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

[hodgjy]

 
 

 
This is the first thing that came to my mind:

 

[StefanJK]

Cosmetic surgery for Dacs...expensive, tries to mislead and doesn't fool anybody but fools.

 

[Armaegis]

  New Chord DAC to arrive soon. It is called "DAVE"

 
... and an optional regulated power supply called DAISY.

 

[wahsmoh]

They should name it HAL instead of Dave 

 

[joeexp]

This is the remote control: 

 

 
Sorry for de-railing the threat;
And now to something completely different ...

 

[Argo Duck]

Valuable information. Might be good to put this in the Yggdrasil impressions thread?

e: to add link

With the Yggy, I'm actually hearing hiss and such that I have not heard before. Turns out, it's in the original recordings! I found that some tracks are hiss-free (The Flaming Lips) and others have lots of hiss (Miles Davis, The White Stripes). The Yggy has a low enough noise floor for me that I can plainly hear the differences and the silences.

 

[purrin]

Well, there are sort of three Yggy threads, I mean four.

 

[Insidious Meme]

Chord really needs a new industrial designer. 

Not if Toys R Us was their intended industry...

 

[jsgraha]

   
You could always find an older AGD Ref 7, a Sonic Frontiers SFD/SFCD (from PCX with warranty) or TransDAC.

 
So, for someone who is looking to upgrade from agd ref7, by keeping the tone and timbre of ref7, but would like to get a bit more of attack, liquidity, transparency and deeper bass, will yggy a safer bet? I don't mind a leaner body. 
 
Thanks in advance.

 

[evillamer]

Left my Master 7 playing music for 12hours non-stop. Came back home and was suprised by the improvement in sound quality. Much more spacious, more dynamic(Especially the deep low end bass) and more clarity.
 
Looks like it's not just YGG that needs to be power on all the time.

 

[mikek200]

  Left my Master 7 playing music for 12hours non-stop. Came back home and was suprised by the improvement in sound quality. Much more spacious, more dynamic(Especially the deep low end bass) and more clarity.
 
Looks like it's not just YGG that needs to be power on all the time.

I went through the same thing,when I was testing the Theta basicIII dac,a couple of weeks ago..
When I first got it...I was very,very happy with the SQ,would turn it on/off all the time,then I decided to keep it on ..all the time,that lasted 3-4 weeks,and when I went back each time,I could swear it sounded better.
Finally I had my wife start to listen..after about 10 days ,she agreed with me.
Now,with whatever dac,I'll be using...I just leave it on.24/7
My yiggy delivery was just pushed back till mid-July,,when it comes in,,I'll be back with more impressions

 

[purrin]

   
You could always find an older AGD Ref 7, a Sonic Frontiers SFD/SFCD (from PCX with warranty) or TransDAC.

 
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So, for someone who is looking to upgrade from agd ref7, by keeping the tone and timbre of ref7, but would like to get a bit more of attack, liquidity, transparency and deeper bass, will yggy a safer bet? I don't mind a leaner body. 
 
Thanks in advance.

 
Probably not. Sounds like TotalDAC dual or TotalDAC twelve or MSB Super Mega Pricey Edition might be what you are after. The other possibility is to stick caps in the signal path after the Yggy output. Or tap into Yggy boards and build a tube buffer coupled with a cap. The last option would void your warranty by 1000% of course.

 

[EraserXIV]

Yggy + "euphonic" tube amp?

 

[purrin]

Well, I am currently running Yggy+ECZDs+HD650 (tweaked) in my living room right now.

 

[Liu Junyuan]

  Well, I am currently running Yggy+ECZDs+HD650 (tweaked) in my living room right now.

Nice to see some HD-650 love. I have a friend who runs the ZD with the HD 650s as well. I wonder if your mods are to calm down the upper midrange?