[Pidgeon]

Those are your impressions when using Rag+Ygg?

 

[melikeheadphone]

This came in the mail today (no, not the top beast… the one underneath!)

 

[Pidgeon]

It seems to be a black Yggdrasil.

 

[melikeheadphone]

  It seems to be a black Yggdrasil.

 
 
Correct.

 

[goldendarko]

Didn't think they offered it in Black?

 

[melikeheadphone]

Schiit sent us an email, and offered if we wanted a Yggy in black (for those who preordered). I immediately responded "YES". 

 

[Ableza]

I pre-ordered and I didn't get that offer. Bastards!

 

[Wildcatsare1]

I pre-ordered and I didn't get that offer. Bastards!

Schiit was completely aware of your skill in commercial arts and thought you might be insulted if they did the black for you

 

[Ableza]

I pre-ordered and I didn't get that offer. Bastards!

Schiit was completely aware of your skill in commercial arts and thought you might be insulted if they did the black for you

Ha ha! Either that or they went alphabetically and since my last name starts with Y...

 

[reddog]

I pre-ordered and I didn't get that offer. Bastards!

+1 well said. I would had loved a black Yggdrasil.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

  To elaborate a little bit more:
 
1. The opportunity in lower priced gear is much, much, much higher than the ultra high-end--at least 5x higher for each halving of the price--in total sales, not units. We don't want to address the 400 people a year who will consider products with 5-figure price tags. That's not us.
 
2. We don't have a problem building some walls around what we do, and staying focused. To wit:
 
a. You won't see a surround processor from us, for licensing and ongoing changes in the HDMI standard. That's for other people.
b. You won't see an electrostatic amp from us, for liability (high voltage) and political reasons.
c. You won't see transducers from us (headphones and speakers) because we have no expertise in that field.
 
3. There are other products that we need to have a unique spin on, one that really contributes to the overall market, before we introduce them. This could include speaker amps, preamps, etc--more conventional 2-channel products. I'm not saying you won't see them, we just don't want to do "just another speaker amp."
 
What you will see from us is more fun, high-value, interesting and groundbreaking stuff at affordable price points. And yes, there'll be some surprises in where we go and what we do.
 
That's what we're about. That's what we love to do. And there's a ton of opportunity there.

 
Apologies for the necro-post, but I'm curious: are these political reasons related to Schiit's position on "audiophile jewelry" vis-a-vis electrostatic headphones, about the ecological implications of the higher power consumption of electrostatic amplifiers, or something else?

 

[Exidrion]

lmao @ the tape on the Rag

 

[Jones Bob]

I pre-ordered and I didn't get that offer. Bastards!

Me too damn it!!!!

 

[Jones Bob]

Apologies for the necro-post, but I'm curious: are these political reasons related to Schiit's position on "audiophile jewelry" vis-a-vis electrostatic headphones, about the ecological implications of the higher power consumption of electrostatic amplifiers, or something else?

I believe it is because most electrostatic headphones are owned and used by The Bilderbergers and Illuminati.

 

[AudioBear]

I think its the energy use sustainability issue.  I doubt that Schiit gives [redacted] who buys their stuff as long as they pay their bills and aren't PIA customers.
 
The other more practical reason is that they are already in a niche market within a niche market.  Electrostatics are used by so few people that would put them in a niche in a niche in a niche. Not a good business proposition for their sales model.