Hi,   I would look at the ground from the SL1200, is the cable in good condition, connection contact properly etc. Also, make sure that the connections from the cartridge are connected and not loose or in incorrect order.   Hope it helps !

Hi theseaminer !   I just received the same combo as well ! :) Did you select the output on your bifrost ? I think optical is the middle one. And did you turn the high gain on your asgard 2 ? I have HE-300 with are 50 ohm and at low gain I have my nub to 1-2 oclock to have a normal level sound...

Try changing cables, maybe there's a faulty cable. Try switching L for R and see if it's the other channel that cut off. If so, it's the cable :) If not, contact Schiit, burn-in process should not affect the level and even less the signal sent to either channel. Hopefully, it's only a cable and...

It depends on what you are looking for ... supplier or ''outlets''   You have Raybel electronic in Mtl East   If I remember, you can also have some stuff at Solotech or Economik.ca   If not you still have addison or maddison ...   Hope it helps !

It's not that they are not good, is just that they are usually not the go-to mic for VO.   TLM and AT404X are LDC (large diaphram condenser) and LDC usually have bigger pickup pattern, so they pickup more ambient sound. If you have a recording room, these could work.   Using a Shure SM7b or...

Hi Openminded,   Do you already have a recording room and a preamp ? I'm asking because this will make a huge difference on your recording when using large diaphram mic. Usually, TLM102 and AT4047 are not the "to go" mic for voice "speech".   If you want to record mainly voice over, I would...