Thoughts on a bunch of DACs (and why delta-sigma kinda sucks, just to get you to think about stuff)

[prot]

Why? It's not like any of these portable amps are resolving enough to let you hear the difference between 16 and 18bit material, and anything beyond 44.1kHz can't be heard anyways (assuming we are working from the same master).

If you put it like that, 16/44 is enough for everything and everyone . Personally I never heard any improvement above that .. and not the type who worries much about such things.

I just want a plug&play device that plays all files OOTB and can drive almost any cans.. and it's at least transportable. The Leckerton looks quite well generally but I just dont wanna fiddle with things like bitrate/file format/dsd and so on.
The iDSD Micro fits my bill quite well. IIUC, you do not like their sound much, would you care to go into some detail?

 

[Insidious Meme]

Ruh-roh ...

http://www.head-fi.org/t/758649/canjam-socal-2015-impressions-thread/45#post_11455110

Per my post in that thread, perhaps today's CANJAM attendees have a better chance of hearing Yggy at it's best. The irony of a Head-Fier hearing both Yggy and the (portable) Hugo for the first time (the TT is the same DAC FWIW) and preferring the Hugo isnt lost on me, but I'm happy to wait for a few more impressions, albeit in the less than ideal conditions of a meet. So far, most of the raves seem to be around Mr Speakers ETHER and the HE-1000 : hopefully someone will plug one or both into a Yggy/Rag combo on Day 2 and give us some feedback. Really sorry for all our wallets  

There are three Yggys at the meet. One at the Schiit table (with a Ragnarok), purrin's table (with his EC 2A8), and with Mr. Speakers. I didn't notice any HE-1000 outside of Hifiman's table, but I'm sure you'll have people listening to the Ether with it there with Mr. Speakers. I know at the Shiit and purrin tables, the Yggys will be left on overnight. Not sure if that will be the case with Mr. Speakers, nor what amp it is with. I didn't notice when I listened to the Ether there.

Also, the 1.00 firmware one was with Schiit, the 0.99 ones were at the other tables. Wasn't told what the difference was.

 

[prot]

Mike, I have absolutely no problem with any of that and you've already stated your views on leaving sources on 24/7 - the head swinger appears to be taking his meds at the moment, but I expect that he'll be along to give us the benefit of his undeniable expertise in the fields of electronics and metallurgy. And unicorns, of course. 

I'm pretty sure that my msges do contain enough 'for me', 'personally' and other similar qualifiers. Each one of us is entitled to an opinion ... and whether it is me, you or anyone else, that is just *one* opinion and just one set of ears. Anyone who has more proof than that, can make a thread in the very nice science section and prove his point ... once and for all if possible.

I am also pretty sure that this is neither the schiit nor the iggy thread but a generic Dac thread...all Dacs for all needs, preferences and budgets. *Personally* I'd like it to stay like that.

P.S.
As about your hardly veiled & very personal jabs, there is a PM system, no need to annoy everyone. Thank you and have a good sounding time. And appologies to everyone else for this offtopic msg.

 

[Currawong]

 
Again, meet impressions surrounded by new gear and a crowd of enthusiastic Head-Fiers arent going to be the same as a report from someone who has spent weeks with a given component in their own system - that said, I'm still very eager to hear impressions from currawong. Right now, Amos is undoubtedly catching some Zs in preparation for another big day in his element - color me green  

 
5am and I can't sleep. It seems I can't get more than 6 hours sleep a night at meets. 
 
The Iggy: 
 
It's that good. 
 
As for how it sounds cold or warm: Seriously, who gives a ****? Do so if you buy your own. The real unicorn is the argument itself. We should be grateful we have amazingly talented guys like Mike and Robb making this stuff for us and doing their best to bring back the reality into the sonic output of DACs.
 

 

[62ohm]

^ Love that shirt lol

 

[estreeter]

Thanks Amos - I'll leave it there. Enjoy the rest of the meet, mate. 

 

[coli]

   
Ruh-roh ...
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/758649/canjam-socal-2015-impressions-thread/45#post_11455110
 
Per my post in that thread, perhaps today's CANJAM attendees have a better chance of hearing Yggy at it's best. The irony of a Head-Fier hearing both Yggy and the (portable) Hugo for the first time (the TT is the same DAC FWIW) and preferring the Hugo isnt lost on me, but I'm happy to wait for a few more impressions, albeit in the less than ideal conditions of a meet. So far, most of the raves seem to be around Mr Speakers ETHER and the HE-1000 : hopefully someone will plug one or both into a Yggy/Rag combo on Day 2 and give us some feedback. Really sorry for all our wallets  

I've been looking at charts, and past Schiit DAC don't rank well. Guess I'll wait for reviews.

 

[prot]

Seriously, who gives a ****? ... The real unicorn is the argument itself.

Definitely agree with that one ... also hope to see a lot more tshirts like yours .. and people who truly mean it.

And btw, any chance for some similar meets around the EU!? Quite jealous right now.

 

[smitty1110]

I've been looking at charts, and past Schiit DAC don't rank well. Guess I'll wait for reviews.

Jason has a post somewhere on this site about how they take a selection of products, test them, take thw worst numbers they get on any individual product, and then double them or something like that. Peopl on other formus have measured much better rezults from schiit products than the official conservative numbers on the schiit website.

 

[Currawong]

 

Seriously, who gives a ****? ... The real unicorn is the argument itself.

Definitely agree with that one ... also hope to see a lot more tshirts like yours .. and people who truly mean it.

And btw, any chance for some similar meets around the EU!? Quite jealous right now.

 
That was Mike Moffat's t-shirt!
 
EU? Yes! It hasn't been announced on the forums, but those who came and read the back page of the Canjam guide will have noticed that the next one is in London at the end of August.

 

[Sorrodje]

We hope to have a chance to build one canjam in France too. Before the end of the year 
 
@Currawong : is there any guidelines for canjams ? 

 

[shadow84]

What is the difference between Maverick Audio Tube Magic D1 DAC & Maverick Audio Tube Magic D2 DAC? Is it considered a level higher than schiit modi 2?

 

[Currawong]

  We hope to have a chance to build one canjam in France too. Before the end of the year 
 
@Currawong : is there any guidelines for canjams ? 

 
They are organised by Jude, Warren and Ethan. The Canjam name can't be used by anyone else.

 

[Sorrodje]

   
They are organised by Jude, Warren and Ethan. The Canjam name can't be used by anyone else.

 
Ok . So I'll shoot a MP to the team and talk about our project. We would really like to associate Head-fi community to our plans. 

 

[SoupRKnowva]

   
They are organised by Jude, Warren and Ethan. The Canjam name can't be used by anyone else.

well there was that one time across the pond...