Schiit Yggdrasil DAC Arrived
 

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Hot diggity dog, my new Schiit Yggdrasil DAC arrived today. :yahoo:

It didn't take long to unpack the double boxes and get the Yggdrasil installed in the living room rack. I relocated the Aurender N100H music server to the top shelf on the right side of the turntable and slipped the Yggy onto the shelf where the Aurender and W4S DAC2 had been. The silver finish looks rather charming with the black components. Marlene even commented that she thought it looked nice in silver.

The Yggdrasil is connected to the Aurender N100H with a Wireworld Platinum Starlight USB cable and is powered with a Wireworld Silver Eclipse power cord. Setup was simple and easy. In no time I had music pouring from the PMC EB1i speakers into the living room from the N100H and the Yggy through the C2300 and MC452. I have to admit the Yggdrasil sounds good right out of the box with the 72 hours of burn-in at the factory. I expected to be underwhelmed but I am pleasantly surprised. Of course I'm not overlooking all the testimony with respect to additional break-in hours and expect the quality and integrity of the Yggdrasil's sound to steadily improve. None the less, I am experiencing no problems listening to the Yggdrasil in its present state of freshness.

I plan to leave the Yggdrasil energized 24/7 for its entire life. The power switch is located on the rear panel and I see no reason to ever turn it off again. The good people at Schiit said they never turn their DAC's off. That's good enough for me. Once I have 400 to 500 hours on the Yggy I will get serious with taking notes and developing a review. For now my plan is to let the Yggdrasil play and log plenty of break-in hours. More to come.


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Congrats Dan! :banana: I think it looks great in the rack. :yes:

A few days time and it will really start to come on song for you. After which it only gets better and better. Looking forward to your impressions. :thumbsup:

Congratulations Dan! It sure looks purdy...:D Enjoy.

Welcome to the Schiit House. Sorry, couldn’t resist.

Congratulations Dan. Nothing like the smell of a new component burning in.

Mike.......Oh yeah, now I can talk Schiit with the best of them. . :p

:D:thumbsup:

Congrats Dan !
Waiting to read more.

Looks awesome, almost like the rack was expecting this very component. Looking forward to impressions.

Dan... Here’s wishing you a Schitty Christmas!

Merry Christmas Dan - I can't think of a better way to spend some time - listening to a new DAC that everyone says is a giant killer.