[jtinto]

Thanks Addict

 

[OzarkTom]

Jason told me $650-750 at RMAF.
 
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Wow. I thought that $750 was the intermediate balanced amp and that the statement was reported to be on or around the $1k mark. Are you sure that the statement will only cost $750?
 
 

 

 

[grokit]

 
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Jason told me $650-750 at RMAF. 

Cross-posts from http://www.head-fi.org/t/570919/new-balanced-schiit-amps-the-information-and-anticipation-thread/15#post_7830552 :
 

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Emailed Schiit Audio and got a reply from Jason himself, statement amp will run $1200 to $1500. The $750 one will be mid tier.
 
Should be out by Q1 2012, but there is no guarantee.

 
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Hey guys,
 
We're trying not to announce any more details until the amps are available, but I can confirm the following:
 
1. The prices stated above are at least in the ballpark. We have to finalize the BOM before we can set final prices, so don't be surprised if it changes.
 
2. Both balanced amps will indeed use the same topology.
 
I probably won't be able to answer many more questions, I'm afraid.
 
All the best,
Jason

 

 

[OzarkTom]

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On page 21 or so there is a nice discussion of this recent trend of "exorbitant" prices for recent high-end gear. When people compare the price of an older generation of $350 high-end headphones with the current one at $1500, there is no mention of all the inflation in the 10/15 years between the generations and the fact that this stuff does not benefit from cheap labor in China. Add in the low volume sales these products have, the limited distribution etc.Not that I disagree that bling sells, and it is sad to watch this trend progress. Hell, even venerable B&W is selling expensive toys of brushed aluminun and stitched (not sure) leather in every Apple Store. They even changed the logo, from classic "B&W" to the pompous "Bowers & Wilkins".
By the way, nice article on Wired about B&O: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/09/ff_bando/
 
 

I went to a lot of the audio rooms and priced a lot of stuff. One of my favorite systems would cost 400K. Nordost had a power cable that sells for 13K, and somewhere there was some speaker cables that are 30K. $1945 for LCD3's sounds like a huge bargain in comparison.
 
 

 

[OzarkTom]

Jason must have missed my question about the Statement amp, sorry about that.
 
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Jason told me $650-750 at RMAF. 
 

 

 

[Gatepc]

I really enjoyed the Super 7 amp from my last experience with it and the LCD 2s. How well do you guys think it handles the LCD 3s? This may have been posted if I missed it sorry.

 

[OzarkTom]

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I would like to add that Jason and Mike have been in the high end market previously.  They have made a decision to provide value to the market.  How many companies put out a statement amp at $1k?  From what I know of the capabilities of the Statement amp this will be fantastic value.  Wait until yo are able to compare the Dark Star to the Schiit offering....then determine value or maximum profits....
 
And cheaper Schiit means more left for a poor mans 009's...the LCD3!  Well hopefully. 
 

I listened to the Dark Star and the HE6's. That was the best I have ever heard on the HE6's. Then I switched to the LCD2's with the Dark Star. That is the worst I have ever heard the on the LCD2's. It sounded way too dark.
 
 

 

[arnaud]

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I listened to the Dark Star and the HE6's. That was the best I have ever heard on the HE6's. Then I switched to the LCD2's with the Dark Star. That is the worst I have ever heard the on the LCD2's. It sounded way too dark. 
 

Ray should have named it the "Bright yet Neutral Star" ;O)

 

[grokit]

I don't think the LCD-2 responds well to excess power. I love the HE-6 out of my speaker amp but not so much the LCD-2 which I really like out of the WA22 (with the right tubes). Personally I didn't care for the LCD-2 out of the Lyr either, but I did think the Lyr was great with K701s.

 

[MacedonianHero]

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I don't think the LCD-2 responds well to excess power. I love the HE-6 out of my speaker amp but not so much the LCD-2 which I really like out of the WA22 (with the right tubes). Personally I didn't care for the LCD-2 out of the Lyr either, but I did think the Lyr was great with K701s.

Hi Vince...I would agree that the HE-6s respond to more power than the LCD-2s, but I still find the LCD-2s (being orthos) are far from Grado's with respect to power. They still respond to more juice. Pop in the 6080 tubes in your WA22 and listen to what you hear.
 
FWIW, I find the Lyr/LCD-2 a very good clean combination and better than many $1000 amps I've heard them with. That said, I prefer my WA22 (with the 7236 or 5998 tubes) as well.
 

