[Slackaveli]

These cans are waiting patiently for the Vali 3!!


Been a loooooooog road to here....such a wonderful journey!

ive always wanted to hear Final D8000

a fine collection, Sir

 

[artur9]

... I can “justify” (ha!) splurging on something like a Bifrost/64 or Yggy. ...

(Of course, I’m one of those weird “soundstage with live unamplified music properly recorded” dudes… )

Try an MMB2 and I'll buy it from you once you decide it sux or you need an Yggy.

I wish it were easier to find live unamplified music in the wild. Symphonies and opera seem to be about it these days....

 

[Orange5o]

Has anyone here used a Gumby, Bifrost, or Yggy as a TV DAC via Optical?

I want to upgrade from the built in Sabre DAC in my Arcam integrated amp. It'll be fed the TV via Optical, Blu-Ray player via Coax, and probably my music server via USB to a 2 channel setup. I thought I had read (on various forums) that some Gumby owners had minor issues on occasion while using it connected to a TV. Just thought I'd ask this group...

Have had modi, mmb2, modius e, and bf2 via optical from TV with no issue

 

[artur9]

my God what a stack lol. #outofroom
....

I know you've been waiting quite a bit for that Flux but it's completely unacceptable. Way too small to support the awesomeness that is Yggy.

I can take it off your hands when you find a suitable Yggy stand/headamp....

jk! jk! it does look nice.

 

[Slackaveli]

Try an MMB2 and I'll buy it from you once you decide it sux or you need an Yggy.

I wish it were easier to find live unamplified music in the wild. Symphonies and opera seem to be about it these days....

you wanna buy this GungnirMB a2 w/ Unison before I send it back? It's a perfect match for your Mjolnir3.

And honestly the Gungnir a2 and Yggy A1 so so alike it's almost weird. I'm keeping the Yggy but Gumby A2 is a helluva value.

 

[Slackaveli]

I know you've been waiting quite a bit for that Flux but it's completely unacceptable. Way too small to support the awesomeness that is Yggy.

I can take it off your hands when you find a suitable Yggy stand/headamp....

jk! jk! it does look nice.

the flux is actually big af depthwise. look how much bigger it is than Gumby lol.

 

[Orange5o]

the flux is actually big af depthwise. look how much bigger it is than Gumby lol.

Trying to figure out which component @bcowen thinks is sideways here...

 

[Timster]

the flux is actually big af depthwise. look how much bigger it is than Gumby lol.

You should turn one of them 90 degrees then you'd have them aligned

 

[Slackaveli]

You should turn one of them 90 degrees then you'd have them aligned

I'm keeping the Yggy- that was Gumby's final resting spot before resale/return. Awesome DAC but Yggy is sexier and still upgradeable. About $400 more than the Gumby in my situation which was a tough call tbh.

This is a bit better alignment.

Aside: Herman Miller Embody is the greatest desk chair ever ever. 4 years in and still amazing.

 

[artur9]

you wanna buy this GungnirMB a2 w/ Unison before I send it back? It's a perfect match for your Mjolnir3.

And honestly the Gungnir a2 and Yggy A1 so so alike it's almost weird. I'm keeping the Yggy but Gumby A2 is a helluva value.

No, Yes, so I've heard, and yes.

I had a Gumby and the DAC I'm using now is superior to it with the MJ3. Only just and the tiebreaker was that the DAC I kept is also a streamer.

Someday I'm getting an MMB2 to match my MagPi. The Fulla I'm using just looks wrong :-D
One stumbling block there is that the MagPi is dark grey and I can't decide black or silver. My antipathy to black might rule the day and the kids did say silver looks better, too.

 

[corndog71]

Has anyone here used a Gumby, Bifrost, or Yggy as a TV DAC via Optical?

I want to upgrade from the built in Sabre DAC in my Arcam integrated amp. It'll be fed the TV via Optical, Blu-Ray player via Coax, and probably my music server via USB to a 2 channel setup. I thought I had read (on various forums) that some Gumby owners had minor issues on occasion while using it connected to a TV. Just thought I'd ask this group...

I hooked up Yggy to my tv via optical and it worked just fine.

Currently I have Modi Multibit 2 connected via optical. I have a Saga+ with LSST as preamp and a single Gjallerhorn driving a pair of 2-way tower speakers.

This system has Apple TV, Xbox, and Switch sources all plugged into the TV via hdmi. I’m happily blown away by how good it all sounds! Watching shows on HBO Max has lead me to finding lots of cool music I likely never would’ve heard otherwise.

 

[Paladin79]

Finnegan being Finnegan.

 

[Ripper2860]

A bit of Bourbon before retiring to the listening room?

 

[sam6550a]

Finnegan being Finnegan.

He has good taste, rather than it tastes good, since I know that you would never put Carolina Honey [moonshine] into a fancy decanter unless-----

 

[DavidSerig]

1x GHorn vs 1x Rekkr

Things in common:

• Both amps are BLACK.

Where the GHorn wins (possibly):

• It's got more power so it's absolutely gotta be better.

Summary:

Well, the summary is not going to be Earth shattering. The GHorn is probably better. Does it deliver notable improvements over Rekkr? Surely it must. Moar $$ + Moar Bigger + Moar Power = Moar Louder so after applying the transitive law of audio, Moar Louder = Moar Better sound.

My Desktop Speaker Rig:

OG Piety HP amplifier
Schiit Bifrost 2/64



Seriously: I like it better and may very well pull this remaining GHorn off the Classifieds section and post-up the Rekkr. Or I may not as it is likely all audio-hallucinatory.

My unsolicited opinion (is there any other kind?) is to match the size of your amp with the size of your other gear.

I know, not helpful in your case.

I tried.