[ckvp]

I think my Magni 3 might have a grounding issue. Lately every time I go to turn it on, static electricity goes from me to my Magni 3 or vice-versa. The wall wart is plugged into a grounded strip, but it is only a 2-prong. I'm in us with the standard US plug. Anything I can do? I'm afraid of hurting the sensitive electronics inside the amp.

 

[MonoOno]

Has anyone's Magni 3 ever started smoking? My buddies Magni 3 started smoking twice. Smoke rose out of it and there was burning smell. Seems to work fine though.

 

[Keno18]

Has anyone's Magni 3 ever started smoking? My buddies Magni 3 started smoking twice. Smoke rose out of it and there was burning smell. Seems to work fine though.

No, never heard of it before. Time to send it to Schiit for a look see.

 

[MonoOno]

I told him to but both times it seem to work with no issues after.

 

[Keno18]

I told him to but both times it seem to work with no issues after.

The Magni is a low voltage device. For it to smoke (especially twice) to me is a sign that whatever it is is not over.

 

[Hofy]

I told him to but both times it seem to work with no issues after.

Send that mother in! Do not take a chance.

 

[RickB]

Does anybody else's Magni have play in the volume knob? This is my second recent one, the first one also had play in the knob plus a scratch so I exchanged it. Would be a pain to exchange it again (I'm in Florida, opposite side of the country from Schiit), so I'm inclined to live with it, I guess. It's not that loose, I don't notice it most times when adjusting the volume.

 

[Keno18]

Does anybody else's Magni have play in the volume knob? This is my second recent one, the first one also had play in the knob plus a scratch so I exchanged it. Would be a pain to exchange it again (I'm in Florida, opposite side of the country from Schiit), so I'm inclined to live with it, I guess. It's not that loose, I don't notice it most times when adjusting the volume.

Just checked mine, no play. Return it if it bothers you, you are entitled to a perfect unit.

 

[audiobomber]

Does anybody else's Magni have play in the volume knob? This is my second recent one, the first one also had play in the knob plus a scratch so I exchanged it. Would be a pain to exchange it again (I'm in Florida, opposite side of the country from Schiit), so I'm inclined to live with it, I guess. It's not that loose, I don't notice it most times when adjusting the volume.

My volume pot has a little wiggle and the right channel scratches when I rotate the knob. I am not going to bother sending it back. Seems a common problem with the Magni, haven't heard of it causing a failure?

 

[Hofy]

My Magni3 Volume pot is tight. No play at all.

 

[RickB]

Got a response from Schiit. They are sending me a replacement volume knob to try. They told me, though, that they tested the knob on the first Magni I sent back and they considered it within spec and not defective. So maybe I'm being too picky.

They are still sending me a replacement knob anyway, so that's good customer service.

 

[unknownuser]

Has anyone's Magni 3 ever started smoking? My buddies Magni 3 started smoking twice. Smoke rose out of it and there was burning smell. Seems to work fine though.

Mine is just few days old but has a little bit of smell from the left side (Capacitor smell?) but not that warm to touch. back of the unit rattles a very bit if I shake it, clicks after turning on earlier than the mentioned 15-20 sec in the manual (or I misunderstood). I guess it's fine, I might ask them if the smell and rattle is ok or not.

I'm using it with low gain and volume between 8 and 9 o'clock, it's on for like 15 hours daily so I only turn it off for the night.

I think that smoking is no go and dangerous, your buddy should contact the manufacturer

 

[Veldrid]

Got a response from Schiit. They are sending me a replacement volume knob to try. They told me, though, that they tested the knob on the first Magni I sent back and they considered it within spec and not defective. So maybe I'm being too picky.

They are still sending me a replacement knob anyway, so that's good customer service.

Friend of mine thought the same thing when he got his. When I tried his I thought it was fine. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[lentoviolento]

What are you using behind the Magni? Just curious how strong your source signal is. Are you using a DAC or are you using analog input directly, from a sound card or other source such as a CD player?

i am using a modi3. however, it wasn't so bad after all. i sold ether2 anyway. now i am using zmf aeolus. it sounds gorgeous for being a convenient solution

 

[TJ Max]

Hello all
I recently got a Magni 3 about 2 weeks ago. Everything appeared fine up until today.
First the volume pot has become stiffer between 1 and 5 o'clock.
The second issue is a channel imbalance that I swear I never noticed until today. I don't think it was there before today because its quit distinctive.
It appears the left channel is louder than the right channel. It appear to be through out the entire volume range in both Low and High gain.
I was trying to test it the best I could wit ha sound level tester in between 2 pairs of earphones, I was running different frequeny tones through it trying to capture the differences between channels. But the results are weird. The imbalance is all over the place at 63hz-500hz the imbalance varies from 0.6-1.5 db and from 1Kz to 2khz theres 0.2-1.5db difference.
With music with punchy bass its real obvious as I can physically feel the vibration of the left speaker on my left ear when the volume is maxed. But nothing on the right side.

Again this all just started, as I can remember several listening sessions I've had earlier in the week and this problem didn't exist.
Has anyone else noticed this?