 

[MorbidToaster]

On the subject of the LCD 2 (per the usual around here ) 
 
Did anyone hear it on the Phonitor? I want one sooooooooooo bad. Being a tweaker...
 
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I don't think the LCD-2 responds well to excess power. I love the HE-6 out of my speaker amp but not so much the LCD-2 which I really like out of the WA22 (with the right tubes). Personally I didn't care for the LCD-2 out of the Lyr either, but I did think the Lyr was great with K701s.

 
 

 

[grokit]

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Hi Vince...I would agree that the HE-6s respond to more power than the LCD-2s, but I still find the LCD-2s (being orthos) are far from Grado's with respect to power. They still respond to more juice. Pop in the 6080 tubes in your WA22 and listen to what you hear.
 
FWIW, I find the Lyr/LCD-2 a very good clean combination and better than many $1000 amps I've heard them with. That said, I prefer my WA22 (with the 7236 or 5998 tubes) as well.

 
That's a good point, that there are limits to everything. The LCD-2 does like power but still doesn't need that much compared to the HiFiMANs or AKGs. I used to drive the LCD-2 and the HD800 at the same time out of the WA22 and found that they both improved being driven one at a time.

 

[sridhar3]

I think it's time we blow this scene. Get everybody and the stuff together. Ok, three, two, one, let's jam.
 
CANJAM
 
ALO Audio
 

ALO Prototype tube amp
 

ALO Prototype tube amp
 

ALO Prototype tube amp with tube cage off
 

MHDT Havana (DAC for prototype tube amp)
 

Red Wine Audio Corvina headphone amp
 

ALO Rx MK.3-B portable headphone amp
 

ALO Rx MK.3-B portable headphone amp
 

ALO Rx MK.3-B portable headphone amp with Cypher Labs Algorhythm Solo DAC
 
 
Audez'e
 

ALO Rx MK.3-B portable headphone amp with Cypher Labs Algorhythm Solo DAC, Audez'e LCD-3 headphones (all atop Red Wine Audio Isabella Audez'e Edition headphone amp)
 

Test rigs: DACmini DAC/headphone amp, Cavalli Audio Liquid Fire headphone amp, Eddie Current 2A3 headphone amp
 

Audez'e banner
 

Test rigs, Klutz Design stand
 

Red Wine Audio Isabella Audez'e Edition headphone amp
 

Audez'e Spitfire microphone
 

Cavalli Audio Liquid Fire headphone amp
 

Audez'e LCD-3 headphones on Klutz Design stand
 

Eddie Current 2A3 headphone amp
 
 
Bottlehead
 

Reel-to-reel
 

Bottlehead Smack headphone amp
 

Bottlehead BottleNagra headphone amp
 

Bottlehead Crack headphone amp
 

Bottlehead S.E.X. 2.1 headphone/speaker amp
 

AKG K1000 earspeakers
 
 
Cavalli Audio
 

Cavalli Audio Liquid Lightning prototype electrostatic headphone amp
 

Oppo and Marantz transports
 

Stax O2 Mk.1 with Cavalli Audio Liquid Lightning prototype electrostatic headphone amp
 

Cavalli Audio Liquid Lightning prototype electrostatic headphone amp
 

Stax O2 Mk.1 with Cavalli Audio Liquid Lightning prototype electrostatic headphone amp
 

Liquid Lightning placard (with specs)
 
 
CEntrance
 

CEntrance DACmini DAC/headphone amp
 

CEntrance DACmini PX (DAC/preamp/power amp/headphone amp) atop nearfield monitor
 

CEntrance DACmini PX rear (speaker outs to banana plug adapter to HE-6)
 
 
Eddie Current
 

Eddie Current phono pre, Super 7 headphone amp (with cardboard top), Sony CD transport
 

