[rollinbr]

   
That sure looks correct, no wonder I couldn't find them... they might be as old as I am!
http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/reviews/stereophile_infinity-modulus.htm
 
 
 
So we have:

1. KEF LS50 ($1,200)
2. Zu Omen ($1,800)
3. Infinity Modulus ($1000)

 
But I was expecting crazier speakers than the $9k Soundscape 8's... would anyone consider any of the three we identified better than the Soundscape 8's?
 
Or was that was Jason's place and Mike might have even crazier speakers?

I'm pretty sure the interview was at Schiit's manufacturing site. So these are the "office" speakers they listen to when at work.

 

[oryan_dunn]

   
Here it is, you're right it does look like a picture of speakers! I thought it was abstract art lol
 

 
Jason wrote a whole chapter on his first company:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/701900/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up/7800#post_11938655

 

[1adam12]

   
Or was that was Jason's place and Mike might have even crazier speakers?

 
Pretty sure Mike has said he owns Quad ESL speakers.

 

[Jason Stoddard]

From the Yggy thread, an update on Vidar:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/766347/schiit-yggdrasil-impressions-thread/3345#post_12955057

 

[bigro]

Thats good news that you are making forward progress on the Vidar, I guess that means the time frame of things possibly smoking or making light shows is hopefully in the rear view mirror. 
 
When you say Three pairs of output devices is that actual outputs or engineering speak? If it is actual outputs, Does that mean the Mono output is a completely separate set of posts?

 

[jimmers]

 
When you say Three pairs of output devices is that actual outputs or engineering speak? If it is actual outputs, Does that mean the Mono output is a completely separate set of posts?

I was thinking "Three pairs of output devices" meant per channel.
 
Edit: Cross post.
Sorry, I took Output Device = transistor for granted in this situation.

 

[Ableza]

"Output devices" =number of transistors.

 

[bigro]

  "Output devices" =number of transistors.

Thank you sir.

 

[Jason Stoddard]

Yep, short speak for "number of output devices per channel." For Vidar, we're using three pairs of TO247-sized outputs.
 
Toshiba has an app note on a 100W amp design using one pair of these same devices.
 
Sumo used to use two pairs in our 100W-class amps. 
 
We're using three pairs, because we're shooting for something much more robust than either of those designs--pretty much a requirement as we're not using any active current limiting or other intrusive forms of protection. 
 
Right now (these numbers may change), we're running 243W into 4 ohms at 1% THD, 200W into 4 at 0.005%. That's at 113V line voltage. Ratings will remain at 100/200W into 8/4 ohms.

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

Any numbers available yet while running as a monobloc?

 

[Ableza]

That's good power performance. I look forward to reading full test results.


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[porkosphere]

Just curious: one selling point of Jotunheim is the entirely new Pivot Point topology. Is Pivot Point suitable for 2-channel? No knock on Vidar: anecdotal reports of Vidar + Freya from RMAF are positive, and Vidar sounds like a really robust amp. But exotic topology is exotic!

 

[madwolfa]

  Just curious: one selling point of Jotunheim is the entirely new Pivot Point topology. Is Pivot Point suitable for 2-channel? 

 
Why not? I imagine it just needs to be scaled up to speaker loads... Simply speaking.

 

[Oveja Negra]

  Just curious: one selling point of Jotunheim is the entirely new Pivot Point topology. Is Pivot Point suitable for 2-channel? No knock on Vidar: anecdotal reports of Vidar + Freya from RMAF are positive, and Vidar sounds like a really robust amp. But exotic topology is exotic!

 
In this very same thread, Jason said Pivot Point can be used for power amps too, but he also said -I don't remember if it was here or in another forum- that Pivot Point doesn't allow you to make an amp that acts as monoblock. Also, it seems a power amp using that topology ends with a relatively expensive BOM, which as I understand it would lead to a Vidar costing more than USD699.-
 
I'd love to read comments/corrections about all this, but I guess Jason will wait to post a chapter about Vidar until it officially abandons the prototype status.

 

[FrivolsListener]

Meh, who cares about the topology?  Care about how well it works.
 
 

   
Why not? I imagine it just needs to be scaled up to speaker loads... Simply speaking.

 
If your speaker is a full-range, single driver.   Add multiple drivers in and crossover networks and things get more interesting.