[JanMc]

I would pre-order a pair, 50% down, right now. You guys all know that they would be great. #investment

They would have to sound substantially better than a pair of Zu DW IIs for less than $1,000 before I would ever move.

There is that whole Harbeth and KEF crowd though that is willing to spend more than that on substantially lesser speakers, just because of the brand.

 

[dstrimbu]

No idea if this is using a riser, or pcb mounted dip switches?

That's a beautiful layout. Wow. That's the XP-17, right? So well done!

How about a user option on the dip, that would terminate into a rear mount din connector?

That is a really good idea!

 

[dstrimbu]

But on a phonograph they are going to be hidden, so nope. I don't want to pay for something I can not see nor can I discern an audible difference.

ORT

Mainly for noise rejection, ORT. But you knew that

 

[dstrimbu]

Can you explain the significance?

vs. plastic drives, likely.

 

[dstrimbu]

I noted later that there are some, although I wouldn't say many. And very confused about your last comment. I said MC capability was probably a must.

ahhh, yes - you did. I believe that I took your "high end" reference differently than you intended. I usually don't think of myself as a high end guy; I'm just a buyer of good Schiit. My apologies for the misunderstanding.

In comparison to the rest of the world, I do think that all of us here are pretty much "high end" in our listening endeavors, and anybody who would buy gear from Schiit would not be a stranger to MC cartridges.

You're still welcome to come by, though.

-Don

 

[Rensek]

vs. plastic drives, likely.

I don't know crap about disc drives.

Neither term means much to me.

Are you talking metal gears and motors vs plastic gears and motors?

 

[mjstealey]

Aw man, I would love for Schiit to get into the speaker game!

Sadly it doesn't seem like it's gonna happen ... but the reasoning behind not doing it makes sense

 

[theeclone]

Sadly it doesn't seem like it's gonna happen ... but the reasoning behind not doing it makes sense

Why must you crush our dreams?

 

[Plautus001]

They would have to sound substantially better than a pair of Zu DW IIs for less than $1,000 before I would ever move.

There is that whole Harbeth and KEF crowd though that is willing to spend more than that on substantially lesser speakers, just because of the brand.

DW are more than 1k now, it's 2023

 

[Andrew Randle]

Soldered jumpers. Or just posts so you can add your own resistors and capacitors. That'll be fun.

Here’s an innovative idea. Little resistor/cap pods that users can swap and plug into the underside of the case. Simplifies the circuit board itself.

Andrew

 

[LobalWarming]

Here’s an innovative idea. Little resistor/cap pods that users can swap and plug into the underside of the case. Simplifies the circuit board itself.

Andrew

I like that. But with edible cap pods, because if they're as tasty as they sound, Schiit will have another hit! A consumable revenue stream!

 

[Erratic Gravy]

Amir & the ASR minions have been around for millennia! They were measuring, not listening, back then…..in a state of ‘de Nile’…..

Can you imagine a game of ancient Egyptian Scrabble !!! Darn big bag to hold the hieroglyph tiles !!

 

[Erratic Gravy]

Yeah, but, "In a state of d'Tigris" doesn't sound as clever as, "In a state of d'Nile". d'Euphrates doesn't work well, either.


Color me bummed. Checking out until Crazy/Craziest Round 2...

Point taken - fifty lashes with a Papyrus stalk for me !!!

 

[cricket]

Here’s an innovative idea. Little resistor/cap pods that users can swap and plug into the underside of the case. Simplifies the circuit board itself.

Andrew

Like these DIP headers and ZIF sockets? My crazy and totally impractical idea would use LISST enclosures.

 

[Erratic Gravy]

Cheapest crazy product should be $149, most expensive $449. Maybe a little bit more due to assembly cost increases. We'll see.

All 3 are products we've not done before.

(And no, none of them is a streamer. Nor a turntable. Nor a toaster.)

Must be a ' Eludium q36 explosive space modulator ' then !!