@dwest1023 @HomerSkins -- I decided to return my Max, too. Not because I think it is bad or impairs the sound. But because my system uses a DSP preamp with its own adjustments, and while the Loki Max gives more flexibility, that isn't worth the added cost and complexity for me. I can get very...

Well, as you know, Q is just an expression of how peaked a curve is. There is a formula for converting that to bandwidth, and a Q of about 8.7 is a bandwidth of 1/6 octave. As well as the step getting bigger as the knob it turned more, the Loki's Q increases at the same time. Still, I would call...

Has anyone here measured whether the Loki Max provides unity gain in bypass mode? In my setup, the Max (still under evaluation) is placed after digital crossovers for subs.* I don't hear a difference between all controls at flat and bypass mode. However, when it's out of the curcuit entirely...

Yes, I looked into that. The specs (on the Schiit Web site say) and at the bottom of the specs page is a link to a test of a sample, with graphs: From the test report, one can gather quite a bit of information, including two interesting tidbits: The steps at each band become larger as one...

Yeah, it's the need to apply glue that puts me off the half-dome beads. My arts-and-crafts skills are not that great. I like the colors, though! I'm more optimistic that something self-adhesive can be removed if I ever want to. I'm also considering graphic tape...

I'm thinking of these for the knobs: https://www.amazon.com/Bump-Dots-Mixed-Sm-and-Med-Round-Orange-Red-60-pk/dp/B00G96ABNA/ I can tell when something is designed by and for the young. I can't read any of the markings!

Thanks to @dwest1023 and @PoMarantz for getting me there! The key was holding down the button until the lights flash. Sometimes, at least on my unit, that takes longer than 5 seconds. Or perhaps I wasn't pointing the remote accurately enough. (On my preamp, I can point the remote at the ceiling...

Thanks. I have an email into Schiit. Based on my issue, your report, the snarky but unclear manual, and the knobs' not all being at center in Preset 1, I am left with a bad impression of Schiit's quality control. I should say, though, that my initial impression of the Loki Max is that it's...

Regarding the Loki Max, I just got one and need help on presets. I am trying to store #2. I think I'm reading the manual right, but I'm not sure. I select 2, change the settings, then hold down Favorites (star key) for five seconds. But instead of storing the new settings, the unit puts the old...

I would imagine the special Head-Fi deal that you can find by looking through earlier posts in this thread.

Is the DAC competitive with a similarly priced unit without the extra features?  I haven't heard everything, but I think it is competitive (e.g.) with the Auralic Vega and the PS PWD-II, which I have heard.   As to whether it will sound better than the Esprit, I don't know -- I haven't used...

I for one am delighted with the Hilo. It's the DAC in my office system. JRiver into the Hilo into a Marsh amplifier, into Harbeth P3ESR and a B&W sub. That setup makes use of the Hilo's 4 channels of DAC.

I suggest you get to the Lynx web site and connect with the forums there. From what I can see, there are plenty of professionals using Hilo for such things, but better ask the question there -- plenty of folks using DAWs there.    I can say that the ASIO driver does have settings for low...

>> The Android version of Lightning DS App will be available by September 2014 <<   I wonder how reliable that promise might be.