Wow...that Dave Clark is truly a Renaissance Guy!
Does he call his artworks 'bits and pieces' ?
Wow...that Dave Clark is truly a Renaissance Guy!
There has been discussion elsewhere of a slimmed down saga or a bigger sys (depending upon point if view). 200 ish seems to be the price such an item may hit, if Schiit ever built it.
I like the idea of 2 outputs because Im worried about the output voltage, I personally love my sys it is just so versatile.Yes, I know, but I think the price really depends on what you include in there. I was actually one of the people who asked for a slimmed down Saga, but the more I thought about it the more I realized that I wanted too much of the functionality... just including a remote, for instance, means you need some kind of power. So we're talking active electronics. That also means you need to either stick with relay attenuation or use a motorized volume control on a regular pot. All in all, it starts to get difficult to see how costs could be slimmed down. Also, Jason mentioned that one of the biggest barriers would be the chassis cost.
So that's why this morning I started thinking about it the other way around. Start with SYS, and change as little as possible to keep the prices down.
The product I'm imagining is pretty bare bones. It would be totally passive, like SYS, so there's no active electronics or power necessary. Since it's just a little taller (say 2" high like Saga instead of 1.25" high like SYS), it would just need a slightly larger piece of aluminum to cover the extra height on the front (it would use the same thickness of aluminum that SYS uses, which I think is a little thinner than Saga). There would need to be two extra RCA modules for the third input and the second output (I imagine those are pretty cheap). The circuit board would probably cost almost exactly the same. The biggest difference in cost would probably be the higher quality volume pot and larger volume knob (and being truthful, I have literally no idea what the price difference in that part is). My totally unprofessional guess is that it would be feasible to put that together for a retail price of $99, or a little more.
Model citizen right here.The discussion about volume control position made me realize that I have no idea, nor do I ever pay attention to, the position of the knob. I just turn it to attain the desired effect, and I almost always turn it all the way down when I shut off the amp. I do pay attention to the relative volume display on my home theater, but that's mostly because I don't want to blow myself out of the chair.
Mani 2.
Bit of an excess gap on the earcup side, bit I’ve zero issue with where the plastic sleeve meets metal on either side. At least on these... What did you see? Haven’t listened yet, that’s in a bit, tubes warming up...HD4xx pairs with Vali2. Nice! When they arrive, @JamminVMI , take a look at the plastic (?) junction where the plastic headband, spring-steel band and post (leading down to the driver-cups). Curious to see your observations...
Yep, exactly the same.
It's a bit disturbing to some people who are used to typical potentiometers, which have only 10-20dB attenuation when set at "noon." Running the amp or preamp at 3:00 or even higher is normal for Ragnarok, Saga, and Freya.
I'm not sure how many potential Ragnarok buyers will actually find the Fully loaded option appealing
One day. Somehow. Some way. I'll set up a demonstration or learning centre in my grade 10-12 classroom with my gear (w/o it all getting stolen). I see the gear my students use and it makes me shudder. Their hearing range is far superior to my SCUBA-ravaged ears. I'd like to see their eyes light up after listening to their (hip hop) + (Screamo) + (DubStep version ?!) + (fridge-noises) on affordable gear!......{{{{{{snip}}}}}.....Wish this Schiit was around when I was a teenager.
One day. Somehow. Some way. I'll set up a demonstration or learning centre in my grade 10-12 classroom with my gear (w/o it all getting stolen). I see the gear my students use and it makes me shudder. Their hearing range is far superior to my SCUBA-ravaged ears. I'd like to see their eyes light up after listening to their (hip hop) + (Screamo) + (DubStep version ?!) + (fridge-noises) on affordable gear!
Tidal->yggy A1_bal_->rag2->adante as-61
= Audio Nirvana
Least fatiguing sound without sacrificing detail with the hd800 that I have come across.