Dac shootout. Hex vs Vega vs Yggdrasil

[regeHA]

RegeHA, I asked Wang about the EVO and the Pro. He said to get the EVO. So I guess will stick to it

Yeah, you would not see any performance difference between the two. Either will be fine. You might look to take more than 1 TB though... unless your music fits in a 1 TB HDD.

 

[prem]

The Yggdrasil also has been ordered. So that completes my digital rig as of now

 

[regeHA]

The Yggdrasil also has been ordered. So that completes my digital rig as of now

That's a super DAC.

Happy listening.

 

[Orko]

The Yggdrasil also has been ordered. So that completes my digital rig as of now

Nice! Would love to have a listen whenever I'm in Bombay. I suppose the harder (or at least the more tedious) part begins now getting the music, ripping, tagging, etc. Happy trails, Prem!

 

[panditji]

Congratulations Prem... I look forward to your review once you get it...

@Orko, would be great if you could carry your Hugo and give us your feedback vis a vis the Yggy ...

 

[prem]

Sure Orko. The Yggdrasil will take some time to come though. It's on a 4 week back order

 

[square_wave]

Nice! Would love to have a listen whenever I'm in Bombay. I suppose the harder (or at least the more tedious) part begins now getting the music, ripping, tagging, etc. Happy trails, Prem!

I concur. I have many weeks to go before I complete tagging mine

Happy listening Prem.

 

[prem]

Panditji, the comparison between Yggdrasil and chord hugo at my place would not be possible since I only use balanced connection for my amp

I don't think hugo has a balanced out

 

[Orko]

Panditji, the comparison between Yggdrasil and chord hugo at my place would not be possible since I only use balanced connection for my amp

I don't think hugo has a balanced out

You're right, it doesn't.

 

[panditji]

Hmmm.. Anyways I still look forward to your review Prem since you have heard a lot of excellent DACs recently and would be in a perfect position to judge the DAC fairly...Congratulations again....

 

[music4mhell]

Panditji, the comparison between Yggdrasil and chord hugo at my place would not be possible since I only use balanced connection for my amp

I don't think hugo has a balanced out

You can use RCA to XLR cable, i use it for my genelecs + Mojo
I am in bangalore, i will be glad if i can be helpful in any way.

 

[sound_cycle]

The Yggdrasil will take some time to come though. It's on a 4 week back order

Congrats ! and at the wait.

ciao
gr

 

[prem]

I believe Mike Moffat listens to vinyl at home
Very interesting

 

[prem]

Even though Schiit said it will take 4 weeks, just got a mail saying its shipped. So now will have to wait for someone to get it from the US

 

[sound_cycle]

Even though Schiit said it will take 4 weeks, just got a mail saying its shipped. So now will have to wait for someone to get it from the US

Ww! That's really nice, [maybe I should have taken a chance on the gumby -was also a backorder !]

ciao
gr

 

[saikatbiswas82]

I believe Mike Moffat listens to vinyl at home
Very interesting

I think Steve Jobs, the pioneer of digital audio revolution, used to listen to vinyls only back at home. The speakers he used were from Wilson Audio.

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[prem]

The Yggdrasil and the Aries Mini with its LPS reached home day before. Time permitting, will set it up either this weekend or the next.

 

[Nikhil]

Great to hear that Prem! Look forward to hearing your feedback.

 

[bornfi]

Now I need to finalise my source

Aries Mini or Sonic Orbiter SE or Raspberry Pi? Suggestions and opinions are welcome.

RegeHA, do u use a raspberry Pi?

I use Squeezebox Classic with my Yggy and also a previous generation Apple TV that has optical out. This way, if you have a apple device, you are all set because most, if not all music services are available on iOS.

 

[prem]

Everything connected. All working fine. Yggy sounds decent out of the box. Not as bad as guys make it out to be. Now the 15 day wait begins