[CJs06]

^ I hope you'll enjoy the combination, I've always been impressed when I listened to the HD650; plus the Magni/Modi may be all you need, as the saying goes. Welcome to Head-Fi by the way, I'll let someone else finish with the saying

 

[ejwiles]

Should be a nice upgrade, congrats!

 

[punchkid]

Thanks, I am already looking at what I want to get next though. I think this might get expensive fast ^^.

 

[MustelaNivalis]

Which DAC chip will be in the Yggdrasil?

 

[pcteechur]

Schiit Valhalla & Bifrost are ordered, arriving mid week.  Pairing with AKG Q701. Got listening station ready. Just waiting on arrival. May buy some balloons and put in yard.

 

[wberghofer]

Schiit Valhalla & Bifrost are ordered, arriving mid week.  Pairing with AKG Q701.

Please do return and report about your first listening impressions. I don’t like my AKG K701 neither with the Lyr nor with the Valhalla amp, but I think this headphone matches pretty good with the Asgard 2.

In my opinion the Valhalla and the Lyr amps are very suitable for the 600 Ω Beyerdynamic headphones, but not that good for any member of the AKG x7xx family.

Good luck,

Werner.

 

[Defiant00]

  Which DAC chip will be in the Yggdrasil?

 
One of the main points of the Yggdrasil is that it's not just another DAC built around a standard DAC chip, it's a bunch of their own custom hardware and code.
 
Although, regardless of that, I think most people here would also point out that what DAC chip something uses really isn't important. What really matters is the overall implementation.

 

[davidflas]

   
One of the main points of the Yggdrasil is that it's not just another DAC built around a standard DAC chip, it's a bunch of their own custom hardware and code.
 
Although, regardless of that, I think most people here would also point out that what DAC chip something uses really isn't important. What really matters is the overall implementation.

That is the impression that I've gotten from all the reading up on DACs that I've done over the last few years. In my experience as the owner of two highly regarded DACs: 1st the Peachtree iDAC, then the Schiit Gungnir, price isn't always an accurate predictor of sound quality. The iDAC was $999, and the Gungnir cost $849 with USB included. In my system, the Gungnir was vastly better. 

 

[sandab]

  Schiit Valhalla & Bifrost are ordered, arriving mid week.  Pairing with AKG Q701. Got listening station ready. Just waiting on arrival. May buy some balloons and put in yard.

I have a pair of K702's on loan to check them out.  It's billed as a very neutral and transparent headphone, but to my ear they kind of sound the same no matter what I plug them into.  This makes them very easy to drive, but by the same token they top out quickly.  They're pretty good sounding though.  Money permitting, I would strongly recommend a more transparent headphone.

 

[MustelaNivalis]

   
One of the main points of the Yggdrasil is that it's not just another DAC built around a standard DAC chip, it's a bunch of their own custom hardware and code.
 
Although, regardless of that, I think most people here would also point out that what DAC chip something uses really isn't important. What really matters is the overall implementation.

It would be a big surprise to me if the in-house developments would be more than clocking and filtering. In my line of business for example, we stopped making our own ASICs because we simply cannot compete against the specialists who can easily throw 100 or 200 engineers against a SOC solution and still make some profit. Then again, never say never since we do have the Chord Electronics DACs in the shops.
 
The overall implementation is good by default because we are talking Schiit here. So then the used components start to count. If anyone can name a DAC chip, please share the info.

 

[magiccabbage]

   
One of the main points of the Yggdrasil is that it's not just another DAC built around a standard DAC chip, it's a bunch of their own custom hardware and code.
 
Although, regardless of that, I think most people here would also point out that what DAC chip something uses really isn't important. What really matters is the overall implementation.

I have heard this before, I've also heard that it has close to 18,000 taps. But I can't remember the exact number. I wonder how it will compare to the Hugo's 26,000 ?

 

[sandab]

  I have heard this before, I've also heard that it has close to 18,000 taps. But I can't remember the exact number. I wonder how it will compare to the Hugo's 26,000 ?

As long as they're staggered and don't all operate in lockstep on a single clock...  I can only imagine the noise levels emanating from more than 10000 32-bit adders operating in lockstep.  That would totally destroy a mixed-signal circuit.

 

[pcteechur]

Open to suggestions. I rely on recommendations as I do not have access to any place to listen to any equipment. Read that the Sennheiser HD 650 and Beyerdynamic 600 ohm might be a good fit. Have AKG 240 600 that I bought in 1980,  AKG HD 570, Sony MDR-V6. Absolutely would delight in seeking an open and transparent headphone to work with the Schiit.

 

[Billheiser]

Open to suggestions. I rely on recommendations as I do not have access to any place to listen to any equipment. Read that the Sennheiser HD 650 and Beyerdynamic 600 ohm might be a good fit. Have AKG 240 600 that I bought in 1980,  AKG HD 570, Sony MDR-V6. Absolutely would delight in seeking an open and transparent headphone to work with the Schiit.

I think the k701 & k702 are very open and transparent. However I was not satisfied w the bass response, & enjoy the Senn hd600 more. The Valhalla amps are a perfect match for them (and for the Beyers too). I look forward to trying the hifiman he400i too, expect they will be good w Schiit.

 

[BLACKENEDPLAGUE]

Here's a post from Jason.

 
I'm gonna hold out until schiit releases their phono stage