![]() Have had Onyx and Gungnir A1 in the house for a week now and feel like I have a decent grasp of what the pros and cons of each are in my speaker system. A comparison between the two will be nice. And if I have to buy USB converter it makes it more expensive then the Yggdrasil. Returning the product in 14 days period is an option, but with the Onyx they require to pay 10% fee when returning the unit.ĮDIT: I just saw that Onyx price of €2,099 is excluding VAT, so actual price is exactly the same as Yggdrasil's. Which one do you think is the best choice? Maybe at the end, I will be happy with either of those, but I'm trying to at least make an informed decision. Some say it's very warm and others that it's just a touch warm. On top of that, I have read some contradictory opinions on the Gungnir Multibit, too. I know it's a matter of taste, but anyway. As for the Gungnir Multibit, I'm surprised that some people say the prefer it to the Yggdrasil. Also some have said that the USB of the Onyx is not good, so buying a separate converting device costs additional money and then the price of the Onyx comes close to that of an Yggdrasil (in Europe at least). So, Metrum Onyx or Gungnir Multibit or Yggdrasil? I guess Onyx is the riskier choice as it's sound is more characteristic R2R NOS sound. Also, with accurate timbre and realistic sound. Anyway, I think I will enjoy the most a musical, engaging DAC with wide soundstage, good instrument separation and detail retrieval. Unfortunately, I don't have much experience with DACs. I don't think I want to sacrifice soundstage and separation if it is so much worse on the Onyx. At the same time detailed comparisons here are very different saying that the Onyx has a way less extended soundstage then Gungnir Multibit and I presume Yggdrasil, also. Judging from this detailed comparison between Pavane and Yggdrasil it seems I would like the Onyx better (as it should be close to the Pavane sound). Problem is, I don't have a option to audition the DACs without travelling around Europe.īy reading this thread and others I got even more confused as there are some somewhat contradictory opinions. I read a lot and I'm currently thinking about buying an Metrum Onyx or Gungnir Multibit or Yggdrasil. I was a bit sceptical on how much noticeable difference can a DAC make, but several people on other forums assured me it is important to get a better DAC for my setup. At this point I'm using the Fiio X3 II DAP as a DAC. I have the Sennheiser HD800S and just got an Violectric v281 Amp. ![]() I'm trying to decide what DAC to buy for my headphone system. When I had the Amethyst here on a loaner tour USB really sucked and no way I could live with that. As has been said before, USB implementation is not Metrum´s strong point (whereas both Soekris 1541 and Schiit Gungnir multibit are good with USB). But things get interesting from Onyx/Jade onwards. The entry level models way too much to my taste. The metrum dacs are more smooth, more organic. Soekris 1541 actually sounds quite analytical, whilst avoiding becoming harsh. ![]() Metrum Acoustic dacs are NOS and the brand supports mqa (mqa module option), if that is important to you.Īs stated the differences you hear with mqa might have to do with different masters, or you may be sensitive to the "watermark" problem when listening to digital non mqa file streams. ![]() But it is a very unique sound on its´own and quite different from the Metrum Acoustic house sound.īoth Schiit multibit dacs and the Soekris do upsampling and filtering Schiit has a bit more magic sauce in it, whereby the Soekris follows more common paths. Both Schiit and Soekris for example will offer you more for the money but that doesn´t help when they might not exactly be the sound signature you are looking / I own the Soekris 1541 and I happen to like the dac section a lot. Granted, Metrum Acoustics is pricewise more along the lines of most big brands. ![]()
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