Part of the intro of “True Detective”, season one. The title song is “Far From Any Road” by The Handsome Family: https://youtu.be/ZRPpCqXYoos Werner. P. S.: Here’s the direct YouTube link: https://youtu.be/ZRPpCqXYoos

Here’s what my system looks and how it works at the current time:     That’s the view behind me when I’m sitting at my desk downstairs in my former office. The poster on the wall says something like ”One can renounce a lot of things in life, but not cats and literature“.       Apple...

  #1: Beyerdynamic T 1 #2: AKG K712 #3: Beyerdynamic DT 990/600 Ω   Werner.

  Yes, the Asgard 2 is completely quiet. The noise floor of the first generation Lyr is much higher. I can’t talk about the Sennheiser headphones you mention, but the Beyerdynamic T1 sounds wonderful when connected to a Schiit Valhalla. Regardless of the gain setting the Asgard 2 feels a little...

  According to → this article by George Walker Petit the Phonitor 2 seems to sound “better”.   Werner.

Are you talking about the Beyerdynamic T1 headphones? I don’t think that you’ll be able to find a matching desktop amplifier within your price range. Bicycle tires are not suitable for cars.   Werner.

  That’s true, but the detail resolution, the layering, the perspective and the effortless dynamics of the SPL Phonitor 2 are unmatched by any other headphone amplifier I own. The Schiit Valhalla sounds very fine, at first glance the Schiit Lyr has a lot of power, but sometimes tends to sound a...

  Confirmed. I use this combination since August 2014 and I’m very happy with it:   SPL Phonitor 2, serial #: 14.1281.00101 Beyerdynamic T1, serial #: 5902   Werner.

I respectfully disagree. In my opinion and according to my own experience the best match for the Beyerdynamic T1 headphones from this range of Schiit amps are the Valhalla models. They even sound better than the more expensive Lyrs. Werner.

  To be honest: not exactly that good. I prefer the Schiit Valhalla or the Lyr (I own only the first generation models of these amps) in combination with these headphones. The Asgard 2 sounds somehow thin and powerless, regardless of the gain setting. In my opinion the best match in this price...

Yes, it is.

Yes, there is at least one. I don’t know about your budget … I recently added an SPL Phonitor 2 to pair it with the T1. The T1 sounds quite good with the Schiit Lyr and even better with the Valhalla, but the Phonitor certainly is in a superior league. Werner.

I own Lyr and Valhalla (both first generation) amps. The Lyr works pretty well with the Beyerdynamic T1, but for this headphone I prefer the Valhalla. Werner.

My left ear canal is bent slightly different than the right one. I was born with this “hardware defect”. Luckily my hearing didn’t worsen as I reached my current age of 58 years. According to my ear specialist, my right channel is still working at full blown 98 percent ;-) Werner.

You may not believe it, but I can assure you that there are a lot of people in the world which hear different with the right and the left ear. For these folks the “Laterality” knob is a highly appreciated and important feature. Werner.

Please do return and report about your first listening impressions. I don’t like my AKG K701 neither with the Lyr nor with the Valhalla amp, but I think this headphone matches pretty good with the Asgard 2. In my opinion the Valhalla and the Lyr amps are very suitable for the 600 Ω Beyerdynamic...

I own a Lyr and a Valhalla (both first generation models), and for my ears the Valhalla is a better match for the Beyerdynamic T1 headphones. Werner.

That’s true, no doubt about it. On the other hand: Did you ever compare the average income in Sweden and the USA? In the last three years I purchased three Bifrost DACs, four headphone amplifiers and a few tube replacement sets directly from Schiit via their company website. Luckily there’s no...

No, the right speaker uses the right RCA output, and the left speaker is connected to the left RCA output. I fear I still don’t fully understand your question, since there simply is no other way to connect a pair of powered KRK Rokit monitors. Each monitor has a single RCA and XLR connection...

  The Asgard 2 as well as the Lyr and the second generation Valhalla headphone amps all have RCA outputs on the back plus a headphone jack on the front side. So yes, it is possible to use these amps as headphone amps and as preamps. I use an Asgard 2 on my desktop to connect to my KRK Rokit 5...

  I have no idea about the best setup possible for the T1, because I didn’t try out the many DAC/amp combinations available in your price range. However, from my own personal experience I can highly recommend the Schiit Bifrost and the Schiit Valhalla (both first generation models without any...

Very good, I’m quite happy with this combination. In my opinion the Valhalla sounds even a little better than the Lyr, although the Lyr is more powerful and more expensive. Please note that I’m talking about first generation Valhalla and Lyr amps; don’t have any experience with the second...

Between six and eight days from Schiit headquarters to my home in Austria. There are three Bifrosts, two Valhallas and one Lyr in my home. Shipment never took longer than eight days, but I always selected the fastest shipment option when placing my orders. Werner.

Quote: Tube rolling is available with the recent Schiit Valhalla models. See the → Schiit Valhalla tube rolling thread for more details.   To the original poster: I use an “old” Valhalla with Beyerdynamic DT990 and T1 headphones (both are 600 Ω models) and like this combination a lot...

Quote:   Do you ever actually read what the other person wrote before you click the “Quote” button?   Friends and relatives who are not interested at all in “analytical listening” but prefer to simply enjoy the music instead, made statements like “This just doesn’t feel right” or...