Sunandmusic - haven’t heard it sorry.
The group of people that regularly post on this thread seam to have a lot of experience hearing many different DAC’s. If any of us make a comment, it’s pretty reliable (here) that the statement is being made with auditory experience to back it up. Otherwise most of us just say we havent heard it.
Also, we all have different tastes. So a lot of times it’s more important to ask "why"’something was preferred then "what" was preferred.
I just finished a 2.5 hour comparison of the ODSX and the DAVE and have some impressions. I don’t have time to post them now. But the why, and sonic descriptions will likely be more useful to many then which I chose as "better"....
stay tuned. |
another consideration is that DACs evolve more rapidly than other components, so the very best today will likely soon be superceded
not so much with speakers, pre-amps, etc.
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I have been enjoying a PS Audio DirectStream DAC now for about 18 months, about a year ago added a PS Audio PerfectWave transport to play CDs. I use an HDMI cable and connect the two using the I2S interface.
I see that they've discontinued the PerfectWave transport and replaced it with an upgraded DirectStream transport, which from what I read, outputs native DSD out the I2S port (in a way that Sony approves, to prevent people from making illegal copies of DSD played off SACDs), and is supposed to sound significantly better than the combination I'm using.
Anyone upgraded from the PerfectWave to the DirectStream transport also using the DirectStream DAC...have any insight to share? |
Ejr1953 - great post to start on a new thread.
Totally not what this thread is about though. |
Guys, I"ve had the Yggy in my system on two occasions. One for was about 5 days. I had a Codex in the house and did my own listening. I then invited a few friends over to hear both units. The Codex won every time. The people listening weren't really audiophiles, just music lovers an one was a pro musician. They never asked which piece was which, ,but it also wasn't a scientific test.
The Codex threw a wider stage, went deeper in the bass and has much more detail. The pace and rhythm was there in spades. There was a male vocal (forget who) that had a reverberation in that lower mid that sounded right on the Codex. The Yiggy was close, but it didn't give the same emotion that the Codex did.
I can see why Schitt has a following. Great products for reasonable cost. I spoke to two owners of the units who post on Computer Audiophile I believe it is and they both had posts about the Yiggy besting the Codex etc... I PM"d them and spoke to both. Neither had ever heard the Codex let alone had one in their system. I found that strange. When I talk about a product it may have been hearing it once in a shop or someone else's system and me not liking what I hear right up front. Could be many reasons, but I'm not the type to get excited about the TV on the floor at Best Buy that's the brightest of the bunch and stands out because of it.
If you feel the Yiggy is better than the top DAC's Matt has had in his system, then that's awesome. My post wasn't meant as a mean spirited comment to you, but I did dismiss it based on my own listening (The Codex isn't in the same league as the QX5/20 so I made an assumption that the Yiggy can't hold a candle to the QX5/20). The QX5/20 isn't quite as good as some of the DAC's in the 18 and above, but better than a few I"ve heard.
If you want to get Matt Yiggy to go up against the others, I'm sure he'll plug it into his system for a day. If we can set that up for the day I get to visit with my Ayre piece then that would be great too. Maybe I'll hear differently in Matt's room (can't wait to get there Matt).
Interesting. I tested the Ayre Codex v. Schiit Yggdrasil. The first time it seemed like the Yggy had more bass and the Ayre had more liquid mids. On the second occassion, we held everything constant and volume-matched, and neither I nor my friend could distinguish the two. Are you sure that you volume-matched? |