Eddie Current Balancing Act headphone amp
 
 
Fostex
 

Fostex HP-A3 DAC/headphone amp
 

Fostex HP-P1 portable DAC/headphone amp
 

Fostex T40RP Mk.II and T20RP Mk.II headphones
 

Fostex HP-P1 portable DAC/headphone amp
 

Fostex HP-A3 DAC/headphone amp
 

Fostex T50RP orthodynamic headphones
 

Fostex TH900 prototype dynamic headphones
 

Fostex TH900 prototype dynamic headphones
 
 
HeadAmp
 

HeadAmp Blue Hawaii SE electrostatic headphone amp
 

HeadAmp Blue Hawaii SE electrostatic headphone amp power supply
 

Stax O2 Mk.II electrostatic headphones
 

Grado RS-1 headphones, Pico DAC, Pico slim portable headphone amp
 

Stax SR-009 electrostatic headphones
 

Stax O2 Mk.I electrostatic headphones
 

Stax SR-009 electrostatic headphones with Blue Hawaii SE electrostatic headphone amp
 

Blue Hawaii SE electrostatic headphone amp
 
 
HeadDirect (HiFiMan)
 

HiFiMan HE-300 dynamic headphones, HiFiMan HE-500 orthodynamic headphones
 

HiFiMan EF6 headphone amp
 

HiFiMan HE-6 orthodynamic headphones with HiFiMan EF6 headphone amp
 

HiFiMan EF6 headphone amp
 

HiFiMan HE-300 dynamic headphone
 
 
JH Audio
 

JH Audio booth
 

JH-3A ADC/DAC/DSP/headphone amp
 

Jerry Harvey of JH Audio
 

JH-3A ADC/DAC/DSP/headphone amp
 

JH-3A ADC/DAC/DSP/headphone amp
 

JH16 Pro in ear monitors
 

Halide Design Bridge USB-to-S/PDIF converter
 

JH16 Pro in ear monitors
 

JH16 Pro in ear monitors
 
 
Moon Audio
 

Cary Audio Design CAD300-SEI speaker/headphone amp, Cary Audio Design Xciter DAC, Cary Audio Design Music Server, Sennheiser HD 800 headphones, Audez'e LCD-2 headphones, Ultrasone Edition 10 headphones
 

HiFiMan HE-6 headphones, Grado RS-1 headphones, Stello CDT100 transport, Grace M903 DAC/headphone amp, unknown Wadia products
 

More stuff than I care to list: Burson, Beyerdynamic, Ultrasone, IQube, Fostex, Cypher Labs, Ray Samuels Audio
 
 
Ray Samuels Audio
 

Ray Samuels Audio Dark Star headphone amp
 

Boulder CD transport
 

Ray Samuels Audio A-10 Thunderbolt electrostatic headphone amp
 

Sennheiser Orpheus HE90 electrostatic headphones
 

Sennheiser Orpheus HE90 electrostatic headphones
 

Sennheiser Orpheus HE90 electrostatic headphones
 

Ray Samuels Audio Apache headphone amp
 

Ray Samuels Audio B-52 headphone amp
 
 
Schiit
 

Schiit Bifrost DAC
 

Schiit Lyr headphone amp, Schiit Bifrost DAC
 

Beyerdynamic DT990, Schiit Asgard headphone amp, Schiit Valhalla headphone amp
 
 
Sennheiser
 

HeadRoom Micro Amp, Headroom Desktop Amp with power supply, Resonessence Labs Invicta DAC/headphone amp, Schiit Asgard headphone amp, Sennheiser RS 220 wireless headphones, Arcam CD transport
 

HeadRoom Micro Amp, Headroom Desktop Amp with power supply
 

Sennheiser RS 220 wireless headphones
 

Resonessence Labs Invicta DAC/headphone amp, Arcam CD transport
 
 
SPL
 

SPL 2Control
 

SPL Phonitor Headphone amp
 

SPL Phonitor headphone amp, SPL Auditor headphone amp
 
 
TTVJ (Apex)
 

Apex Pinnacle headphone amp
 

Meridian CD transport, Beyerdynamic Tesla T1 headphones, Sennheiser HD 800 headphones, Audez'e LCD-2 headphones
 

Esoteric CD transport
 

Apex Peak headphone amp, Apex Volcano power supply, Sennheiser HD 800 headphones
 

Luxman gear
 

Luxman headphone amp
 

Apex Pinnacle headphone amp
 

Apex Peak headphone amp
 

Esoteric CD transport
 

Antelope Zodiac Gold DAC/headphone amp
 

Antelope Zodiac Gold DAC/headphone amp
 

Audez'e LCD-3 orthodynamic headphones
 

Audez'e LCD-3 orthodynamic headphones
 

Meridian CD transport, Apex Pinnacle headphone amp, Antelope Zodiac Gold DAC/headphone amp
 
