I know of one Logitech Transporter owner who also runs ATC SCM 100ASLs. If I get a new CD transport I’ll need a preamp unless I run it through the Logitech’s internal DAC which seems a mad idea as I have the Iggy A2! I rarely take the volume up to 0dB (max) as the ATCs can produce deafening SPLs with very little distortion.The fixed attenuators are also there to protect my ears, as it can be tempting,after a whisky or two, to crank the volume up to 11! Someone on the forum will probably know the detail.
I believe the output stage of the Yggy A2 is very similar to the JFET buffer mode in Freya ( which was the only mode I liked). I certainly can’t tell any difference at -15dB. I may have misunderstood, but I think that the digital volume control results in a loss of around 1 bit per 6dB of reduction in volume. I’m convinced that there is no lack of resolution at this level I think it sounds better than with volume set at 100% and Freya preamp JFET inserted. I fitted fixed, balanced attenuators to my active speakers so that at ‘normal’ listening levels I only need about -15dB volume reduction. I know lots of ‘audiophiles’ hate these, as simplistically, they ‘throw away bits’ as volume is reduced. This is the theory ( according to ATC) of why they work better than passive crossovers:Īll I know is I would never go back to passive speakers and I’ll probably continue without a preamp until I am tempted with Mike’s new CD Transport!Ĭlick to expand.My digital source is a Logitech Transporter. I have eliminated a preamp and the Yggy A2 seems to be even better at driving my active speakers than the original possibly due to the redesigned output stage.Īs I use active speakers, the crossovers are applied before the three built-in power amps. We probably share some similar views but have ended up with entirely different Yggy-based solutions! I was interested in your comments about removing as much solid state circuitry as possible from the signal chain including crossovers. Passive sounded lifeless and tube mode just didn’t work for me. I tried a Freya but only liked it in JFET buffer mode. I had never heard of the preamp you are using, but it clearly works for you, which in the end, is all that matters! Great to hear how happy you are with your Yggdrasil set up. As I said, since the Yggdrasil is still kickin tail, well designed SS gear should theoretically be able to compete, but so far, only the Yggdrasil has measured up. I also upgraded to Don Sachs' DS2 preamp, and frankly with a good tube amplifier I have never heard anything as realistic sounding.
Now obviously since Schiit Audio has made a good sounding SS component necessary means that it can be done, and I plan to swap out the audio path resistors for some Vishay Z Foil TX2575s just to see if that clears up the, what I call, haze that I am hearing from one of my SS amps, it already has soft recovery rectifiers, Black Gate caps in the audio path, and Roderstine Resista resistors, and up against most amps in most systems, it sounds pretty good, but I went to full range drivers, and the lack of a crossover is a true revelation. How Schitt Audio has not only surmounted that, but also made one of the best DACs there is amazes me. I have completely replaced everything with a semiconductor in the audio path because it's pretty difficult it seems to build truly good sounding semiconductor based components. I certainly can't say that there is nothing better out there, but the Yggdrasil is absolutely awesome. The ONE thing that just keeps getting better as my system improves is the Yggdrasil. I have done quite a lot of upgrading of late. Not to screw with the truth argument, but I have something that I found pretty interesting to share.