My old FiiO X3ii’s in need of a battery replacement again. First time I had it done under the extended battery replacement warranty with amazon and FiiO. But that’s long expired l. Saw this video where the guy puts a 4800mA battery in his X3 but can’t tell if it’s an 1st or 2nd gen. Anyone know...

Yup. Clear winner for my tastes.

Alright, I have now tried out both the Heretic and the Magni+ and only one has remained in my arsenal. The first thing I noticed with Heretic was the bass. It had a liquidity, almost tube-like quality to it. Coming from a Vali 2 this was nice. However, the longer I listened the more I started...

I’m wondering how much different it is than the Heresy, same thing with the + vs the 3+.

Anybody else tried out a Heretic yet? I think I’ve read about maybe one other person purchasing it. I will say initially I found mine to be rather tube-y but also detailed with a balanced, sparkle on the highs with my HD-6XX’s. This was coming from a Vali2 for the last 6 years and then going to...

Has anyone heard both the Heretic and The Magni+? I got the Heretic a week ago and dig it so far but am tempted to buy a close out 3+ from the Schiit bargain section. I never grew to love my regular 3 from 2017 but am curious if the 3+ was a drastic improvement. Read somewhere the difference...

Having never heard the Magni 3+, to my ears the Heretic smokes my Magni 3. I’m tempted to pick up a 3+.

Just received my black Heretic last night. Loving it so far. Did not know they kept a power indicator LED with these. It’s now on the inside on the board. Does the new 3+ have this too? Sold my Magni 3 (2017 model) for this rig and out of the box, not burned in yet, it’s already night and day...

Anyone tried both the Heretic and Heresy with HD-650’s/6XX’s? Right now Schiit’s got Heresy’s on mega sale for $79 but after reading Jason’s latest article going with newest Heretic sounds like a good choice.

Correct. Stuff of any value will get stolen of left out in our cubes.

I use my Schiit stack (Magni 3 and Modi 3+, also have a Vali 2) primarily in my cube at work and have been wondering if there already exists, or if others have made their own “cabinet” to store and operate their Schiit stacks out of so they can pull em out and put all the stuff away at the end...

I love the X3ii myself. I’m searching for another DAP to carry on the torch but may just buy another old X3ii.

I’m looking to get a second DAP for work so I can semi retire my aging FiiO X3ii to the car. My setup is DAP>Schiit Vali2 (with mouse ears and chrome dome as my favorite tubes)>Sennheiser HD6XX. I also have a pair of HIFIMAN HE-400i’s I use once in a while. What’s something comparable to the...

I’m looking to get a second DAP for work so I can semi retire my aging FiiO X3ii to the car. My setup is DAP>Schiit Vali2 (with mouse ears and chrome dome as my favorite tubes)>Sennheiser HD6XX. I also have a pair of HIFIMAN HE-400i’s I use once in a while. What’s something comparable to the...

Wow doesn’t look too good for the applications I’d be using it for. If the X3ii is considered warm compared to the M7 then I don’t think I’d want to downgrade to that. Is there another good DAP I should check out? I’d like to stay in the $150 price range.