So a dude with speakers a foot from the back wall and one speaker a foot from the side wall (both hard walls, zero room treatment) is reviewing audio equipment. Ok. Whatever.

You guys are making this manual thing ridiculously complicated. I'm going to help everyone: Schiit's manuals are very short. Print the contents on the inside of the box flap. Along with a qr code. And a website URL. For those that want them that way. Or to print on actual paper.

Ok, 3 step quick start "guide" printed on the inside of the box flap. Next to the manual qr code.

Print a qr code on the inside of the box flaps and call it a day. Make it both viewable on your website and downloadable. Keep a page with access to all discontinued product manuals. Done.

Accept him as he is. He's Kenough.

Nothing wrong with using RCA Y splitters.

There is nothing unethical about what I wrote. Never did I say "screw people over". It's a business - if it screws its customers, it won't be in business for long. My point was, we all want ourselves and our children to be financially secure. Naturally, there are smarter and dumber ways to go about.

The owner will likely become generationally wealthy by doing whatever he's doing and selling to a bigger entity (probably why he's doing the things he's doing). I'm not going to pretend I'm a saint, I'd do the same. And let's be honest shall we? So would everyone else here.

I was talking to the OP who's used equipment that "blows up headphones" for 10 years. I'm not advocating for Schiit - people need to listen to equipment and buy what makes them happy. Just don't understand why someone would hang on to and use equipment that destroys things for a decade.

Just out of curiosity, how many of your headphones have been blown up over the last 10 years of using this equipment? Anyway, rules 1, 2 and 3 of finding sonic nirvana are: don't read reviews and/or opinions. Audition equipment for yourself.

It's not common because you're bringing up the noise floor. If there's too much gain for your sensitive speakers, you need an amp with less gain - not moar attenuation.

They have a wimpy amp, Maggies are visually very big, the small models don't have the bass of cabinet speakers, preference.

The only way around this is to wait until the day before you die and buy all the latest products.

@Jason Stoddard I can't find the specs for Freya S anywhere. What voltage does it swing in highest gain? I'm building a FW F4 and wondering if I need to build a preamp as well. Thank you.

I find your lack of faith disturbing. :smiling_imp:

The entire "review" is drivel. I can summarize it: bass is good, midrange is good, treble is good, imaging is good, separation is good, staging is good. I learned literally nothing.

If I were running a business, I'd leave MJ3 as a limited product (given its size, heat, cost) and do 2 or 3 runs a year. Ie, don't invest in making thousands of them - it's a niche product, treat it as such. The limited availability makes sure you always sell what you make while the people who...

Check out the ETA Mini C. https://etaheadphones.com/products/mini-closed

So really good. 👍

I'm really lazy about following up on music recommendations but... I just put on K. Flay. Pretty sure I'm in L O V E.

If you're buying matching tubes, make sure they're measured as matching across the entire curves or at the very least at the operating points of your equipment. Otherwise, "matched" is meaningless.

MIL-F (F for "Friends" ;) per the Friends forum) was the suggested name. MIB is Jason's name for it. Same device.

Yup ;)

It's the friendly one. But grow thick skin if you plan on interacting :)

I'd prefer December 14th.