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    Schiit Lyr Shipping! Impressions?

    Just got my Lyr. So far I'm blown away by the power this monster has! Straight off, I noticed increase in bass extension and quantity. Yes even on the K701s! It is a warm sounding amp; soundstage is wider than my STX and instrument separation is better, not night and day but it's definitely...
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    Headphone amp to match with AKG K702s

    You should check out the Schiit Lyr. 6moons reviewed it and said it matched extremely well with the K701. I'll be getting my Schiit Lyr in a day or two. I will post my impressions here about the combo.   From my experience, the AKGs tend to distort at high volume. This is from the...
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    Schiit Lyr + Schiit Bifrost OR Burson HA-160DS for an AKG k702

    I will be receiving the Lyr soon. I bought it for the AKG K701s. I'll post my impressions here about the combo. The AKGs need a good amp to come alive else all you get is distortion at high volume. Quote:  
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    Schiit Lyr Shipping! Impressions?

    Quote: Thanks leesure! I noticed you have the bifrost in your inventory. How is it? Is it worth the money? I am using the STX as the DAC right now and imho, i couldn't distinguish the STX and the Cambridge audio dacmagic in terms of SQ.
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    Schiit Lyr Shipping! Impressions?

    My Lyr is on it's way! Can't wait! I have a question about setup.   I have a NAD C165 preamp and right now my setup is STX->RCA->NAD   If I set up the Lyr:  STX->RCA->NAD->pre-out->Lyr, will it affect the sound quality?   The NAD's pre out is 75 ohms. The other option is having a...
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    Schiit Asgard VS STX

    Quote: I've already swapped the stock op-amps with LME49720. I doubt it's a faulty board or setup issue. I know it's lack of power or something since, for me to hear the distortion while using the headphone out on the NAD, I have to go noticeably louder than the STX.   2 o'clock on...
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    Newb Q: Headphone amp or DAC?

    Quote: As DarknightDK said, both are important but I think you would hear a noticeable difference if you get yourself a decent headphone amp. Just know that "more expensive" doesn't necessarily mean better sound quality. I had a Woo audio 6 w/ the sophia princess tube and I couldn't notice...
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    Schiit Asgard VS STX

    Quote: Ooo, which burson did you buy? HA-160? I'm thinking of getting that. I've read marvellous things about it's lower end authority and how well it handles dynamic attack oriented music. I just wish I could demo them before spending all that money.  
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    Schiit Asgard VS STX

    Quote: Hmm. Thats weird. I only have interference from the RCA outs. the headphone out is perfect.   Quote:   I have tried with many well recorded songs. Patricia barber, Rebecca pidegeon, Chuck Mangione. It's just a lot easier to pick up with fast music. Are the AKG's...
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    Schiit Asgard VS STX

      Quote: Directly connected to the STX, foobar internal volume is maxed out. But at that volume it distorts, so I lower it to around -6db.  Sample rate is 192Khz OS: win7 x64 I don't use any modes. ASIO disables the entire xonar audio centre except for the Main tab. Anyways, I...
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    Schiit Asgard VS STX

    Quote: No it's definitely not ASIO. I'm getting exactly what you're saying. When i scroll a browser, moving the mouse, opening windows etc. I only notice this interference when using the RCA outs so it's definitely that.   The distortion is present on both, the STX and the preamp...
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    Schiit Asgard VS STX

    Also, the distortion is only with the AKGs. They drive the denons extremely well. Don't get me wrong, the STX is an amazing headphone amp for the money, but I'm afraid it's not pairing well with the AKGs.
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    Schiit Asgard VS STX

    Extra high gain (+18db) with -3db in Foobar. How do you set the volume to 40% ? When using ASIO, the Xonar master volume control is bypassed. I only use the software to change b/w speakers and headphone output.   I mentioned 2 o'clock because I usually listen to the headphone out on my NAD...
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    Schiit Asgard VS STX

    I emailed Schiit about the output impedance. I checked ASUS' website for the output voltage. It doesn't mention anything about 20V p-p. So I assumed that 5.65V is their output power. I'm sorry if I'm mistaken but I can't seem to find any article saying it's 20Vp-p. I can't really compare the...
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    Schiit Asgard VS STX

    Quote: Thanks :) Good to hear from someone who owns both. Do you hear interference? No music, volume turned all the way up? Also, which headphones are you driving with the Asgard? 
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