I've read in a couple of places, including in Steve Guttenberg's column, that Schiit will have "a radically new affordable product due in a few months" - does anybody know what it is?

Hi, nub here on the forum, so I apologize if this has already been answered!   I have some Sennheiser HD598s and I'm loving them, but I want to get a DAC and amp for them. I've settled on eventually (when I get the money) getting the Schiit Bifrost and the Asgard, but I have a question.  ...

I have always connected amps/dacs via USB to my computer. I'm really looking to buy a bifrost to pair with my Schitt amp. My pc does have an optical out though I have never used it or even tested it for that matter.    Is there any reason that using the optical out wouldn't work. Is there a...

First off, a little history on why i got the Valhalla. As some of you may know, I bought a Schiit Lyr last month, and loved it to pieces. Unfortunately, it decided to blow it's brains out shortly after... HOWEVER, I called Jason at Schiit, and he was BEYOND helpful! I shipped the Lyr back the...

I've been dabbling in vinyl for a while now, swapping various components my father and I have acquired at flea markets, garage sales,etc but I'm ready to have my own proper setup. Currently I am using: Power Amplifier - Quad 405-2 Pre-Amplifier - Quad 33/Kenwood Basic C1  Turntable -...

I finally caved and purchased the Schiit Lyr and Bifrost. I currently have AKG k702's which run off of a Marantz 2252. I notice a drastic sound quality improvement as the volume increases to detrimental levels.    I will be doing a co-op at Cisco for the next 6 months and figured I can now...

Alright, so I made the successful jump to caring about how great things can sound about two years ago, starting with the Creative Aurvana Live and buying several other mid-fi sets like the V-Moda M80s and things of that nature. Now I'm making another big jump - I will be getting the Hifiman...

Question for those who have lots of amp knowledge.   My Asgard says it has a relay that mutes the output for "10 seconds when turned on" and "immediately when turned off".   My main question is, should I play it safe and not plug in my headphone for 10 seconds and then unplug it before I...

We seem to have several threads of Schiit (or Schiit threads) weaving throughout Head-Fi, which are hard to keep track of from day to day.  Based on the highly successful "Woo Owners Unite" thread, which I am also a member, I think we should have a Schiit owners thread.  I found the Woo thread...

Hi.  Just getting back into headphone audio and built out my current setup from old equipment I had sitting in my basement.  The system needs work.  I decided to start at the amp and work up.  From a sound perspective, I like my sources to give me every bit of the detail in the recording and...

Hi Everyone,   I plan on purchasing the HD600 soon but have been a little stuck trying to figure out which amp to pair them with. I will be using my ipod with LOD/laptop and apple lossless tracks. I mainly listen to acoustic/rock music and would like the amp to give full sound,good clarity...

My setup is BiFROST > LYR > LCD-2   Having gotten the Lyr recently, I noticed that when there is no music playing, there is a faint, static-like high-pitched noise in both channels that appears and disappears periodically at around one minute intervals. Sometimes this noise can be heard in...

NOTE:  If you can't see the embedded video above, please CLICK HERE to see the video.     There are many new products being introduced and launched at CanJam @ Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) on October 14, 15 and 16, 2011. In this episode of Head-Fi TV, we take a sneak peak of some of...

    Over the past 15 years I have struggled to satisfy my audio needs without much success.  It seems like every time I read a thread title with more than 1 exclamation point, I get as excited as a ravenous wolf whom just witness the sudden spontaneous combustion of some woodland creature...

I'm planning a purchase, to get a set of cans I'd love to listen to day and night for years.  After an ungodly amount of research and objective/subjective opinion sorting, I've decided on the Sennheiser HD800s w/ ALO Audio Reference 8 balanced 6ft, now I need a solid state balanced amp and DAC. ...

Hey crowd,   in need of some advice.   I bought the Denon ah-d5000 few months ago, together with a combo of Pro-ject USB-BOX dac and a Pro-ject Head Box II amp. That's what I'm using right now.   I auditioned a couple of other AMP's when purchasing the whole rig (took me almost 3...

I'm going to buy a HE-500 system for my brother for Christmas since his K701s broke and he's interested in getting a nice headphone setup.  I would get him the LCD-2 but he wears glasses fairly frequently and the LCD-2 just doesn't play well with glasses users.  Comfort is important to him so I...

So I'm certainly getting Schiit's Bifrost DAC sometime after it comes out- after all with optical in I can literally use it as a sound card on my new computer that I'm planning on building. However I'd like to get a Schiit amp to pair with it. As you can see from my signature, nearly all my cans...

So it is hardly any secret that Schiit is bringing out new balanced amps. These new amps will be in conjunction with Schiit's new and upcoming DACs, two of which will be balanced. If you want more information about these DACs please visit this thread.   Jason has been active involving...

Hey all.    I'm wondering if anyone has any experience or opinions on this little unit as a source/dac for a nightstand head-fi rig? The features are what I am after. Ipod/Iphone digital out, USB support for FLAC/WAV, CD player, WIFI connectivity, AirPlay, etc. The price is right. $600...

I am deciding to get an amp for my DT990 600ohm. I don't think I want to get a tube amp therefore the two amps that came top of my lists are HA160 and Auditor.   I am wondering if anyone has compared the two, head to head?   Also what does each amp do to the overall tonity if I am going...

I'm looking at purchasing the Schiit Valhalla and I've read several reviews but wanted to get some input here as well.  My experience with amps is limited, so wanted to see if someone could compare it to an amp that I am familiar with, the Minimax hybrid.   I'm not looking for a disertation...

Rig: PC -> CENtrance Dacmini (via usb) -> audeze LCD2   Ive been hearing alot of jazz and classical music with the LCD2 and been enjoying it so much. But once i started listening to rock music, electronic music and soundtracks, im starting to feel disappointed by the lack of bass in the...

Quest for Sound has their SQ-84 V2 amp on sale this month.   MSRP is $1250, it's $888 in August.  This is a stunningly good tube amp with two inputs, remote control, and outputs 15wpc to run speakers.   Mine was dead quiet, no buzz, no hum, and sounded wonderful.   I used it to run a variety of...

I currently own a pair of DT990 600ohm headphones with the E7/E9 combo. I've been looking at the Schiit amps for a while, and now with the release of their DAC, I was thinking about getting both from them, but I still don't know whether the Asgard or the Lyr would work better for me. I currently...