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  1. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    It's not all going to be black chassis, is it (like Freya N)? That would be a major buzzkill for those of us who have all silver Schiit... sorry to say... Speaking of which, has the quest for reliable/consistent silver finish completely failed? Last I read, you guys were working towards a...
  2. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Congrats on this accomplishment, @Jason Stoddard. I think this is the product I've been most excited about over the past couple years. Unfortunately, every piece of Schiit in my audio rack is silver, so I'm stuck. Here's hoping that silver works out... Will Urd suffer from the same lack of...
  3. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    He also confirmed earlier in this thread that the planned high-end phono preamp will be in a Freya-sized chassis. Modius looks like a great product! If the Saga in one of my 2-channel systems had balanced inputs and outputs, I would swap out my old Bifrost and replace it with Modius.
  4. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    So... anyone else besides me checking here daily for that teased product announcement from @Jason Stoddard? ;) Last I saw, they were just waiting on photos (unless I read it wrong).
  5. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Now keep in mind, I don't mean "hey guys, what do you want us to make?" I mean something along the lines of, "hey guys, this is what's cooking in R&D land; what is everyone most interested in out of these [two, three, four] *potential* products?" Still probably a can of worms, though. lol.
  6. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Thanks for clarifying the direction this could take, eventually! My heart sank a little bit when I read "not for a LOONGG time!" I totally understand, but man... in Schiit terms, the emphasis on "long" means we should probably stop talking about it altogether for a while on this forum. I...
  7. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    @Jason Stoddard - I will be following any news of an end-game phono stage from Schiit with GREAT interest; I have been waiting for you guys to do something along these lines for quite some time. I know it's not Schiit's practice to comment in detail on future products, but given the...
  8. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Just resurrected my cute lil' Schiit stack + DT 770 Pro 250 ohm headphones for the first time in over a year, after moving offices at work. I forgot how enjoyable this setup is (especially with Loki in the chain), even compared to my Audeze LCD-3 + Gungnir MB + Asgard 2 at home!
  9. mattking52

    What a long, strange trip it's been -- (Robert Hunter)

    Nah, you're fine -- I thought he had touched on both subjects: interconnects and wire internal to a system. Sounds like he might have been a bit more into the esoterica of the high-end market at the time... at least more so than now, at Schiit. ;)
  10. mattking52

    What a long, strange trip it's been -- (Robert Hunter)

    Interesting! Didn’t know that. That’s actually a higher-priced cable than I would have expected, but this was all simply inferred by me from various posts of his. I still haven’t strayed away from the PYST XLR (Straight Wire) cables in my setup... with the Freya stacked on top of the Gungnir...
  11. mattking52

    What a long, strange trip it's been -- (Robert Hunter)

    I found this interesting as well! I hadn’t known this previously about him producing interconnects. I imagine it would be funny to hear a conversation between Jason and Mike on the subject of wire/interconnects — I think we all know what Jason’s opinion is on interconnects (see his profile if...
  12. mattking52

    What a long, strange trip it's been -- (Robert Hunter)

    Thought this would be appropriate to add to @Baldr 's thread: Stereophile re-posted a 1992 interview with Mike Moffat today -- pretty cool! https://www.stereophile.com/content/mike-moffat-re-creating-musical-event
  13. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Hey, at least it wasn't one of your data converters or something like that! Does your differential line receiver have a standardized pinout, or are you using a more esoteric part? Most of the designs I do with differential line receivers/drivers have standard pinouts (granted, I'm talking...
  14. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Rooms in Altium Designer? ;) Glad you are having the most fun you've ever had... you can't really ask for much more than that when it comes to work!
  15. mattking52

    Loki Mini Impressions

    Received mine last Thursday and finally got a chance to play with it a bit over the weekend. My first impression is that this is a really, really nice tone control -- especially for the price. I tried it in two configurations: 1. Between my Gungnir MB and Asgard 2 amp feeding LCD-3 cans 2...
  16. mattking52

    Schiit Mjolnir 2 Listening Impressions

    I definitely hear ya! There's just something inside that always grates at me when I buy something right before an update. I've demoed the MJ2 at the Schiitr with my LCD-3 HPs (it looked like they had Tungsram 7DJ8s in the amp at that time), and it was a miraculous combo. I was more worried...
  17. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    What is the orange (red?) tape on your Mjolnir 2?
  18. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    haha! No more sitting on those nice, warm electronics for her...
  19. mattking52

    Schiit Mjolnir 2 Listening Impressions

    yeah, I was just about to say - if MJ2 had a modular design, this would certainly be a possibility, and I wouldn't have any hesitation about buying now!
  20. mattking52

    Schiit Mjolnir 2 Listening Impressions

    Anyone think that a Mjolnir update might be in the cards soon? I notice Jason didn't include it in his list of amps on which it was difficult to make improvements over the existing design (in his recent Magni 3 post) -- Asgard 2, Valhalla 2, etc. Been eyeing the Mjolnir for a while, but seeing...
  21. mattking52

    Loki Mini Impressions

    Yeah my guess would be the same, with something very similar to (or the same as) the Jotunheim current-feedback differential output stage.
  22. mattking52

    Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

    Listening in there would be no fun at all.
  23. mattking52

    Loki Mini Impressions

    That's what I did also. Going to try it out in my work headphone rig and in my home system, and will then get the non-mini when it comes out. I really like the idea of high-quality tone controls. Always have.
  24. mattking52

    Loki Mini Impressions

    As long as this thing sells, I think you're probably right!
  25. mattking52

    Loki Mini Impressions

    I know Mike (baldr) has expressed admiration for the Cello Audio Palette in the past on these forums, and how a companion Cello SS amp had influenced a few things they did at Sumo/Theta ... I wouldn't be surprised if they are shooting for delivering something of that caliber at a wonderfully...
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