[ST33L]

What do you think of this combo/stack: Magnius, Modius & Lokius? I don’t need balance right now, but want the option, and the EQ is a must.

 

[carbonF1]

What do you think of this combo/stack: Magnius, Modius & Lokius? I don’t need balance right now, but want the option, and the EQ is a must.

I did like the Modius when I had it even though I only used the SE outs. Is Hardware EQ a must, or just EQ? I've never been much for EQ but after trying APO I'm fine with using a digital EQ for when the mood strikes. However with non-USB sources or anything that doesn't use a GUI I can see the appeal for something like a Lokius.

I think Schiit warns about this now but you may also want to split the order up into just Magnius and a separate Modius/Lokius order if you want gear sooner. Doing all at once may cause your order to sit around for a while.

 

[Pondoro]

You can get a very nice turntable (or three) for the $430 you paid in 1977 dollars.



By the way, there's a decent chance that VW your roommate purchased still works.

In the other hand, instead of that turntable, you could have bought a little Berkshire Hathaway stock...

I should have bought the Berkshire Hathaway stock! Or bought the VW (a used Beetle) and put it up on blocks. True side story, I bought the $430 turntable because I was about to get engaged. As a girlfriend the young lady did not get to vote, as a fiancé she would get a vote on how I spent my money. Married 43 years now, she is awesome and would let me buy any audio gear that I think I can afford. I underestimated her then.

 

[ST33L]

I did like the Modius when I had it even though I only used the SE outs. Is Hardware EQ a must, or just EQ? I've never been much for EQ but after trying APO I'm fine with using a digital EQ for when the mood strikes. However with non-USB sources or anything that doesn't use a GUI I can see the appeal for something like a Lokius.

I think Schiit warns about this now but you may also want to split the order up into just Magnius and a separate Modius/Lokius order if you want gear sooner. Doing all at once may cause your order to sit around for a while.

Thanks for the reply. I perfer the EQ hardware… I have the Magni, Modi and Loki now, and really like the Loki. Yeah, I see that there is a 4-6 week wait for the Magnius.

 

[tincanear]

Thanks for the reply. I perfer the EQ hardware… I have the Magni, Modi and Loki now, and really like the Loki. Yeah, I see that there is a 4-6 week wait for the Magnius.

If you start with the Lokius, you can use it's front panel switch to select between an SE (RCA) connected Modi and a second (typically XLR) source.

this second source into Modius can also be an SE (RCA) source with a suitable RCA plug to male-XLR adapter cable (RCA shield to both XLR pin 1 and pin 3, RCA center pin to XLR pin 2).

Note that adapting the Lokius XLR output into an SE amplifier or pre-amp input has a different pinout (female-XLR pin 1 to RCA shield, XLR pin 2 to RCA center pin, XLR pin 3 unconnected)

 

[bcowen]

I am hoping you all argue a bit and help me decide. I bought a very high quality turntable in 1977, it cost $430, my room mate bought a VW for $500 at about the same time. That turntable still works, but I gave it to my hipster daughter ten years ago. I cannot take it back. I do not want a VW-priced turntable. But, again, I will learn if smart people debate.

Easy-peasy. Buy your hipster daughter a brand-spankin' shiny new Pro-ject or similar for ~$250 and let her continue to be amazed at how special a Dad you are. Then go a step further and get rid of the 'old' one for her and save her the trouble.

 

[Pondoro]

Easy-peasy. Buy your hipster daughter a brand-spankin' shiny new Pro-ject or similar for ~$250 and let her continue to be amazed at how special a Dad you are. Then go a step further and get rid of the 'old' one for her and save her the trouble.

She has my film Nikon cameras, too! I will not go back to analog pictures.

 

[OldRoadToad]

Vinyl is such a waste of time...

It is only a waste of time, if you have the time to waste.

When ever I have the time to spend, I try to spend it on what makes me smile. Some times it is listening to the memories within the music, others it is in making new memories. I do not neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed vinyl for that.

I just want it. Of course, I am just a toad...

ORT

 

[AudioGal]

I'm just grateful one does not have to remove the cover.

(Having the subsonic switch more easily accessible would have been nice, however)

Buy some stick-on feet and flip it over. And hide it behind your 'table. Not like it needs to be visible. Just accessible.

 

[Ripper2860]

And have a toothpick handy to flip the dip switch back and forth as required.

 

[artur9]

Mani 2 ordered. I was thinking of replacing the Thorens one I have (which, TBF, has a A/D in it) as it only just understands what an RIAA curve is, so I hear.

Silver, of course. I try not to buy more dust magnets.

Lastly, a question. What are the differences between Tyr, Aegir and Vidar? I mean, besides order-of-magnitude power output differences....

 

[433521]

I was really hoping for Tyr to release today.

If Jason is Tyring to torture us, he is succeeding.

 

[Zachik]

And have a toothpick handy to flip the dip switch back and forth as required.

or just wait for the Manius Maximus. You know, the Yggy sized version with remote control and other crazy schiit courtesy of the feverish mind of @Jason Stoddard

 

[TomSix]

2022, Chapter 3
Turd Polishing

Very nicely composed telling of the Schiit Mani 2 phono-stage development story. Fantastic read!

But then, I’m a total electronics geek who also designs this kind of stuff.

Elegant design! And the price is just *unbelievably* reasonable.

BTW: I designed the all-tube phono MM&HOMC phono stage accessory unit for the ALO Studio-Six headphone amp. And so yes, I know well that getting a phono-stage to work right and keeping it quiet while also sounding good..... and.... making the circuit *reliably reproducible in production* —this is not exactly a casual weekend endeavor

Cutting the Johnson noise and avoiding unintended stealth LF feedback via power supply rails — engineering challenges for the big boys and girls.

Sincere Kudos to you folks at Schiit. Yet again —very well done guys

 

[Stevko]

Mmmz. black modi and black vali 2!
Looks nice