[ejk1]

I suspect that he diverted some of the power from the LED to drive the speakers. I could be wrong, however.

PSA: more Piety Amps have dropped if you missed the first release...

https://nitschsound.com/collections/amps/products/magni-piety

Edit: I grabbed one. Low risk. Why not?

Keeps showing up as out of stock since yesterday. How are you buying these

 

[mystaiced]

Keeps showing up as out of stock since yesterday. How are you buying these

Piety was in and out of stock all day yesterday. Refreshing the page a lot is how I saw some pop up. But maybe Monday they will have more available

 

[Paladin79]

Have you tried Mexican redheart? It has amazing grain and color. I have a bowl I tuned from it and it always gets lots of nice comments…

Not so far, I have heard of it but my local suppliers do not seem to carry it.

 

[davidflas]

So, I am a single man who loves Schiit gear, recently met a woman who said "I buy my vinyl at....." true love!

 

[Paladin79]

… another headphoneer in our midst? : [ … tested with Marilyn Manson output … ]

And Cowen prefers the color green.

 

[Festive56]

Not so far, I have heard of it but my local suppliers do not seem to carry it.

https://www.rarewoodsusa.com/ Located in Western Maine, has some of the rarest and most beautiful wood I’ve ever seen. Might be a source or at least you can drool over the purty pics.

 

[bcowen]

Think I found the why? Valhalla(s) are push/pull class A amps.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sch...bable-start-up.701900/page-7224#post-17354025

That's very interesting. The manual cover @Ripper2860 posted shows "Class A single ended." Can't be push-pull and single ended at the same time. ??????

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

So, I am a single man who loves Schiit gear, recently met a woman who said "I buy my vinyl at....." true love!

She meant condoms, but still a great catch. ;p

 

[mystaiced]

That's very interesting. The manual cover @Ripper2860 posted shows "Class A single ended." Can't be push-pull and single ended at the same time. ??????

Someone smarter than me probably knows

 

[OldRoadToad]

That's very interesting. The manual cover @Ripper2860 posted shows "Class A single ended." Can't be push-pull and single ended at the same time. ??????

Perhaps it is the rarest of all configurations? The "Pushme-Pullyu" Class A? 'twas fate that I am listening to the "Dr. Doolitle" soundtrack this morning!

My son likes the Valhalla 2.

ORT

 

[Festive56]

That's very interesting. The manual cover @Ripper2860 posted shows "Class A single ended." Can't be push-pull and single ended at the same time. ??????

I may be way off base but I deduce push pull is still considered single ended because it cannot pass into class AB like a complementary class A amp.

 

[jonathan c]

So, I am a single man who loves Schiit gear, recently met a woman who said "I buy my vinyl at....." true love!

I bet that she listens to both sides! (see post #114,345 (page 7623)

 

[Birch]

Maybe "Loudness" should come back. Who can resist a button marked "Loudness?"
Confused? Look up the Fletcher-Munson curve.
Edit: no, not Syn.

Validation for the 'Loudness' button - Maybe this has been obvious to everyone else, or already to the range of Loki Mini / Lokius / Loki Max owners. In one system, I have a pair of small stand-mount speakers. I always felt I enjoyed them more in the evening, when I listened to them louder. When I looked up the 'Fletcher-Munson' curve, (per Jason's reco) I think I can maybe see why - with a flatter response curve and more audible lower frequencies at higher volume levels. Everything seems fuller, all there.

With a Loki Mini/Lokius/Loki Max in the chain, could you/would you not also make adjustments based on volume/SPL listening levels? Is this common practice?

Fletcher Munson Curve a simple explanation
https://producerhive.com/ask-the-hive/fletcher-munson-curve-simple-explanation/
.

 

[Chicagorob]

I may be way off base but I deduce push pull is still considered single ended because it cannot pass into class AB like a complementary class A amp.

I thought single-ended referred to having only one output device.

 

[Paladin79]

https://www.rarewoodsusa.com/ Located in Western Maine, has some of the rarest and most beautiful wood I’ve ever seen. Might be a source or at least you can drool over the purty pics.

Thanks for the input, I will check them out sometime. Both the purple heart and osage orange (yellow wood) will eventually turn brown. I protect them with a UV resistant coating to slow that process a bit. Right now I am doing more with birds eye maple and in this case walnut trim.