[Jason Stoddard]

Some news from the assembly house: Vidar boards are supposed to be dropping on Friday (that is, tomorrow). So, with qualification, assembly, burn-in and test, if all goes well, we'll be shipping sometime next week.

Please note that a business week has 5 days and ends on Friday, and that normal manufacturing-business-type humans do not work on weekends, so the rational assumption is the END of the week. Also note the "supposed to be" and "if all goes well." Also note, I will probably regret posting this.

 

[JustinDT]

Some news from the assembly house: Vidar boards are supposed to be dropping on Friday (that is, tomorrow). So, with qualification, assembly, burn-in and test, if all goes well, we'll be shipping sometime next week.

Please note that a business week has 5 days and ends on Friday, and that normal manufacturing-business-type humans do not work on weekends, so the rational assumption is the END of the week. Also note the "supposed to be" and "if all goes well." Also note, I will probably regret posting this.

Does that take into account the short week next week for the 4th?

 

[Ableza]

Some news from the assembly house: Vidar boards are supposed to be dropping on Friday (that is, tomorrow). So, with qualification, assembly, burn-in and test, if all goes well, we'll be shipping sometime next week.

Please note that a business week has 5 days and ends on Friday, and that normal manufacturing-business-type humans do not work on weekends, so the rational assumption is the END of the week. Also note the "supposed to be" and "if all goes well." Also note, I will probably regret posting this.

If you want to drive some people nuts, open up a "Pre-Order" option for Vidar on the website and for confirmation, say "Ships in 2017."

 

[JustinDT]

If you want to drive some people nuts, open up a "Pre-Order" option for Vidar on the website and for confirmation, say "Ships in 2017."

Or a grayed out "Pre-Order" button.

 

[winders]

Some news from the assembly house: Vidar boards are supposed to be dropping on Friday (that is, tomorrow). So, with qualification, assembly, burn-in and test, if all goes well, we'll be shipping sometime next week.

Please note that a business week has 5 days and ends on Friday, and that normal manufacturing-business-type humans do not work on weekends, so the rational assumption is the END of the week. Also note the "supposed to be" and "if all goes well." Also note, I will probably regret posting this.

That's great news! Thank you for the update!!!

 

[jsiegel14072]

Some news from the assembly house: Vidar boards are supposed to be dropping on Friday (that is, tomorrow). So, with qualification, assembly, burn-in and test, if all goes well, we'll be shipping sometime next week.

Please note that a business week has 5 days and ends on Friday, and that normal manufacturing-business-type humans do not work on weekends, so the rational assumption is the END of the week. Also note the "supposed to be" and "if all goes well." Also note, I will probably regret posting this.

Don't forget Tuesday is a holiday and for most manufacturing/shipping operations, they have taken off Monday July 3 also. Just in case people get too excited

 

[Oveja Negra]

If you want to drive some people nuts, open up a "Pre-Order" option for Vidar on the website and for confirmation, say "Ships in 2017."

Mr. Capacitor, you should work writing horror scripts for Hollywood, it's pretty clear you have a well developed sadistic side

On topic...

I can't wait to see Vidar alive and kicking. I hope the reviews appear very shortly after it's released.

 

[Pandahead]

Some news from the assembly house: Vidar boards are supposed to be dropping on Friday (that is, tomorrow). So, with qualification, assembly, burn-in and test, if all goes well, we'll be shipping sometime next week.

Please note that a business week has 5 days and ends on Friday, and that normal manufacturing-business-type humans do not work on weekends, so the rational assumption is the END of the week. Also note the "supposed to be" and "if all goes well." Also note, I will probably regret posting this.

There's only one regret, that Schiit as a company didn't happen sooner!

A Schiitacular Schiitr 4th of July Show product launch with fireworks choreographed to music powered by Vidar would have been kool though.

 

[Aaron Shi]

Will we see some pre-release pics of the production board/case/etc some time during the weekend or early next week?

 

[axle_69]

Just a comment regarding preamplifiers and remotes.
I guess most people agree that having a remote in the living room stereo system is very convenient.
The preamp can have a proper preamp, but most people find it useful to switch between inputs and control the volume, and here is the issue.
When everything was analogue it worked fine but now that some people would like a better DAC for the TV box, Playstation, maybe a music server, DAB, etc., something is missing. OK, I can get up and switch digital inputs in the DAC but a remote would be better, on the other hand I have 5 analogue inputs on the preamplifier that I don't use. I understand that a DAC like Yggdrasil should be just a DAC and that adding more stuff would probably contaminate the circuitry, but it would be useful to have something like a Bifrost Multibit (or Gungnir Multibit) with a wider selection of inputs a volume control and a remote (and why not a headphone output as well to watch TV when everyone is sleeping?). The Saga looks like the classic preamp and the Jotunheim is almost there but it is missing a remote and a better DAC. Or maybe a separate DAC with more inputs and a preamp/headamp (just with 2 or 3 analogue inputs to accommodate a separate or modular phono preamp) that could be both controlled with the same remote (the input selection would be a bit confusing...)?

 

[winders]

Give him space....we are real close now!

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

Just a comment regarding preamplifiers and remotes.
I guess most people agree that having a remote in the living room stereo system is very convenient.
The preamp can have a proper preamp, but most people find it useful to switch between inputs and control the volume, and here is the issue.
When everything was analogue it worked fine but now that some people would like a better DAC for the TV box, Playstation, maybe a music server, DAB, etc., something is missing. OK, I can get up and switch digital inputs in the DAC but a remote would be better, on the other hand I have 5 analogue inputs on the preamplifier that I don't use. I understand that a DAC like Yggdrasil should be just a DAC and that adding more stuff would probably contaminate the circuitry, but it would be useful to have something like a Bifrost Multibit (or Gungnir Multibit) with a wider selection of inputs a volume control and a remote (and why not a headphone output as well to watch TV when everyone is sleeping?). The Saga looks like the classic preamp and the Jotunheim is almost there but it is missing a remote and a better DAC. Or maybe a separate DAC with more inputs and a preamp/headamp (just with 2 or 3 analogue inputs to accommodate a separate or modular phono preamp) that could be both controlled with the same remote (the input selection would be a bit confusing...)?

If they did all that it wouldn't be Schiit

JC

 

[DoubleIPA]

Some news from the assembly house: Vidar boards are supposed to be dropping on Friday (that is, tomorrow). So, with qualification, assembly, burn-in and test, if all goes well, we'll be shipping sometime next week.

Please note that a business week has 5 days and ends on Friday, and that normal manufacturing-business-type humans do not work on weekends, so the rational assumption is the END of the week. Also note the "supposed to be" and "if all goes well." Also note, I will probably regret posting this.

Congratulations! This seems very promising and it must feel good to be so close to the finish line.

 

[mtkupp]

If orders open up next week I'll need to order from my phone. I'll be at the Winnipeg Folk Festival

 

[Blue Warper]

Jason,
thanks for the update! I'm pretty persuaded that Vidar is gonna be another winner for Schiit, and this is what I wish you. I'm definitely going to get one in some months (I just can't now), so I'd be very interested in any additional technical details you'd be wanting to give us in your following chapters (whenever you'll find the time to write them, of course), besides what you've already told us in your past chapters.
Now, this is my question: are you going to send a Vidar (or perhaps a Freya/Saga/Vidar 'combo') to any audiophile magazine for review purposes? Or is this something you haven't already decided? And what about that 'obsolete' magazine? Would they be going to have a Vidar to review, after all they did with their Yggdrasil review (or, in particular, the measurements section of their review)?