[MacedonianHero]

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An excellent and fair review.

X2 for me...great write up....that's 2 in 2 days.

 

[Frank I]

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X2 for me...great write up....that's 2 in 2 days.

thanks Peter

 

[ak622]

Thanks for sharing your impressions Frank I.  It's good to hear impressions that are negative especially compared to gear to you actually own.  You're really going through a lot new gear in your system lately.  I remember you telling me at the NJ meet that you were done after the Decware and T1!  

 I guess the lure of new toys always gets the best of us.  

 

[MacedonianHero]

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Thanks for sharing your impressions Frank I.  It's good to hear impressions that are negative especially compared to gear to you actually own.  You're really going through a lot new gear in your system lately.  I remember you telling me at the NJ meet that you were done after the Decware and T1!  

 I guess the lure of new toys always gets the best of us.  

This place is evil and cursed!

 

[Caphead78]

Thanks for the impressions too Frank! (even though I really enjoy my Asgard)

 

[Frank I]

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Thanks for sharing your impressions Frank I.  It's good to hear impressions that are negative especially compared to gear to you actually own.  You're really going through a lot new gear in your system lately.  I remember you telling me at the NJ meet that you were done after the Decware and T1!  

 I guess the lure of new toys always gets the best of us.  

LOL this cursed place gets the best of me and thanks i appreciate the comments.

 

[Frank I]

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Thanks for the impressions too Frank! (even though I really enjoy my Asgard)

thanks and do enjoy. it was not my cup of tea but others may like it

 

[MacedonianHero]

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thanks and do enjoy. it was not my cup of tea but others may like it

I even don't like tea. I'm a coffee kinda guy.

 

[ak622]

QFT there!  The only way I stopped spending here is when I got really busy and didn't log in for a long time..  But now that I have been visiting HF again, the cycle has just continued!  
 
I guess to keep it on topic, my experience with the Asgard is that it's a pretty good budget amp.  If I didn't have much experience and starting out, this would be a no brainer to begin with.  It has decent power and plays well with low impedance headphones which in turn makes them a pretty good match with most mid-level cans.  I actually quite liked the sound of it with the HE-5LE, but then I rather enjoyed those cans so that may have played a part in it.  It's definitely not a giant killer but does what it was intended at it's price point.
 
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This place is evil and cursed!

 

[chesebert]

I am not surprised that some people don't like the sound. 
Single-ended Class A sound is not for everyone, just as SET is not.  Synergy is key when you are in the SE Class A/SET realm.

 

[Denys]

May I add my two cents here.... I listen a lot to music with my headphones....a lot...
 
When I have time, I use my Woo 6SE and it's like heaven....
 
But very often I have less than one hour to enjoy music...therefore, I used not to listen to music as I did not want to warm up my tubes for such a short period of time...
 
The Asgard became a solution for this...I wanted to by a solid state amp, but then again did not want to spend too much on it....of course, I will not compare the Asgard to the Woo, but I find it's a pretty reasonable solution at a decent price to let me enjoy more music.....which is the first reason for our passion... right ??? And the Asgard drives the HD800 pretty well too...
 
For that reason, I believe I made a good move buying the Asgard...
 
Denys
 

 

[Frank I]

I am glad Denys you like yours. With my cans I felt the Matrix was significantly better IMO. I like dynamic drive and sound stage with detail and the Matrix has all that. I am now going to compare it to another twice the price SS amp and see where I go from there.  I listen to my tube amp 95 percent of the time but I do need SS amp for the low impedance cans. More so for the D7000 than the LCD2. It is always about synergy and individual taste and preferences.

 

[Denys]

Oh yes !!! Forgot to mention...
 
I needed an amp that could also drive my BeyerDynamic DT770 600 ohms.....
 
and I bought a B-Stock....therefore... $238 shipped to Montreal, there's no way I could loose !!!
 
Denys

 

[sampson_smith]

Any duty fees on that sucker, Denys?
 
I just received my B-stock Asgard and I look forward to posting my impressions here, especially with a comparison to the GLite with DPS. Took quite a while to get here from the States, but we can blame customs, and not Schiit for that. What a striking, rock-solid beauty! Finally!

 

[Denys]

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Any duty fees on that sucker, Denys?
 
I just received my B-stock Asgard and I look forward to posting my impressions here, especially with a comparison to the GLite with DPS. Took quite a while to get here from the States, but we can blame customs, and not Schiit for that. What a striking, rock-solid beauty! Finally!

Yep.... I paid the tax equivalent...around $31 CAD if I am not mistaken.... Funny, cause two months earlier I received my Woo 6 SE that's worth $1,475 CAD and I did not paid a penny.... Go figure !!!
 
It took a little while at the customs too...
 
Hope you'll like yours....
 
Denys