[WhiskeyJacks]

Then why did they come out with the Loki?

 

[nicolo]

They did just so that they wouldn't be left behind if there had been unexpected demand. You can read about it from the Schiit Happens thread. Link attached below:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/701900/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up/2820#post_10906645
 
 
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  Then why did they come out with the Loki?

 

[WhiskeyJacks]

Figures since they did not make a higher end amp with DSD, and thanks was just wondering I am actually looking at couple Schiit amps for future upgrade which would be paired with the GO1000, have you guys noticed since the FW update that there is less noise with using an separate amp via headphone jack from GO1000? one of the first things I noticed was improved quality wiht the PanAm as an amp and also the improved sound quality as a DAC from the GO1000. Also Looking at Schiit MjoInir and Lyr 2 to pair with the GO1000 and the HE 560. Not sure yet but I am hoping that I can figure out which route I am going. Do not get me wrong there is some definite chemistry between the HE-560 and GO1000, it sounds delicious. But I know a more powerful amp at 50ohms would be able to bring out even more potential from this headphone with the Geek as a DAC.

 

[mandrake50]

Check out the Garage1217 Project Polaris.
 That and a decent upgradeable DAC and you can avoid the "Shiit"
Or just  get a DAC that does what you need to begin with.. TH GO 1000 looks good for that!
 
Nothing against those units, lots love them, but they just seem to be over hyped around here.
Maybe because lots have them.
I had a Lyr 2 with stock tubes for about a month. I kept my Sunrise III and ODAC.
The Lyr 2 is gone.
 
There are better for cheaper if you care to stray from the beaten path.
 
If you have the GO 1000, driving the Polaris with it from the 47 ohm output is great!  With the new firmware it is even nicer!

 

[glassmonkey]

  glassmonkey I can't tell if you're joking.. Schiit is anti dsd and have no plans on adding it to anything

They are also anti portable dac, and they are releasing the Fulla. They have also made the Loki, a DSD only dac. Beyond this, as I've said, the DAC is DSD compatible. They don't appear to be anti-dsd. Maybe I don't know Schiit, though. I'll wait and see what Schiit says.

 

[uncola]

edited for courtesey:
 
glassmonkey haha sorry if I seemed assholish but jason stoddard just published a chapter of his book last week about why they don't like dsd in the thread about schiit starting up and growing as a company and he reaffirmed it by debating a dude and refuting his reasons why dsd is superior one by one in the same thread only 2 days ago.. it got some publicity elsewhere.  
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/701900/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up/2940#post_10932686
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/701900/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up/2940#post_10932686

 

[WhiskeyJacks]

 
Check out the Garage1217 Project Polaris.
 That and a decent upgradeable DAC and you can avoid the "Shiit"
Or just  get a DAC that does what you need to begin with.. TH GO 1000 looks good for that!
 
Nothing against those units, lots love them, but they just seem to be over hyped around here.
Maybe because lots have them.
I had a Lyr 2 with stock tubes for about a month. I kept my Sunrise III and ODAC.
The Lyr 2 is gone.
 
There are better for cheaper if you care to stray from the beaten path.
 
If you have the GO 1000, driving the Polaris with it from the 47 ohm output is great!  With the new firmware it is even nicer!

It is funny that you said that because I have been talking to jeremy for a week or two about my options with going the Garage1217 route. he is a great guy and I am really wanting to try either the ember, andor the polaris. How is the polaaris have you tried it? I have heard good things, and that it can power the he5650 no problems.

 

[mandrake50]

I don't have the 560.
The Polaris is well able to power the most demanding (HD650) headphones that I have.
 
I have had mine for something like 6 weeks. How is it... I really like it. This is all real subjective, but the amp sounds quite lively.. very open, good strong bass and as much sub-bass as the headphone can provide.
It makes the 400i absolutely sing..
To me!

 

[Lohb]

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[WhiskeyJacks]

 
I don't have the 560.
The Polaris is well able to power the most demanding (HD650) headphones that I have.
 
I have had mine for something like 6 weeks. How is it... I really like it. This is all real subjective, but the amp sounds quite lively.. very open, good strong bass and as much sub-bass as the headphone can provide.
It makes the 400i absolutely sing..
To me!

Well I was looking at some audi gd stuff

 

[junker]

Yeah they are well know for feeling that DSD is a niche, fad, buzzword, etc. Same thing with Charlie Hansen.
 
They are entitles to manage their product features the way they see fit, but when I look at my library and have mrs DSD ISOs than PCM  that;s going to take precedent over what those brilliant engineers and entrepreneurs think.

 

[Lohb]

Just did 86 pages of catch-up yesterday and thinking out loud below....
 
Bit negligent to have this potential ear-damaging issue for so long ! Lots of beta testers paying retail to have their brain flipped upside down !

 
I was thinking of getting a DX90 but this may be a solution for me on Macbook Air for transportable music with Audirvana+....some users saying GO1000 better than DX90..... Great !
 
Great clean power solutions and idevice workarounds in there.... going to look at teradac solution for desktop and battery power with Y-split USB for mobile use....thanks Zilch as always for your peripherals solutions...be interesting to see your take on it vs Bushmaster MK 2/iBasso PB2 and LCD 2.1's
 
So the original DAC chip was TI now a (single/double ?) ES9018K-2M.......
....there is a current firmware update just released in September but the 3D spacialiser is gone. Some members saying the new firmware is even better sounding (excellent !) The volume buttons now re-assigned to other new features.....
 
I could not see any mention of the OPAMP but it might be LME49990 x 2 (?) from reading on another forum which would be perfect.
Strangely the company has no hard tech specs on their site , but broad descriptions of the device for mainstream consumers... but now reading the firmware update benefits a few pages back from the coder/designer... it is a bit of a 'mindflub' for any non-techy person to understand the firmware improvements to the device beyond the volume spike issue being resolved....from one one extreme to another !
 
Anyway, scanning the images shared of the cans it is powering,  this little box of magic looks like a sub-$800 amp/DAC combo market disruptor.
Late to the party, but drinks (firmware) just being served.

 

 

[gyx11]

Sorry for this rather rookie question,

Correct me if I'm wrong, but for the new firmware, to use the 47-Ohm output as a line-out to feed a dedicated amp, am I supposed to turn the master volume in the LH control panel to the max, or simply just the digital windows volume slider (or both?)
 
In either case, won't it not be a true line level output, but technically just double amping?
 
Thanks!

 

[WhiskeyJacks]

  Sorry for this rather rookie question,

Correct me if I'm wrong, but for the new firmware, to use the 47-Ohm output as a line-out to feed a dedicated amp, am I supposed to turn the master volume in the LH control panel to the max, or simply just the digital windows volume slider (or both?)
 
In either case, won't it not be a true line level output, but technically just double amping?
 
Thanks!

I have my PanAm out of the 47 ohm jack which was recommended both by GO and this thread, and the volume on the GO1000 is at 100% supposedly best way to acheive bit perfect?  so I then find the right volume on the dedicated amp. That is usually how I do but not sure if that is the best way to go about it, but it seems to work well for me

 

[mandrake50]

Well I was looking at some audi gd stuff

I just got an NFB 11 from them. The latest version. So far I like it, though I need to listen more extensively.
It is simply in a different class than the GO. Not because of sound quality in this case, because it is definitely a desktop machine that is nowhere close to being portable.
I suppose that someone could compare them sonically, and I will at some point, but they are simply devices that will be used in completely different situations for me anyway.
I will not be throwing the Audio-GD unit in my briefcase or overnight bag for a short trip. I most certainly will have the GO with me for those occasions...
And I will not be worrying the entire time about missing anything when listening to my music.