[Bogdanoff]

This was transformer hum. The unit hummed whether it was connected to another device or not. Pulled the power cord, it stopped humming. No signal hum. I could detect hum through the open headphones during quiet passages, turn the volume up and mask the hum.

I had the same problem with mine - turns out it's insufficient shielding as I had my amp stacked on top of yggy - creating a larger air gap got rid of the humming. I still can hear some hum from the unit's transformers without any headphones on as I sit very close to it but it's not audible through my headphones anymore.

 

[Kristofa]

My Loki Max had excessive hum when stacked so I now keep all my Kara, Loki Max, and GS2 on their own shelves.

 

[Slackaveli]

I still wanna try a Denafrips Ares II. Maybe I'll try and find one of those.

Aries is aight but not even better than Gungnir Multibt. Now Pontus II is a different matter and is smooth like a Less is More DAC. It's very good.
I havent heard the Venus II but that might even be better than a YGGY but it is like $3200.
That said if you can find a used Aries for $600 or 700 than that would be a pretty fine of a DAC for the money.
In fact there is one in the Classifieds.

 

[jlemaster1957]

Yeah, Ive never had any humming either on either of my Yggys. Although I never really gave them a chance to operate with the stock power cable as I had them on Wireworld Stratus power conditioning cables from initial warm-up.
https://www.thecableco.com/stratus-...nE2wjMnJr2mEv6iPB-DQQKbYJ6VQB-m4aAkdPEALw_wcB

I too - Isotek Evo3 Premier right from the start

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_191E3PRM15/IsoTek-EVO3-Premier-C13-C15.html?omnews=17919655

 

[Bowmoreman]

Schiit gear does tend to resell but i hear you. i always have a bit of anxiety about that but it's also not usually justified anxiety. For instance i almost didnt buy Yggy A2 bc that'd mean id have to sell Yggy A1 and she's heavy and all that. Sold it that same day lol; didnt last the day!

Last I checked Bifrost 2 was going for over $400 on Ebay but I admittedly don't know every detail about Bifrost.

And I, for one, a quite thankful it didn’t last a day (as it sits baking in ever more in its new home)…