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Originally Posted by Vintage Pete

Congrats Dan.....yes indeed, this DAC looks like a beauty, and I have no doubt it's impressing already and will only get better. It's obvious from the review in The Absolute Sound that it's rocking the digital audio community.

One question (and perhaps I missed this in this thread)...is it available in black? I see some pictures of a black version, and I think I saw it mentioned somewhere too. On the Schiit website, there is are drop downs for Finish, plug type, and voltage. I was "pretending" to purchase one, but the Finish drop down doesn't yield a choice either way. The pictures I saw in black looked very nice too.

Congrats on what is no doubt going to be a very fine addition!

Pete.......Thank you. Yes, Schiit offers the Yggdrasil and the Gungnir DAC's in black but only by special order, and then it is a hit or miss proposition whether their metal shop is able to produce one-offs in the course of their production runs. Black can be ordered but there is no guarantee it can be delivered. I was told via email that if they could not manufacture a black Yggdrasil they would notify me that the ordered was canceled.

I originally placed a special order for the black Yggdrasil but had a change of heart after additional conversation here with Serge and others about the quality of the matte black finish. It is paint, not black anodized, so the surface texture is different than the smoother silver anodized finish. Additionally, there was no wait and possible cancellation when ordering the silver Yggdrasil. I am happy with the silver finish, and as Stephen commented above, the silver Yggy provides a really nice aesthetic counterpoint in my audio rack.