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The optional DAC is available in two versions (AK4490 or Multibit). Look at the Asgard page on the Schiit website.Btw, what is a multibit addon for the A3?
The optional DAC is available in two versions (AK4490 or Multibit). Look at the Asgard page on the Schiit website.Btw, what is a multibit addon for the A3?
I sort of never really got confirmation on this -- could anyone else confirm if this would indeed be possible?
(And yes, my turntable has a built-in phono-preamp.)
The A3 without any add-on is only an Amp. So you need to feed it with a Dac.I'm thinking of getting a A3 for a change over my Topping A30/D30 combo. Can I only use the A3 to drive my DT 880 Pro and ATH-M50x? Are the extra addon necessary for the A3?
I've seen recommendations for the Grado Headphone Extension Cable (15 ft, $40), Mogami, and Blue Jeans Cable which will build to custom lengths: https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/MSA1.htm (choose 1/4 TRS Male and 1/4 TRS Female as connectors).Does anyone have decent recommendations for a headphone extension cable?
Going to be receiving my Asgard 3 tomorrow, so I'll be able to compare with my THX AAA 789 and ZDT Jr, so we'll see.
P.S. Unrelated to the Asgard 3, but for some reason the Gungir MB seems to output a distorted treble when outputting only to SE (i.e. to the Asgard 3); this distortion disappears when I have the Gungir output to a balanced amp as well (i.e. the THX). So strange.
So I received my Asgard 3 on Friday and listened to it Friday night and a bit on Saturday. Just want to say the Asgard 3 is freaking legit, but I've been procrastinating writing up impressions because it's difficult to explain exactly how they are different. It's been difficult pin-pointing exactly what makes the Asgard 3 so special to me, but I'll try a little now. (Honestly too, I just didn't want to stop listening to music to write these impressions, because I was so drawn into the Asgard 3's sound).
Using a 2019 Gungnir MB with a Pheasantwood Verite Open (universe pads):
- The THX sounds faster, with sharper attacks and transients overall.
- The THX handles very complex music passages with greater clarity than the Asgard 3.
- The Asgard 3 just seems to miss that very last bit of air in the treble, but seems to have a smoother treble in general
- The Asgard 3 just renders timbre so well, and layers better than the THX; it kinda has that euphonic sound and soundstage a tube amp may have, but with the speed and low noise floor of a solid state.
- The imaging sounds more tight on the Asgard 3, which helps add to that feeling of "realism"
- Subjectively, the THX sounds fast and clean, but admittedly a bit flat in the soundstage with not-so-great layering.
- OTOH Asgard 3 sounds very textured and real, with great imaging, layering, and excellent timbre.
- Asgard 3 also sounds extremely dynamic, with what I think are better microdynamics in the mids than the THX's (just adds to that amazing timbre and texture it feels it has)
No doubt that the THX is something special. It's superbly fast, with sharper attacks and a very detailed and clean sound. But the asgard 3 seems like it captures my soul better; there's something irresistibly lovely about the wonderful layering, beautiful timbre, and dynamic sound it has that makes it sound very realistic to me. Again, tube-like sound, but with the speed and low noise floor of a solid state.
If the THX is a good value at $400 (I think it is), then the Asgard 3 to me is a freaking great deal at $200. I recommend it whole-heartedly, and am tempted to sell the THX (but not yet, who knows, this all may be "new toy syndrome" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Always looking to get better at writing about what I hear. Please give me feedback so I can improve, and feel free to ask me questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
P.S. Unrelated to the Asgard 3, but for some reason the Gungir MB seems to output a distorted treble when outputting only to SE (i.e. to the Asgard 3); this distortion disappears when I have the Gungir output to a balanced amp as well (i.e. the THX). So strange.
So I received my Asgard 3 on Friday and listened to it Friday night and a bit on Saturday. Just want to say the Asgard 3 is freaking legit, but I've been procrastinating writing up impressions because it's difficult to explain exactly how they are different. It's been difficult pin-pointing exactly what makes the Asgard 3 so special to me, but I'll try a little now. (Honestly too, I just didn't want to stop listening to music to write these impressions, because I was so drawn into the Asgard 3's sound).
Using a 2019 Gungnir MB with a Pheasantwood Verite Open (universe pads):
- The THX sounds faster, with sharper attacks and transients overall.
- The THX handles very complex music passages with greater clarity than the Asgard 3.
- The Asgard 3 just seems to miss that very last bit of air in the treble, but seems to have a smoother treble in general
- The Asgard 3 just renders timbre so well, and layers better than the THX; it kinda has that euphonic sound and soundstage a tube amp may have, but with the speed and low noise floor of a solid state.
- The imaging sounds more tight on the Asgard 3, which helps add to that feeling of "realism"
- Subjectively, the THX sounds fast and clean, but admittedly a bit flat in the soundstage with not-so-great layering.
- OTOH Asgard 3 sounds very textured and real, with great imaging, layering, and excellent timbre.
- Asgard 3 also sounds extremely dynamic, with what I think are better microdynamics in the mids than the THX's (just adds to that amazing timbre and texture it feels it has)
No doubt that the THX is something special. It's superbly fast, with sharper attacks and a very detailed and clean sound. But the asgard 3 seems like it captures my soul better; there's something irresistibly lovely about the wonderful layering, beautiful timbre, and dynamic sound it has that makes it sound very realistic to me. Again, tube-like sound, but with the speed and low noise floor of a solid state.
If the THX is a good value at $400 (I think it is), then the Asgard 3 to me is a freaking great deal at $200. I recommend it whole-heartedly, and am tempted to sell the THX (but not yet, who knows, this all may be "new toy syndrome" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Always looking to get better at writing about what I hear. Please give me feedback so I can improve, and feel free to ask me questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
P.S. Unrelated to the Asgard 3, but for some reason the Gungir MB seems to output a distorted treble when outputting only to SE (i.e. to the Asgard 3); this distortion disappears when I have the Gungir output to a balanced amp as well (i.e. the THX). So strange.
The A3 without any add-on is only an Amp. So you need to feed it with a Dac.