[Mike-WI]

When I was much older than 12 in the 1980's, I got to drive the Wienermobile around a parking lot. Nobody wants to make that up, so you know it's true too.

I was in a (I think there is a fleet of them) Weinermobile on my 21st birthday when the driver crashed the bun in a field.
No drinking involved just going to fast on non flat ground.
Anyway, prior to that we were driving around the UW-Madison waving at people like we were royalty.
Still hard to believe that actually happened.

 

[AstronomerXI]

Sadly relatable...

 

[HWB3]

I buy 'heirloom' NOS tubes but it's one of this, one of that. bcowen buys 'em by the cases in cardboard boxes and Paladin79 has the corner on the market (insider trading).

Yes, cardboard, cats and BBQ pop up here quite frequently. It looked like pictures of the beach were starting to take off last night. Quite the potpourri here.

 

[Jason Stoddard]

Apologies if this has been answered, but is Midgard getting the silver treatment eventually, or black only?

Eventually. No timeline yet though.

 

[adias]

Schiit Audio does great silver finishes. But… all black systems are very good looking too.

 

[Tbone289]

Schiit Audio does great silver finishes. But… all black systems are very good looking too.

It sure shows the dust though!

I prefer my Schiit silver, but I own many examples of both they all look great.

 

[adias]

It sure shows the dust though!

I prefer my Schiit silver, but I own many examples of both they all look great.

Dust? Yeah I live in the desert… one needs to be a pixel peeper to get that detail.

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

Dust? Yeah I live in the desert… one needs to be a pixel peeper to get that detail.

Pixel peeper? Your Kara is in desperate need of some industrial grade anti dandruff shampoo!

But yeah, I definitely feel with you regarding that whole desert thing…

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

Got drums?



JC

 

[sixergixer]

Love my Folkvangr.

It would be REALLY GOOD (IMO) if Schiit could offer a LISST for every flavor of tube you use in Schiit products.

And maybe even for other audiophile tubes that are getting rare and/or expensive as NOS.

#1 - reduces tube anxiety for those of us *cough*bcowen*cough that don't have closets full of vintage tubes collected in our more youthful days.

#2 - less expensive alternative for times when we are not necessarily doing focused, critical listening.

#3 - potentially reduces worldwide consumption of the ever-rarer golden era vintage tubes. (When vintage tubes go extinct, so do the devices that subsist on that niche diet.)

I know the original LISSTs didn't fly off the shelves, but with some WOM aimed outside of the normal fanboi cohort, steady sales could be possible.

Looking forward to the end of year write-up, hopefully with a few little teasers for 2024.

I would be very interested in getting some LISST for my Freya N down the road.

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

What, my current desk chain?

Oh, just a Mac mini -> USB -> Gumby -> XLR -> Lokius -> RCA -> Folkvangr (with Gold Lions in it) -> RCA -> Aegir -> some random less-than-great SVS speaker cables -> 0.2 ohm ribbon interface box -> ribbon headphones.

Because I'm a bit extra like that.

 

[S391]

Some good news: silver tops for Kara are in! Which means you can now order silver.

Elvis tells me the shipping date of December 15 is looking good, but of course now that I said this, it probably will slip due to Jason's Law (any date I give is wrong).

No photos yet. Soon.

Have you ever thought of just doing a grey / silver version of the finish you use on the black units?

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

Have you ever thought of just doing a grey / silver version of the finish you use on the black units?

May I direct your attention to…
https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-plus
https://www.schiit.com/products/rekkr (gray option not pictured)

The gray powder coating doesn't look all that great in person, though. Hence back to the good old brushed alumin(i)um, thank the gods.

 

[JanMc]

Sadly relatable...

Sadly, now days, more like $400 and $4,000!

 

[mjstealey]

Got drums?

That was fun!
Something incredibly visceral about synchronized percussion on and around those big drums