that can be tried.

 

[corndog71]

One major difference is SYS uses a pot versus a resistor/relay circuit in Saga and Freya. Pots have an inherent flaw in that at the lowest end of the volume control one channel will be louder than the other.

 

[theeclone]

Buy what you want to try and can afford, try it out, and if it works for you enjoy the music. If it doesn't work then there are always other choices that can be tried

Yep, this is pretty much what I do. It helps to learn over time who's opinions tend to match up with yours after trying stuff tho. Makes it so you're shooting in the dark less.

 

[Daniel Johnston]

@Jason Stoddard
Will the Freya+ remote control the volume of the Syn?

 

[JanMc]

My stack is computer into a Modi Multibit 2, into a Lyr 3 with a Psvane tube, into an Aegir, into a pair of Zu Omen IIs. Would anyone think I would gain much improvement by getting a Freya N to replace the Lyr, assuming I stay single ended?

 

[bcowen]

Nice!! Must be blissful.

Correction. 30dB in my music room. I had the air purifier running. And the 38Db in the bedroom office is with my neighbor's outside AC unit running. I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate my asking them to cut their AC off so I can measure.

A shotgun would take care of that. Just be sure to use hearing protection.

 

[bcowen]

Have you tried using an unrealistic sound level meter?

They only built that sound into their receivers.

 

[corndog71]

My stack is computer into a Modi Multibit 2, into a Lyr 3 with a Psvane tube, into an Aegir, into a pair of Zu Omen IIs. Would anyone think I would gain much improvement by getting a Freya N to replace the Lyr, assuming I stay single ended?

Heck, your system is one of my goals! I already have the dac but have been seriously considering the Lyr3 Lyr+ and Aegir as alternatives for my collection.

 

[ImagesbyMurray]

Nice!! Must be blissful.

Correction. 30dB in my music room. I had the air purifier running. And the 38Db in the bedroom office is with my neighbor's outside AC unit running. I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate my asking them to cut their AC off so I can measure.

I'm running 32db ambient in my main space. House is open plan, adjacent to dining and kitchen, main noisemaker is fridge

 

[artur9]

... There is no wiring except from my solar panels to my battery bank and to my Inverter. ... A guest left a half empty can of coke under my workbench. It drove my wife and I crazy for about an hour before we found it, yeah you could hear the damn carbonation in an old can of coke from 16 feet away (where we were when we heard it) on the other side of the cabin. ...

No hum from the solar charging the battery? A wind turbine would really be a step backward!

Your soda story reminds me of an old TV ad...

 

[artur9]

...I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate my asking them to cut their AC off so I can measure.

You must tell them it's for SCIENCE! (yeah, that'll make them listen - not).

 

[theeclone]

I'm running 32db ambient in my main space. House is open plan, adjacent to dining and kitchen, main noisemaker is fridge

 

[JanMc]

Heck, your system is one of my goals! I already have the dac but have been seriously considering the Lyr3 and Aegir as alternatives for my collection.

It sounds really good and I'm sure you'll be happy when you get there. But you know, we always wonder what it will take to improve our systems.