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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
Just got the Lokius, but I'm curious how much difference those big nickel testes would make on the actual sound quality. The preset saving feature is definitely interesting in itself, though.- Benjamin6264
- Post #85,254
- Forum: Jason Stoddard
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Schiit Lokius Impressions & Reviews
Not sure if it was because of the defect, or if there's been a silent revision, but I am finding the bass controls noticeably better on the new unit (had some distortion when cranked all the way up on the first unit, not on this one).- Benjamin6264
- Post #79
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Schiit Lokius Impressions & Reviews
Can confirm the knobs have changed. Just got the replacement for my faulty unit, and the knobs are larger (you don't see the recess in the chassis anymore), and the level indicator is now a dot rather than a line. Also, I can't help but feel like the original unit I got had black anodizing all...- Benjamin6264
- Post #78
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Schiit Lokius Impressions & Reviews
The first switch selects between XLR and RCA input, and outputs it both unbalanced and balanced.- Benjamin6264
- Post #53
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Schiit Lokius Impressions & Reviews
Got my unit today...welp. I auditioned it for about 30 minutes, after which it just died out of the blue. Tested the power adapter, 18.2VAC output, a bit high for the 14-16VAC rating on the Lokius, but enough to burn the unit? In any case, kinda disappointing QA didn't catch this one before...- Benjamin6264
- Post #45
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Schiit Lokius Impressions & Reviews
I got the same knobs in glossy black; they don't look much different to the matte ones.- Benjamin6264
- Post #44
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Schiit Lokius Impressions & Reviews
I placed an order for one last week and it's already shipped, despite the 6-8 weeks indicated on the product page.- Benjamin6264
- Post #43
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Schiit Lokius Impressions & Reviews
Are those replacement knobs the glossy or matte version? I can't find a comparison picture. Also, is there any chance the .625 size would fit?- Benjamin6264
- Post #39
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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For Sale Five 6SN7 military tubes (single)
- Price
- 200.00 USD
- Condition
- Good
- Negotiability
- Or best offer
- Ships to
- Anywhere
These are the five 6SN7 tubes I kept to use with my Bottlehead Crack. I tried several dozens, and these were the cream of the crop in sound quality. I have parted with the amplifier, and thus no longer have a use for them. They were all purchased as lightly used NOS, and I put less than 50...- Benjamin6264
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HiFiMan HE-R10 Wooden Headphones Available at Audio46
I would argue that they are misleading and borderline replica; they are implying a relation to the R10 with the name, when it appears they just copied the housing. A lot of people will believe these are a modern take on the R10, when they are unrelated headphones with plagiarized cups.- Benjamin6264
- Post #7
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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HiFiMan HE-R10 Wooden Headphones Available at Audio46
If it looks like a duck, and its name sounds like duck, then it must be a ploy to cash in on the fame of discontinued headphones from another company. No aknowledgement of the "inspiration" anywhere in the product description either, for legal reasons I assume...- Benjamin6264
- Post #5
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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HD 800 S Anniversary Edition
That honestly looks 100x better.- Benjamin6264
- Post #34
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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HD 800 S Anniversary Edition
The gold color is fine, but the remaining silver parts clash a lot IMO, especially the cable connectors and the cups' intermediate section.- Benjamin6264
- Post #32
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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HD 800 S Anniversary Edition
Too much color mismatch, not a fan. :(- Benjamin6264
- Post #30
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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Grado Modders Go Turbulent X
Reviving this thread; there is a new version of the Turbulent driver that released last month. Curious to see if anyone has auditioned it yet.- Benjamin6264
- Post #58
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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iBasso DX220 MAX DAP Now Available!
Disappointing that it is not compatible with the DX200/DX220 amp modules.- Benjamin6264
- Post #3
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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My Audeze LCD-X's made my uncle cry with a lot of help from Stevie Wonder
One of my biggest pleasure with audiophile sound quality is sharing the experience with people who have never heard it. Glad to hear you have been able to do just that.- Benjamin6264
- Post #3
- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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LCD-XC Cups and dampening
Reviving an old thread, but I would be curious about this as well. I am getting custom wood cups for my LCD-XC and will have to figure out the dampening myself.- Benjamin6264
- Post #2
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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iBasso DX200 Bug Thread - Post Any Firmware Bugs/Issues Here
Has anyone found a fix for this? I am experiencing the same problem and getting very frustrated with it...- Benjamin6264
- Post #321
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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SONY WH1000XM3 - better than QC35 in noise cancelling?
I just managed getting an EQ setting that sounds right for me. Here it is in case anyone wants to try (EQ from USB Audio Player Pro on iBasso DX200). Neutral-fun sound, works great for most genres of moderately well recorded music, especially anything modern that has moderate to high bass (I...- Benjamin6264
- Post #1,678
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Is 80% of "hi-fi" just EQ?
Screw the purist elitism. EQ's make a world of difference. I didn't enjoy my high-end setup a fraction of how much I do since I threw in a Schiit Loki in the mix. Albums are all mastered differently, and most of them aren't "Audiophile recordings". EQ's lets you bring the sound to what sounds...- Benjamin6264
- Post #67
- Forum: Sound Science
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DX200=Affordable High End Audio. Dual ES9028Pro dacs. AMP1, AMP3, AMP5, AMP7 & AMP8 ***Firmware support now up for AMP9***
I didn't see much comparison of the AMP4 vs AMP4s vs AMP8 modules; does anyone have experience using at least two of them? The description on iBasso's website makes them seem more similar than different.- Benjamin6264
- Post #21,332
- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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AUDEZE LCD XC
Does anyone know of a woodworker willing/able to make custom LCD-XC cups?- Benjamin6264
- Post #3,308
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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ZMF Eikon, Ori and Pilot Pads on MassDrop
Do you plan on having another drop soon? Also, do you have a pad suggestion for Audeze LCD-2/3? (Auteur/Eikon, perforated/suede/etc.)- Benjamin6264
- Post #34
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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DX220 A new view to your music. *** LATEST FW: 1.19 Local *** Link for User Guide 1st Page.
That is my understanding.- Benjamin6264
- Post #2,529
- Forum: Portable Source Gear