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post #31 of 817
12/27/10 at 9:54pm

Edition 10 is exactly 32 ohms. Is it specifically designed for the ED10?

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post #32 of 817
12/27/10 at 9:54pm
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will it use the same wall-wart as the asgard?


Schiit should still make an optional separate PS box at $299 to feed it.

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post #33 of 817
12/27/10 at 9:57pm


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Edition 10 is exactly 32 ohms. Is it specifically designed for the ED10?


Lots of headphones are 32ohms: Denon D2/5/7000, DT77/88/990, Grado PS/GS1000, etc. At 6WPC, it sounds like the manufacturer had in mind the FOTMs: LCD2 and HE6 which require a lot of power.

 

[And I don't mean FOTM in a bad way though, lest folks feel I am insulting their pride. I've got LCD2s on order myself]


Edited by purrin - 12/27/10 at 10:03pm
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post #34 of 817
12/27/10 at 10:05pm

Sounds very interesting, I may end up with one of these myself.

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post #35 of 817
12/27/10 at 10:09pm
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Originally Posted by styler View Post

will it use the same wall-wart as the asgard?



Ahem.

 

Asgard doesn't use a wall-wart.

None of our products do.

 

(Sorry, engineering hoity-toityness struck. Bottom line: wall-warts can't provide the voltage and current we need.)

 

Lyr uses two separate internal transformers, together with over 20,000uF total filter capacitance and four separate rails to feed all the components. It don't need no eeex-ternal box, thanks!


Edited by Jason Stoddard - 12/27/10 at 10:10pm
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post #36 of 817
12/27/10 at 11:52pm

Colour me interested. 

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post #37 of 817
12/27/10 at 11:55pm

Dang, and I was thinking this thing would come at $749.

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post #38 of 817
12/28/10 at 12:14am

 

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Yikes. The Lyr sounds very interesting. It sounds similar a Melos, same tubes, MOSFET output stage, DC servo out, non-inverting, but the Lyr betters the Melos with more power, no-input caps, and probably much cleaner PCB layout.  But Dynamically Adaptive Output Stage?  confused_face.gif  Either the topology of the output is single-ended or not.


"It’s a current-sensing adaptive output topology which allows the amplifier to dynamically adjust to the headphone load. The primary benefits are essentially single-ended Class-A operation for high-impedance headphones (300-600 ohms), moving seamlessly to push-pull Class A and finally into Class AB as current needs increase. This provides much higher overall efficiency. It works by sensing the current flowing through the output stage, and dynamically reconfiguring from Class-A single-ended to push-pull Class AB. The result is both pure Class-A sound and the ability to drive virtually any headphone"

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post #39 of 817
12/28/10 at 1:03am

:rolls eyes:

 

But to be fair, the Lyr definitely piques my interest. I'm partial to hybrids with MOSFET output stages.

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post #40 of 817
12/28/10 at 1:32am

Does it comes with pre-out for powered speakers?

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post #41 of 817
12/28/10 at 2:14am

well Schiit, If I got this I would have to get some hard to drive cans to go with :D

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post #42 of 817
12/28/10 at 2:54am

Hmmmmm

 

These will sell.

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post #43 of 817
12/28/10 at 2:58am

Just got my EF5 and HE5 from Grokit and then this Lyr sets my pants on fire....The EF5 is great with most sensitive cans, especially the ATH AD2000, but I could use a bit more juice for the HE5 just to see what the bejesus these orthos are all about....

 

Gonna need to sell all my contraband......

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post #44 of 817
12/28/10 at 5:38am

Jason...I just heard from some a**hole that the Schiit Lyr is going to be the last headphone amp I'll ever purchase (at least for a year or two). So I can give up this Schiity odsession (sorry) of trying to find the perfect amp for realistic music reproduction for headphones. Is this true?

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post #45 of 817
12/28/10 at 6:09am

 

Was thinking about being without the Lyr for a couple of months at least and thought what better than to start contemplating some tube rolling. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions for changing or improving things... If this is possible.
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