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Originally Posted by Grasshopper
I wanted to revive this thread/review. Man I still really miss Dan!!!
Is the Yggy still awesome? I'm looking for a new DAC and don't want to overspend. Esoteric and dCS are the usual suspects.
This review from Dan makes me think the Yggy can get pretty close to these top contenders.
Has anybody taken the Yggy head to head against some of the mid-tier dCS offerings?
Is the Yggy still awesome?
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If you're open to it and have the budget, I'd give the Lampizator Baltic 3 serious consideration.
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