2023 has been a somewhat busy 12 months for Schiit Audio; the corporate now manufactures its elements in California and Texas and has launched various new merchandise together with the URD CD transport, Hel+ gaming hub, Skoll phono pre-amplifier, and Midgard headphone amplifier.
A glance look by way of the web site reveals an expanded vary of energy amplifiers, headphone amplifiers, encompass sound processors, pre-amplifiers and DACs.
On the DAC aspect, the flagship Yggdrasil continues to be supplied in two completely different configurations (OG and Much less is Extra), however all of that’s about to alter.
Schiit Audio has introduced its Yggdrasil+ Extra is Higheror MIB for under $2,599 ($2,699 within the silver end).
The brand new model of its best-selling DAC delivers the “finest measured efficiency but” in keeping with Jason Stoddard, Schiit’s co-founder.
“These distinctive outcomes are the results of Texas Devices’ new DAC11001B IC,” mentioned Jason Stoddard. “It has taken the precision DAC crown, throughout your entire audio band, from 20Hz to 20kHz.”
The DAC11001B IC is usually not used for shopper audio, however Schiit Audio is skilled at utilizing its customized DSP-based digital filter to interface with ICs often utilized in medical and protection functions. The Yggdrasil+ MIB makes use of 4 DAC11001Bs, one for every section, in a hardware-balanced, differential utility.
One of many advantages of shopping for from Schiit is that lots of the merchandise are simply upgradeable and that actually applies to the Yggdrasil+ platform. In accordance with Stoddard, the brand new MIB boards for current Yggdrasil+ items will probably be out there earlier than the top of 2023.
The analog board improve price is anticipated to be $800 USD.
“This highlights a key benefit of Yggdrasil,” mentioned Jason Stoddard. “It’s the one fully modular, upgradable DAC, which makes it evergreen. Launched 9 years in the past, it’s maybe the one DAC of its age that has grown and adjusted with the instances, somewhat then being changed by a brand new product.”
All Yggdrasil+
- Inputs: Unison USB, AES/EBU XLR, RCA SPDIF, BNC SPDIF, Optical SPDIF
- Enter Functionality: as much as 24/192 for all inputs
- Enter Receiver, SPDIF: AKM AK4113
- Enter Receiver, USB: Unison USB™, based mostly on Microchip PIC32 microprocessor
- Clock Administration: Bitperfect clock administration in any respect native pattern charges through Adapticlock evaluation and VCXO/VCO regeneration
- Digital Filter: proprietary Schiit time- and frequency-domain optimized digital filter carried out on Analog Units SHARC DSP processor
- Output: One pair XLR balanced and two pairs RCA single-ended
- Output Impedance: 75 ohms
- Energy Provide: two transformers (one for digital provides, one for analog provides) plus one enter choke for discrete, twin mono, shunt-regulated analog +/-24V provide, plus 12 or extra separate native regulated provides for DACs and digital sections, together with high-precision, low-noise LM723 regulation in vital areas.
- Upgradability: Totally modular structure. Separate digital enter board, USB enter board, DSP engine board, and DAC/analog output boards.
- Energy Consumption: 45W
- Dimension: 16 x 13” x 2.875”
- Weight: 25 lbs
Yggy+ MIB (Extra is Higher)
- Frequency Response, Analog Stage: 20Hz-20Khz, +/-0.1dB, 0.5Hz-100KHz, -1dB
- Most Output: 4.0V RMS (balanced), 2.0V RMS (single-ended)
- THD+N: -118dB referenced to full output (0.0001%), -96dB at 20kHz, 90kHz bandwidth
- IMD: <0.0002%, CCIF, at full output
- SNR: > 128dB, referenced to 4V RMS
- D/A Conversion IC: Texas Devices DAC11001B x 4 (2 per channel, twin {hardware} balanced configuration)
- Analog Stage: Built-in, utilizing LME49724 differential stage
Yggdrasil+ MIB is obtainable now at schiit.com for $2,599 in black, $2,699 in silver.
