[sahmen]

damn the internet for normalizing crazy...

Yeah! Blame the crazy on the internet

Juuuust kidding!

 

[duranxv]

Jumping in this thread for the first time here! Long time lurker, first time caller.

I just took hold of a Yggy A2 with Unison after selling a Gumby/Mjo 2 stack. To my ears at 24 hours in, I think the Ygg is definitely more revealing, more ‘out of head,’ and more natural in its dynamic presentation. To explain that last part, I think one of the more unique parts of the Gumby’s presentation, at least when paired with the Mjo is an exciting, albeit sometimes over-the-top amount of slam! Definitely enjoyed the Gumby but enjoying the Yggy even more! Looking forward to what continued warm-up brings.

Yes - I remember you were selling your stack. I was trying buy your Gumby off you, haha

 

[JoeDoe]

Yes - I remember you were selling your stack. I was trying buy your Gumby off you, haha

Ah yes! Haha, cheers

 

[JoeDoe]

Alright alright! 3 days in and more impressions incoming, stream of conscience style:

• This presentation includes bar-none, the best 'foundation' of any source component I've heard. I've read that a meaty low end is a hallmark of Mike Moffat designs and this certainly is that!
• Along with the above, getting music from the Yggy has transformed my enjoyment of one of my headphones: the Grado PS2000e. The low end has filled out so well that I have listened to them more consecutively in the last 3 days ever since owning them.
• There are quite a bit of clicks, bumps, and switching sounds... more than I've ever experienced before...
• Overall, the word that keeps coming to mind is 'natural.' Yes, that's an incredibly overused and often nebulous word in audiophile world, but when I think of how music sounds when I'm in the room with live musicians, the Yggy is getting me closer than I've ever been. (Which, if you ask me, should be goal of all music-reproduction soft/hardware)

More to come, I'm sure!

EDIT: the low-light capture abilities of the iPhone 12 ain’t too shabby!

 

[leonthebumme]

Does Yggdrasil's warm-up time become shorter over time? As recommended, I have left my Yggdrasil A2/Unison powered on almost constantly for the 1.5 years I've owned it. However we're in a heat wave right now...hit 104 yesterday and climbing higher today. And NO AC.....! Last night the Yggdrasil was screaming hot, so I took pity on it and powered it off overnight. This morning powered it back on and the music sounded outstanding! Nothing second-rate about it. So I am left wondering if maybe I don't need to leave it on constantly anymore for best sound? Curious for other's experiences with this.

 

[earnmyturns]

This morning powered it back on and the music sounded outstanding! Nothing second-rate about it. So I am left wondering if maybe I don't need to leave it on constantly anymore for best sound?

I'm sorry it's so hot in the PNW now, but maybe the hot room temp is helping keep the Yggdrasil closer to its ideal operating temperature even while it's off?

 

[Zurv]

Alright alright! 3 days in and more impressions incoming, stream of conscience style:

• This presentation includes bar-none, the best 'foundation' of any source component I've heard. I've read that a meaty low end is a hallmark of Mike Moffat designs and this certainly is that!
• Along with the above, getting music from the Yggy has transformed my enjoyment of one of my headphones: the Grado PS2000e. The low end has filled out so well that I have listened to them more consecutively in the last 3 days ever since owning them.
• There are quite a bit of clicks, bumps, and switching sounds... more than I've ever experienced before...
• Overall, the word that keeps coming to mind is 'natural.' Yes, that's an incredibly overused and often nebulous word in audiophile world, but when I think of how music sounds when I'm in the room with live musicians, the Yggy is getting me closer than I've ever been. (Which, if you ask me, should be goal of all music-reproduction soft/hardware)

More to come, I'm sure!

EDIT: the low-light capture abilities of the iPhone 12 ain’t too shabby!

are those different tubes?

 

[JoeDoe]

are those different tubes?

Different tubes?

 

[Zurv]

@JoeDoe you pix

 

[JoeDoe]

@JoeDoe you pix

Oh, you mean are the tubes unmatched. They are a matched pair. The paint is just on the other side of the right tube. Amperex 7308's. Hard to beat!

 

[Zurv]

you might wanna try some of these:
https://pulsetubestore.com/products...4-12at7-factory-tested-plug-play-ready-to-use
the crazy people on the mj2 thread are going nuts for them.. hell.. i even got a few even tho i don't use the mj2 anymore. SO MUCH PRESSURE!

 

[gefski]

Does Yggdrasil's warm-up time become shorter over time? As recommended, I have left my Yggdrasil A2/Unison powered on almost constantly for the 1.5 years I've owned it. However we're in a heat wave right now...hit 104 yesterday and climbing higher today. And NO AC.....! Last night the Yggdrasil was screaming hot, so I took pity on it and powered it off overnight. This morning powered it back on and the music sounded outstanding! Nothing second-rate about it. So I am left wondering if maybe I don't need to leave it on constantly anymore for best sound? Curious for other's experiences with this.

Burn in (or whatever we want to call it) has been consistent for me with both YggyA and YggyB. They are clean, clear, and very neutral from the beginning. However, they lack true timbre, touch, and vitality (the reasons for me to own them) until at least a couple hundred hours on-time, with lots of processing. We recently moved and mine was boxed for a couple months. I definitely had to “start over”.

What was already mentioned makes sense though, in your case a very short duration shutdown combined with high room temp maintained thermal equilibrium.

 

[JoeDoe]

you might wanna try some of these:
https://pulsetubestore.com/products...4-12at7-factory-tested-plug-play-ready-to-use
the crazy people on the mj2 thread are going nuts for them.. hell.. i even got a few even tho i don't use the mj2 anymore. SO MUCH PRESSURE!

Haha, those are a little rich for my blood since an apparent price increase. I'll keep eyes out though!

 

[sp33ls]

I've been using my Yggy with the Pi2AES and it's superb. I doubt you'd really need more than the Pi2AES in terms of streamer performance. It's a great value, and I also use it to connect my Spotify directly when I'm not using Roon.

 

[JoeDoe]

Hey fellas, I've got a question for the panel:

My Ygg seems to emit a mechanical hum. I've read that this is likely caused by some sort of magnetic interference with the transformer(s). As you can see in my earlier post, the Mjo2 currently sits on top of the Ygg (component real estate is TIGHT at my place). I picked up a couple of iFi's DC blockers to try at the Schiit IECs to see if it the hum was caused by DC offset, and while I thought the problem was solved after a couple days, the hum is back just like it was before. Just to be clear, this is a hum coming from the Ygg itself - not through the signal chain/headphones. The hum stops when the unit is powered off, but resumes immediately upon powering up.

Any advice on how to rectify? Is it just a matter of component proximity?

PS - I should also mention that all of my desk components are plugged into a Brickwall audio surge protector.