I'd like to know that too. I have an A2 that I had modified to also add the Unison USB. However I use an Audio Hydra Z as a bridge from my MAC Mini's USB to give me AES input for my Yggy. So I have not even tried my Unison USB port. All I know is I really like my current sound/set up. It will be interesting to hear what other Yggy users have to report!
I'd like to know that too. I have an A2 that I had modified to also add the Unison USB. However I use an Audio Hydra Z as a bridge from my MAC Mini's USB to give me AES input for my Yggy. So I have not even tried my Unison USB port. All I know is I really like my current sound/set up. It will be interesting to hear what other Yggy users have to report!
why is it that my yggy doesn't switch up to 24 bits (2x) when playing 24 bit files with 48k sample rate or lower. Only when I use a 24 bit file with 96k sample rate or higher does it switch from 1x to 2x. It still sounds good and maybe not a problem but I still have been converting my 44.1k and 48k 24 bit files to 16 bit just to make sure the dac is recieving the correct signal.
A lot of the music I've received recently on bandcamp and nugs.net come in these 24 bit 48k or 44.1k formats. wondering if it's worth even fussing over in the first place as I probably wouldn't have noticed via listening, it's just now that I have seen the light not moving to 2x when I play these songs and I can't get it out of my head I may be missing something.
Also does the yggy even correctly convert 96k files since it only has 44k and 48k lights? what am I missing here?
oh sweet thank you for clearing that up. I guess I had never considered it means what it reads and has nothing to do with bit depth.
So I have been using a loki to bump up the bass a bit and have been trying to figure out if it should come before or after the preamp(sys or freya+). Right now I am using it in between the preamp and amp and I think it sounds pretty good but switching it to in between the yggy and the sys it seems to change a bit but still sounds just as good. Which is the preferred configuration?
And when using the loki, will turning the nobs up (past the middle flat position) cause distortion? is it better to turn the nobs of the frequencies you want less of down? How does the loki amplify the analogue signal? and does it effect quality?
As a general rule a preamp can 'drive' the signal thru to the amp, including the external EQ, better than the dac can.
Realistically, just use what sounds best to you, as that's really all that matters.
As for Loki's added distortion etc.…
If the net result of twisting the knobs anywhich way is better than not, then go with that.
And if the how much of this vs that 'gets in the way' of enjoying the music then go to extremes and work backwards until it sounds better than flat…
I'd suggest you start flat and fuss with them a bit at a time and use as little as possible, then pick one knob then further dial it in, then go to the next etc. etc.
Or just play with the knobs to hear what is possible etc. Lots of choices…
I don't know if it is laser trimmed or not, but Yggdrasil (AD5791) is hybrid of 14 bits of R2R DAC and 6 bits of segment DAC.
It is 100% multibit but not 100% R2R.
Is it normal to hear some pops and blips from the speakers while the Yggdrasil is warming up? Mine has only been on for a couple hours but I'm hearing sometimes static pops coming from my speakers.
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