Schiit Magni Headphone Amplifier - Page 65

Hi guys, quick question.  Does the magni amp come with an rca cable or do you need to buy one?

thanks.

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Originally Posted by DefQon 

Awesome, cheers Peter. Guess I will be ordering my Magni for my FA-003's sometime this week or so as I want a fairly transparent and neutral amp to synergise with the 003's sort of laid-back but neutral sig.

I think you will be happy. Post some impressions when you get it

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Originally Posted by DefQon 

Awesome, cheers Peter. Guess I will be ordering my Magni for my FA-003's sometime this week or so as I want a fairly transparent and neutral amp to synergise with the 003's sort of laid-back but neutral sig.

I think you will be happy. Post some impressions when you get it

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Originally Posted by peter123 

I think you will be happy. Post some impressions when you get it

Will do, most likely a review for the product page here. 

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Originally Posted by Traum 


I plug my M&M into my PC, and the digital volume control in Windows works as you would expect. According to other knowledgeable pros here on Head Fi, you might want to change the Modi's output to 24-bit / 96k Hz to prevent bit losses in the music stream to the Modi.

Will try this tonight, Thanks for the info. Can't believe how much there is to wrap your head around.. wouldn't have thought that I would have a harder time learning about HiFi than i did learning how to work on engines! haha 

The Harrison Labs 12 dB attenuators arrived today and I plugged 'em right in to the Magni. Before, my comfortable listening volume was about 9 o'clock and it started to hurt just past 10 o'clock. I felt that the travel on the volume pot was poor and it was my only problem with the Magni. With the attenuator pair, I was able to move into about 1 o'clock for comfortable volumes, with the range between 11 and 2 o'clock or so being where I like to, and uncomfortable volumes didn't come until almost 3 o'clock. I got plenty of range out of the Magni and I did not notice any quality loss in the music, consistently plugging and unplugging to try and discern a difference in the middle of a song.

For reference, he's what they look like on the Magni. Used with a highly recommended Blue Jeans LC-1 cable.

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Originally Posted by ninjames 

The Harrison Labs 12 dB attenuators arrived today and I plugged 'em right in to the Magni. Before, my comfortable listening volume was about 9 o'clock and it started to hurt just past 10 o'clock. I felt that the travel on the volume pot was poor and it was my only problem with the Magni. With the attenuator pair, I was able to move into about 1 o'clock for comfortable volumes, with the range between 11 and 2 o'clock or so being where I like to, and uncomfortable volumes didn't come until almost 3 o'clock. I got plenty of range out of the Magni and I did not notice any quality loss in the music, consistently plugging and unplugging to try and discern a difference in the middle of a song.

 

For reference, he's what they look like on the Magni. Used with a highly recommended Blue Jeans LC-1 cable.

 

 

cool! how much did these things cost?

When my fiancee' gets back from work, I will have her assist me with some blind a/b testing.

 

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Originally Posted by adamlr 

cool! how much did these things cost?

They're $23 from here: http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=266-244

I would judge them to be worth it on my initial impressions. Seem very well built, as far as I know that's a trusted brand, etc.

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Originally Posted by KamijoIsMyHero 

How heavy is the attenuators? it doesn't seem like I can stack the m/m with those and the pyst cables, it already seems like I am bending them past their bend radius the way I have them tied up

I don't have a scale, but they're a little lighter than a AAA battery each (just holding them both in my hand at the same time). I have heard the PYST cables are pretty tight so I wouldn't know. I got a 1 foot Blue Jeans LC-1 cable and it's plenty bendy for my needs.

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Originally Posted by ninjames 

They're $23 from here: http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=266-244

 

I would judge them to be worth it on my initial impressions. Seem very well built, as far as I know that's a trusted brand, etc.

 

funny how the un-adjustable high gain is what dissuaded me from getting the M&M combo and going for the objective one instead, when infact 23$ could have fixed the problem for me... no matter, im sure the objective combo will live up to expectation. none the less, its got to know these things exist, thanks. looking forward to the a/b test results =]

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Originally Posted by Painkiller13 

Just a quick question. I received my Magni yesterday, and already loving the noticeable sound difference between it and my HT receiver. Do people here keep their 'phones plugged in all the time, or do you unplug them before powering the Magni On/Off?

Thanks

Magni has a protection circuit so it shouldn't cause any problems, but I always plug mine in after I've turned it on and unplug it before turning it off. I fully realize it's an unnecessary precaution, but it makes me feel better