Yep, I received my FedEx tracking number last Friday when they shipped. There was a slight delay in FedEx picking them up due to ongoing protest activity, but really no big deal. I went with the stock Silk Wood, with the brass grilles. They're beautiful.

My Verites arrived today (ordered mid-April), and I'm delighted! I'll certainly need some break-in time, but I'm already really impressed by the detail and precision of instruments and the remarkable, three-dimensional staging. Bass is present and there's proper slam, with transient dynamics...

I've been driving my HD6XXs through the Asgard 3 for a few weeks now, all in high gain, and it's been great. Haven't noticed any shoutiness.

I've had my HD6XX glued to my head ever since they arrived last week, but this thread is a good reminder to get back to my LCD-X soon, especially now that I've adapted to the Sennheisers. I suspect I'll better appreciate what the Audeze cans bring to the table.

I have an Asgard 3 sitting atop my (also relatively new) Bifrost 2, and it's been fantastic. I haven't messed around with tubes yet, but I'm also eying the Lyr 3 for eventually doing so. Meantime the Asgard 3 has plenty of power (mostly listening on my HD6XX, but also LCD-X) and obviously stacks...

Those are beautiful! Yeah, I think it's one of those "can't really go wrong" things. I'm sure they all look that much better in person, too. I considered the tarnishing, but I actually like a slightly worn look on metals like brass or copper, so that may end up being a plus for me. I have to say...

Fun question while I begin my wait: what does everyone think about the different grille options? I went with brass to somewhat match the Lektrik upgrade cable. Sounds like the brass is slightly heavier but not enough to really make a difference. The only grille option I really don't care for...

I think it said 3-7 weeks. Time is ... so weird to me now after ... how long? of shelter-in-place? what day is it? What is a week? Headphones... somewhere there were headphones ...

Welp, I did it. I placed my order. Shelter-in-place YOLO and all that. :sunglasses: There was a lot to go through in that options pop-up and I did confuse myself that I’d maybe accidentally ordered the Closed version by mistake, but the invoice email just says “Verite,” not “Verite Closed,” so...

Yep, that was exactly the review! Very well done, both in terms of content and video editing. Plus I got the sense his preference in headphones is quite similar to mine, at least in terms of how he balances tonal response to other aspects like speed, detail retrieval, etc.

Ah, yeah, I think I used the wrong word. I agree the LCD-X isn't lacking bass really. I meant more in a timbral sense of feeling a bit metallic as opposed to warmer/natural. Still reaching for the right descriptives for some of this.

Welp, I stumbled across a great review of the Verite on YouTube recently which made it sound like the endgame headphone I've been hoping for (planar-like detail and speed in a dynamic form factor, very natural timbre), and now I've spent a bunch of time reviewing this thread and reading more on...

Well, my "big boy" Schiit stack is now complete! While it would probably be instructive to do some side-by-side comparisons with the Modi 3, which I was using before the Bifrost 2 arrived, I'm already noticing distinctly better detail, resolution, precision, just an overall sense of...

My replacement Asgard 3 arrived, confirmed now scratch-free and very handsome, and ready to pair with the Bifrost 2 set to show up tomorrow. Still very happy with the sound on this $200 wonder, and I have to give Schiit customer service a lot of credit for being so good dealing with the minor...

Welp, just got the notification that my Bifrost 2 order shipped, about two weeks earlier than I expected (they're listed as backordered). I'm stoked. That means the Asgard 3 will have its proper sibling under it, and the Modi 3 on my desk will join the Magni in the living room as my second...

Ah, gotcha. That's helpful. And yep, haven't noticed any problems so far.

This makes me think again about the high-measuring Monoprice 887 I had for a few days and how despite all its objective performance, it just didn't have the punch, transient dynamics, and clarity of even the Magni 3+, let alone the Asgard. Not that the Schiit units measure poorly either, but...

I'm still grinning from the overall sound out of the Asgard 3, but with my HD660S, I keep going back and forth between high gain (seems to sound a bit better, but pot stays around 9 o'clock) and low gain (better volume range, but slightly dampened sound?). Seems the impedance on those cans is an...

Hello everyone from San Francisco. I was laid off in January, so I was already spending a lot of time at home and just ahead of our official shelter-in-place I rediscovered my fancy cans (LCD-X and HD660S) and realized I could hook my Mojo up to my iMac and make myself a nice little desktop...

Currently iMac Roon endpoint > Modi 3 > Asgard 3 > HD660S

Yep, 115V for the US. I kept double-checking that on the site, too, so not bad to ask. If you click the [?] next to the option on their site, it lists what's needed for each country.

My Asgard 3 arrived on Saturday, and I've been having a great time with it. It does indeed give me the extra power in the low end that I wanted from the Magni 3+, keeps the snappy transient dynamics, but is also deeper and more substantial in presence compared to the slightly flatter or more...

I'm doing some side-by-side comparison between the Magni 3+ and the Asgard 3, and I'm definitely noticing richer, fuller bass and a better sense of depth to instruments, whereas on the Magni everything sounds very crisp, but almost a bit brittle in comparison. "Thin" isn't quite the right word...

I'm very much a new Schiit-head but the sound of the Magni 3+ next to the Monoprice 887 THX, both new to me, was enough to not just leave me very impressed and surprised (I mean, that's a $300 difference), but also ordering an Asgard 3 to see if I could get the one thing I preferred on the 887...

Hey all. Wanted to drop into this thread and start following along as I've had a very good first-time Schiit experience. I'm only just getting back into audio stuff, as current circumstances had me rediscovering my nice headphones (LCD-X and HD660S) and hanging out at my desk at home enjoying...