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

[Redcarmoose]

Hmmm, with that kind of warm up time, I'll have to cancel my Yggy dreams. Unfortunately we have an energy crisis in our country and we have frequent forced 2 hour power breaks to ensure the ongoing stability of the electricity grid. Haven't got even a hope to get those 4 days of warm up time! Try living with Hi-Fi in an energy stricken country and suddenly audio as a hobby becomes a lot more complicated.. The frequent power cuts also cause spikes on the grid that can damage your equipment so you have to unplug everything from the wall.. I'm looking forward to receiving my Geek Out just so I can enjoy uninterrupted audio on my laptop through electricity black outs...

You just need to get a voltage regulator. They come in all shapes and sizes. If you do experience voltage swings your laptop transformer will also burn out in due time.

After you get a voltage regulator you can leave your stuff plugged in all the time.

 

[prot]

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.

London isnt exactly my favourite (expensive accommodation & all else, ****ty weather) but I guess it makes sense for you guys (language, culture, flights and prolly sponsors too). My first choice would be amsterdam .. or paris, milan .. or even berlin. In any case, for us europeans London surely beats flying transatlantic.

Thx for the good news and hopefully I'll be able to fit an ear-massage weekend into my summer schedule.

 

[negura]

   
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.

 
Awesome news to me and I will be there. So thrilled. I will try and bring one of my Theta Gen Vs and if I have it by then, the Ygg, of course.

 

[daerron]

 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

You just need to get a voltage regulator. They come in all shapes and sizes. If you do experience voltage swings your laptop transformer will also burn out in due time.

After you get a voltage regulator you can leave your stuff plugged in all the time.

 
Yeah, thanks, I've got one from Clearline protecting my Hi-Fi, but the grid here can be unstable for around 5 minutes after the power comes back on, actually worried it will damage the voltage regulator which is pretty expensive by itself so since the outages are scheduled I usually just plug it out all the same! My laptop is protected through a UPS, but regular outages aren't good for the backup battery. The typical UPS wasn't really meant to be used as backup power so I'm looking at getting a solar panel with a good deep cycle battery with a good regulator and inverter and running my office from that. Some UPS systems produce regenerative sine waves which aren't that good for audio components.

 

[mikek200]

Can you explain what this means????
 

• "After 24-48 hours, this is when the magic starts to happen. When you start to get fooled into thinking you are hearing the real thing at times."

So,basically,we still have to wait 1 week,for optimal results-correct?

 

[estreeter]

Can you explain what this means????

• "After 24-48 hours, this is when the magic starts to happen. When you start to get fooled into thinking you are hearing the real thing at times."
  

So,basically,we still have to wait 1 week,for optimal results-correct?

qpparently not but lets wait for everyone to get back from canjam, get some sleep and we'll get back to that.

 

[mikek200]

qpparently not but lets wait for everyone to get back from canjam, get some sleep and we'll get back to that.

Tnx,Estreeter
 
Seems things are getting more confusing ..
If this 1 week warmup time, is really the case,I may have to switch back to my Theta Gen;V plan,if I can find one.
 
Enjoy today,please post back with more Yiggy info,if you can?
 
Mike 

 

[Sonic Defender]

So I'm trying to fully interpret what Mike was saying. This is how I read the situation and if I err, somebody please correct me. The Yggy when new should be turned on and left on for at least 48hours, no worries there. After that, if you didn't want to leave it on all the time would turning it on for an hour before use be adequate? Perhaps Mike is still looking on this thread. Cheers.

 

[mikek200]

  So I'm trying to fully interpret what Mike was saying. This is how I read the situation and if I err, somebody please correct me. The Yggy when new should be turned on and left on for at least 48hours, no worries there. After that, if you didn't want to leave it on all the time would turning it on for an hour before use be adequate? Perhaps Mike is still looking on this thread. Cheers.

AS I understand it,correct me if I'm mis-reading it.
 
24-48 hours is the minimal time for warm up
1 week is optimal.
If you shut down for short period of time,up to 1 hour,your still ,OK? ,anything over that..?????,you will have to wait ???
 
Correct me ,if I'm wrong.
My question is-was they're anyone at the meet that had a Yiggy ,that was warmed up, for 1 week,if so...who..Purrin?

 

[coli]

   
Yeah, thanks, I've got one from Clearline protecting my Hi-Fi, but the grid here can be unstable for around 5 minutes after the power comes back on, actually worried it will damage the voltage regulator which is pretty expensive by itself so since the outages are scheduled I usually just plug it out all the same! My laptop is protected through a UPS, but regular outages aren't good for the backup battery. The typical UPS wasn't really meant to be used as backup power so I'm looking at getting a solar panel with a good deep cycle battery with a good regulator and inverter and running my office from that. Some UPS systems produce regenerative sine waves which aren't that good for audio components.

Solar inverter produces extremely bad quality AC which will have a big effect on sound quality.

 

[purrin]

Yggy is finally sounding good today. By magic, we are talking about the realism and involvement aspect. Yggy sounds dry and merely technically proficient otherwise.

Keep in mind Yggy could be like the Gen V where over time, the excessive warm up isn't necessary.

BTW, I did hear the Chord TT.

 

[negura]

BTW, I did hear the Chord TT.

 
Are you buying one?

 

[mikek200]

Yggy is finally sounding good today. By magic, we are talking about the realism and involvement aspect. Yggy sounds dry and merely technically proficient otherwise.

Keep in mind Yggy could be like the Gen V where over time, the excessive warm up isn't necessary.

BTW, I did hear the Chord TT.

So,Purrin,,how long has it been on----48 hours??

 

[purrin]

Are you buying one?

Hell no.

 

[62ohm]

Hell no.

Care to give us some thoughts?