 
Woo Audio
 

Woo Audio WA2 headphone amp
 

Beyerdynamic T70p headphones, AKG K701 headphones, Woo Audio WA6 headphone amp
 

Woo Audio WA2 headphone amp
 

Woo Audio WDS-1 DAC
 

Woo Audio WDS-1 DAC
 

Woo Audio WA6-SE headphone amp
 

Woo Audio WA22 headphone amp
 

Woo Audio WA22 headphone amp
 

Woo Audio WTP-1 CD transport, Woo Audio WDS-1 DAC
 

Woo Audio WA5-LE headphone amp
 

Woo Audio WA5-LE headphone amp power supply
 

Woo Audio WA5-LE headphone amp with power supply
 

Woo Audio WES electrostatic headphone amp
 

Woo Audio WES electrostatic headphone amp
 

Woo Audio 234 monoblock headphone amp
 

Woo Audio 234 monoblock headphone amp, Woo Audio WTP-1 CD transport, Woo Audio WDS-1 DAC
 

Woo Audio 234 monoblock headphone amp, Woo Audio WTP-1 CD transport, Woo Audio WDS-1 DAC, Sennheiser HD 800 headphones
 

Woo Audio 234 monoblock headphone amp
 
 
Pictures of RMAF to follow.

 

[sridhar3]

Let's kick the beat!
 
RMAF
 
Amarra
 

 

M2Tech Young DAC, Audez'e LCD-2 headphones, Audioengine D1 DAC, Audioengine 5+ nearfield monitors, unknown Bel Canto device
 
 
April Music
 

 

 

 

Eximus DP1 DAC/headphone amp, Aura Neo CD transport/DAC
 

Sennheiser HD 800 headphones
 
 
Audez'e (RMAF room)
 

Audez'e linear array speakers, Modwright speaker amplifiers
 

Modwright speaker amplifiers
 

Almost floor to ceiling
 

 

Audez'e Reality-1 nearfield monitors
 

Really good demo CD
 

Audez'e Spitfire microphone
 

Audez'e Spitfire Microphone
 

Audez'e Spitfire microphone
 

Audez'e Reality-1 nearfield monitors
 

Audez'e Reality-1 nearfield monitors
 

Audez'e Reality-1 nearfield monitors
 

Audez'e Reality-1 nearfield monitors
 
 
Ayre Acoustics
 

 

Ayre Acoustics QB-9
 

 
 
Benchmark Media Systems
 

Benchmark DACs
 

 

 
 
Cary Audio Design
 

 

 

 

 
 
dCS
 

 
 
HeadRoom
 

HeadRoom stacks
 

Tektron headphone amp
 

HeadRoom stacks, Denon D7000 headphones, Sennheiser HD 800 headphones, Sennheiser HD 650 headphones
 
 
Jolida
 

Jolida tube amps
 

Ergo 1 headphones
 

Jolida tube headphone amp
 

Ergo 1 headphones
 

 
 
Martin Logan
 

Martin Logan Montis speakers
 

McIntosh speaker amplifier
 

McIntosh stack
 

Martin Logan Montis speakers, McIntosh speaker amp
 
 
mbl
 

 

 

 

 
 
MSB Technology
 

 

 
 
Mytek Digital
 

Mytek Digital DAC/headphone amp
 

Mytek Digital DAC/headphone amp
 
 
Olive
 

Olive music servers
 

 
 
Peachtree Audio
 

 

 

 

 

 

Peachtree iDecco
 
 
Q
 

 

 

 

Q Cables by Steve Eddy
 
 
Red Wine Audio
 

 

Audez'e LCD-2 headphones, Red Wine Audio Isabella Audez'e Edition headphone amp
 
 
Resonessence Labs
 

Resonessence Labs Invicta DAC/headphone amp
 

 
 
Sonicweld
 

 

Sonicweld Diverter USB-to-S/PDIF converters
 
 
Wavelength Audio
 

 

Wavelength USB-to-S/PDIF converters and DACs
 
 
Wyred 4 Sound
 

Wyred 4 Sound DACs
 

 
 
Zu Audio
 

 

 
 
Whole ton of random shots taken throughout RMAF (no captions)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Ninety more pictures to upload.  Will post them as soon as possible.
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[WarriorAnt]

Thanks for the effort!