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Schiit Asgard + HRT Music Streamer II DAC

post #1 of 8
1/22/12 at 7:17am
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have a budget of around £400 for both headphone amplifier and DAC, was wondering if anyone had experience with this particular set up or had in mind a better one for around the same price.

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post #2 of 8
1/22/12 at 7:52am

Where are you getting those prices in the UK X:

 

Shipping the asgard in will get you close to the 300 mark alone

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post #3 of 8
1/22/12 at 8:00am
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if i order the asgard direct from the schiit audio site i can get it in for $250+ $60 shipping (which is £200) shipping and the DAC i can get for £165 or so here. which fits just under the £400 mark

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post #4 of 8
1/22/12 at 8:32am

For some reason i thort the asgard was 349 :X proven me wrong ;)

 

Dont forget you'll probobly get import fees!

 

we get totally ripped on the music streamer its £165 but $149 on amazon US

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post #5 of 8
1/22/12 at 9:01am
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Nop, the step up from the asgard (the valhalla) is $349, which is pretty much a asgard with some tubes that have been stuck on xD

in the UK you get ripped off on most things... its so sad :( but not as bad as canada.. my grado's cost me £225, recently gone up to £260 or so on hifiheadphones.co.uk

 

also looking to upgrade my sr-225i 's(or just buy a nice set of closed backs if i dont upgrade them) but that's for another thread i guess x)

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post #6 of 8
1/22/12 at 1:55pm
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bump :D

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post #7 of 8
1/22/12 at 7:23pm

I personally think you cannot do any better than this combo for the price.  Seriously.  I have the amp.  If I was in the market for a DAC, I'd get the HRT Music Streamer II.  They are very spartan in design, but perform admirably.  They fly under the radar of the big names, so their prices aren't high.
 

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have a budget of around £400 for both headphone amplifier and DAC, was wondering if anyone had experience with this particular set up or had in mind a better one for around the same price.



 

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post #8 of 8
1/23/12 at 6:45am
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thats something to keep in mind ;) thanks for the advice :)

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