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YGGDRASIL BALANCED UPGRADABLE DAC IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY, YGGDRASIL IS THE WORLD TREE. THE SOURCE OF ALL THINGS. IT’S ALSO PRETTY MUCH UNPRONOUNCEABLE. WHICH IS WHY WE CALL THIS DAC “YGGY.” IT’S THE BEST DAC WE KNOW HOW TO BUILD... WELL, WITHOUT A SECOND MORTGAGE AND 50 AMP POWER RUNS.
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Compare it to anything, at any price. sense, they should seem pretty straightforward. In any case, read Yggdrasil is the culmination of 5 years of research that started these instructions before proceeding farther, follow all instructions, and heed with 1917 Western Electric papers on Pulse Code Modulation, all warnings.
SPDIF/Input Processing. If there are changes to the SPDIF inputs simply plug the Yggdrasil in via USB and see if it does so. If it or Adapticlock system, you can keep up with them.
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CONNECTIONS SCH10Y 000001 AES/EBU 115VAC 45W COAX OPTICAL 1 Single-Ended Output. 4 Toslink Input. 7 AES/EBU Input. Connect to your preamp or integrated amp Connect with a short (3m or less) Toslink Use a high-quality XLR cable to connect to with good RCA cables.
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Also known as the “buy better gear” light. Press this button to invert the absolute Yggy—44.1K or 48K, plus the multiple If this is illuminated, the Yggdrasil’s input phase. This may help with some recordings (1, 2, 4, or 8X.) clock regeneration (Adapticlock) is in VCO that do not maintain absolute phase.
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I hear hum from Yggdrasil. What do I do? How do I install the Windows USB drivers? Yggdrasil’s noise floor is insanely low, so it’s most likely a ground Many newer Windows systems won’t need drivers at all—just plug in loop.
OBTAINING WARRANTY SERVICE If you believe you need warranty service, contact us first. There may be a simple solution to your problem. Schiit Audio products sent back to us without a Return Authorization (RA) will be returned to the sender without repair. To contact us and obtain an RA, email info@schiit.com. We will respond quickly to email inquiries.
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