Surprised this piece hasn’t been brought up. It’s well better than the originals (A1 and A2). It’s also better IMO than all the Yggy except the MIB which is different, and maybe slightly better at a higher cost, and of course the Singular.
The stage is deep and wide. Instruments close together have great detail and the space between them is clear. Much clearer and neutral than the Gungnir MB A1.
Fair. There is a Schiit Audio thread where things that don’t rate a dedicated thread are discussed. But you’re probably right. The Gungnir 2 is Schiit’s latest and last(?) multi-bit architecture DAC. And by all reports I’ve seen it equals or bests the Yggy MIB at half the cost, depending on individual preference. That’s why I bought one.
In looking over the Schiit website, the Yggy variants may have been competing with each other. I suspect Schiit put Gungnir 2 in a slimline case and reduced its price to control costs for Gigastack full system package buyers. They wrote a FAQ item stating:
So do you think it sounds better than Yggdrasil LIM? Or Bifrost 2/64, which also uses the same DACs?
We think that once you get above a certain point on DACs, sound becomes a very personal thing. Depending on what you like, and what the rest of your system is, you could very easily prefer Gungnir 2 to Yggdrasil LIM.
The current/future Yggy will surely keep a TOTL focus, even if Gungnir 2 sounds better than old Yggys. Given Schiit’s comment above, I’m likely to go all the way to the Yggy Singular or just stick with my BF2/64.
I’ve been thinking of a Gungnir2/MJ3 upgrade to my speaker system, but I’ve been more focused on my desktop system and headphones in 2025.
I may be reading it wrong but Schiit describes the Singular as a delta-sigma dac. I know that is not your preferred type so you might want to verify the architecture.
Yes, I know. I figure if they put it out as TOTL I’d give it a try. As with AI’s dramatic gains in the last few years, I suspect that processors have gotten fast enough on the high end that delta sigma’s artifacts may be handled.
Still, I may hate it.
Yup, only one way to find out.
As I imagine you know, Schiit is still using Mike’s megacomboburrito filter in the new Yggy aka “Byggy”, so it stays ”in the family” so to speak. It’s gotten a lot of positive feedback so far, though some are still preferring their MIB or A2 variants.
It is intriguing, but a big outlay still for various upgrade options or discount for outright purchase for previous Yggy buyers (new from Schiit).
It’s been on my radar, but I’m still very happy with how my A2/OG matches up in my system. So I’ll likely pass for now.
If you get one I’ll be quite interested what you think. It likely would match well with your Decware amp, but who knows? 
I write as I listen to the Decware off the BF2/64. I have literally no justification for upgrading my system other than curiosity. I’m well past the point of diminishing returns.
BTW, the WiiM Pro Plus makes life very easy.
Reasonable. The MIB is about as good as G2 or a tad better/different but its much more expensive. The Singular probably is the true peak, but the G2 is supposed t get a Singular board or an attempt at one sometime in later ‘26.
According to Schiit the boardd is 90% of the step uo to Sinular. A G2 at $1600 with a Singular board at say $500-700 would be a viable option and as the card is supposed to be very easy to switch, one could go back and forth if one
liked both presentations for different cuts.