[Scott Kramer]

LOL: Magnius is available now at Schiit.com in both black finish only for $199.

Avail in any color, as long as it is black, or both black!

 

[34th Street]

Amazing how much demand there is for Freya+.

Having owned one since it went on sale, it totally makes sense to me. The passive/active/tube option provides flexibility that no other preamp does, regardless of price. And the SQ of the tube stage beats any preamp I've heard. I have it sitting between a tricked-out VPI front end and a pair of Wilsons and in no way do I see the Freya as the weak link. Other than some tube rolling and room treatments, I'm done! ...OK, except for a Loki maxi

It's just such a ridiculous value. If anyone's on the fence, I'd say hop off and (im)patiently wait for yours to be built!

 

[Voxata]

What the hell!!?? Is that a volume knob with a visible dot??

please tell me they’re not considering moving the power switch to a convenient location

I actually prefer them in the back... I know I know, madness!

 

[Balthazar B]

Having owned one since it went on sale, it totally makes sense to me. The passive/active/tube option provides flexibility that no other preamp does, regardless of price. And the SQ of the tube stage beats any preamp I've heard. I have it sitting between a tricked-out VPI front end and a pair of Wilsons and in no way do I see the Freya as the weak link. Other than some tube rolling and room treatments, I'm done! ...OK, except for a Loki maxi

It's just such a ridiculous value. If anyone's on the fence, I'd say hop off and (im)patiently wait for yours to be built!

You're killin' me, man!

 

[Mark-sf]

Even though all of my Schiit gear is silver, in this case I agree with Jason’s design choice. The switch to the 27mm Alps control and the balanced XLR headphone jack raises their holes to break into the top curve. While the volume knob could be silver, that‘s not going to happen with the XLR and the result will be a very unbalanced looking from panel.

 

[Ripper2860]

What the hell!!?? Is that a volume knob with a visible dot??

please tell me they’re not considering moving the power switch to a convenient location

Baby steps...

 

[34th Street]

You're killin' me, man!

Just saw your WAF issue with the color - doh! But I wonder what it would cost to send the cover to an anodyzing shop to change it to black? 50 bucks maybe? Not my area of expertise tho, but seems like that should be possible. Has anyone else tried such a thing?

 

[Balthazar B]

Just saw your WAF issue with the color - doh! But I wonder what it would cost to send the cover to an anodyzing shop to change it to black? 50 bucks maybe? Not my area of expertise tho, but seems like that should be possible. Has anyone else tried such a thing?

Problem is, for things to match, one would need to do this for every piece of Schiit, regardless of how it came originally.

 

[tincanear]

My $0.02:

re Magnius from an electrical design / parts selection standpoint (not part of the beta program, so have never heard this unit):

users are fortunate that Schiit way over-bought the alps RK27 4-gang pots (custom, non-returnable to the supplier), unheard of quality (smooth rotation, noise-free, very good channel matching and adjustment taper) at this $199 price point.

data sheet for the TPA6102A2 looks pretty hum-drum if implemented per the reference design. However, in the hands of an experienced designer (like Jason) who lives and breathes current-feedback amps, with complex loop/feedback architecture, it should easily out-perform competitor's products that use the reference design.

looks like a good match for balance-capable headphones (esp dynamics in the 50 to 600 ohm range). low impedance (~16 ohms), and especially low-efficiency planars maybe not the best match.

use of Neutrik connectors and large AC wall-wart are pluses.

 

[tincanear]

If you want a silver Magnius, Jason will make it (despite griping from Alex about the extra SKU's), if the demand is strong enough.

Or just surrender, and sell me your silver modius for like half price so yous can get matching all black

 

[StimpyWan]

Or just surrender, and sell me your silver modius for like half price so yous can get matching all black

Jason might be the one with extra silver Modius Dacs. At least, from anyone who recently purchased a silver Modius, who now wants to return it for a black unit. Just to match their future Magnius amp...!

 

[pinkfloyd4ever]

Or just surrender, and sell me your silver modius for like half price so yous can get matching all black

I know that's what I'm saying. For real, I know there are a bunch of you guys out there reading this who want to do that. Ok maybe not quite half price, but for real...Just PM me

 

[sennfan83261]

I was speculating the long lead times might be about the supply chain for tubes, which are kinda a critical component. Cheers!

If Russian-made Tung-Sol's are shipped from Russia using regular post, then we could be waiting until the next Siberian winter passes, haha. The Russian post is completely fubar'd right now, so shipment times are on the scale of months rather than weeks.

 

[DJ XtAzY]

Omg now I'm debating if I want to send back my Asgard 3 and swap it for the Magnius. I have a couple of headphones coming in with XLR terminators. It seems like the Magnius should pair well with the Bifrost 2.

 

[tincanear]

Asgard 3 should be better than Magnius for use with low-impedance (~16 ohm) planars, especially the low-efficiency early designs from HFM, etc., provided that the single ended cable was designed right as a 4-wire cable (with two leads for each earpiece running the entire length of the cable, terminated right at the TRS plug)

from the specs, Bifrost 2 uses the same LME output stage for both SE and Balanced outs, so should have the same sound quality from SE and Balanced.

I recommend trying the new headphones with a TRS 1/4" to 4-pin adapter cable first, before swapping out the amplifier.