[Acapella48]

Welcome to the thread, @Acapella48 . Lyr-3-Bifrost-2 stack. Nice! I never regretted buying my first pair of HD*** headphones. My HD555 have foam bits falling off... its pads are nasty. And the headband is stretched. The cables kinked yet it hasn’t shorted out. Sounds great. Relegated to the bathroom. BTW, I’ve heard some excitement about Senheisser’s latest offering, the HD560S.

Here's Joni channeling Billie Holiday

 

[Derrick Swart]

High Fidelity & Schiit need good support! DiY in concrete style:

 

[Derrick Swart]

end result:

 

[tincanear]

end result:

very nice look. is it wood underneath the concrete finish (poured solid concrete would be waaaay heavy) ? Is there a center support wall, a bit recessed from the front?

 

[Derrick Swart]

very nice look. is it wood underneath the concrete finish (poured solid concrete would be waaaay heavy) ? Is there a center support wall, a bit recessed from the front?

Thanks! Indeed i used 2 x 1 inch MDF (1.73 inch total to be precise)
Still waaaay too heavy (40kgs?); finish is with special paint/cement with extra mat topcoat. And indeed two small support legs recessed in the middle.

I saw a similar furniture of glass fiber reinforced concrete which costs 750€ without delivery. DiY: 150€ and many hours

 

[bcowen]

end result:

That's sweet, man. Really great look!

 

[JLoud]

My uncle does concrete counter tops for custom kitchens. They really look nice. I would never have guessed concrete would turn out so well.

 

[r2muchstuff]

Russian Bad Boy?

6H8C Pano (Reflektor Plant) - 1961 - OTK - Bottom Rectangle Getter - Grey T Aligned 2 Hole Plates

 

[DACattack]

Mentioned a short while ago that I had ordered a black Asgard 3 with an internal DAC card (for my first all-in-one Schiit component and the first one in black). I've had it for a week; and after a week's worth of nightly listening I'm impressed. I'm a big fan of Schiit's True Multibit implementations and adore both my Yggy and Bifrost 2, but since I was looking for a single inexpensive component which would be easier to carry around, I decided to buy the 4490 module for this Asgard to save $100, since it won't be my main system, simply an ancillary one.

While I wouldn't switch from Multibit for the 4490, nor choose it if it were my sole audio system, this delta-sigma implementation is excellent, particularly for the price. It's remarkable the performance and power I'm getting for $299. It really drives my Focal Elex phones exceptionally well. Last night I enjoyed Bill Evan's "Waltz for Debby" followed by Dire Strait's "Making Movies." Motian's cymbals shimmered and Knopfler's guitar sang.

Well done, Schiit. However, it's when you place this in context that it truly shines for me. My first digital system was the Asgard 2 with the original Bifrost Uber, bought in 2014. I thought at the time that it was incredible sound for $768. Six years later this all-in-one Asgard 3 sounds better for less than 40% of that price. Very well done, indeed.

 

[tincanear]

Asgard 3 is a very popular product, indeed. Backordered (sold out) again.

IMO, A3 + Bifrost Multibit (OG in my case) excels with acoustic recordings such as jazz, classical.

 

[433521]

Anyone running Buchardt s400s out of a Aegir by any chance? I've got a Boyuu A50 Tube integrated on audition from Amazon, I love the sound, but pre burn in complicated passages aren't handled as well. I'm wondering what a combo say of the Freya+/Aegir might do.

 

[GearMe]

Asgard 3 is a very popular product, indeed. Backordered (sold out) again.

IMO, A3 + Bifrost Multibit (OG in my case) excels with acoustic recordings such as jazz, classical.

Have this combo and agree

 

[yonson]

Anyone running Buchardt s400s out of a Aegir by any chance? I've got a Boyuu A50 Tube integrated on audition from Amazon, I love the sound, but pre burn in complicated passages aren't handled as well. I'm wondering what a combo say of the Freya+/Aegir might do.

Those are fairly inefficient and 4 ohm, so even with 2 Aegir they might not be enough to drive them if you listen at higher levels without going into overcurrent protection...

 

[Roy G. Biv]

Those are fairly inefficient and 4 ohm, so even with 2 Aegir they might not be enough to drive them if you listen at higher levels without going into overcurrent protection...

I believe Aegir aren't rated or recommended to drive 4 ohm speakers when used as monoblocks.

 

[Ableza]

I believe Aegir aren't rated or recommended to drive 4 ohm speakers when used as monoblocks.

That is correct. The loudspeakers mentioned are rated at 88db sensitivity so they will be fine in stereo on an Aegir. Or a Vidar. Or a Ragnarok.