[Mikko Peltonen]

Get the 650 with jot

Just bought the Hifimans for 350 €. Sounds great! Now I'm waiting for the Jotunheim...

 

[sovereign]

Schiit is catching up. Mine is on the way!

 

[MWSVette]

  Schiit is catching up. Mine is on the way!

The Jot is worth the wait...
 

 

[martinrajdl]

Asking just out of curiosity, but why did they change the chassis to look like the Magni/Modi stack instead of the look of Bifrost etc. Looks worse IMO, was it to save money? 

 

[Byronb]

  Asking just out of curiosity, but why did they change the chassis to look like the Magni/Modi stack instead of the look of Bifrost etc. Looks worse IMO, was it to save money? 

According to Jason lowering cost was indeed the genesis of the new design. 

 

[a44100Hz]

And I approve because I would much rather have good tech for less money. How long do you spend gazing at the chassis?

 

[martinrajdl]

I feel like the aesthetics are overall a big plus when it comes to Schiit products. I am not saying it is a bad thing saving a couple of bucks and spending that money on sound quality, but I have to say it is a bit strange choice to make now, when there are many products released with different aesthetics.
To me it seems that Schiit sees the Jot as a better value product, than its other siblings (Asgard, Valhalla, Lyr, when they can afford to have the more expensive chassis at a lower or similar overall cost).

 

[MarkF786]

People will start saying, "that looks like Schiit!"

 

[Defiant00]

  I feel like the aesthetics are overall a big plus when it comes to Schiit products. I am not saying it is a bad thing saving a couple of bucks and spending that money on sound quality, but I have to say it is a bit strange choice to make now, when there are many products released with different aesthetics.
To me it seems that Schiit sees the Jot as a better value product, than its other siblings (Asgard, Valhalla, Lyr, when they can afford to have the more expensive chassis at a lower or similar overall cost).

 
Not counting the unique little ones (Fulla/Fulla 2), you basically have U-shaped aluminum (possibly done in one or two pieces depending on the product) or L-shaped aluminum (or steel in the smallest products).
 
The latest ones, Jot, Saga and Freya, all use the new L-shaped aluminum design. I'd also expect the rest of their line to move to the same if/when we hit v3 on most of the products. Personally I think it's a great price/aesthetics tradeoff, and it's not like each of their products looks different, we're really only on their second design style.

 

[Voxata]

Hmmm Jotaga huh? That'll be a fireball stack lol.

 

[blasjw]

   
Not counting the unique little ones (Fulla/Fulla 2), you basically have U-shaped aluminum (possibly done in one or two pieces depending on the product) or L-shaped aluminum (or steel in the smallest products).
 
The latest ones, Jot, Saga and Freya, all use the new L-shaped aluminum design. I'd also expect the rest of their line to move to the same if/when we hit v3 on most of the products. Personally I think it's a great price/aesthetics tradeoff, and it's not like each of their products looks different, we're really only on their second design style.

 
Excellent description!  Since the L-shaped design is basically only "missing" the bottom piece from the U-shaped design, it seems pretty inconsequential unless you care about how the bottom of it looks.

 

[Byronb]

  I feel like the aesthetics are overall a big plus when it comes to Schiit products. I am not saying it is a bad thing saving a couple of bucks and spending that money on sound quality, but I have to say it is a bit strange choice to make now, when there are many products released with different aesthetics.
To me it seems that Schiit sees the Jot as a better value product, than its other siblings (Asgard, Valhalla, Lyr, when they can afford to have the more expensive chassis at a lower or similar overall cost).

I will take sound quality over aesthetics every day. I do however see your point. 

 

[silvrr]

Part of the reason for the 'U' shape on a few of the first amps was that the case was used as a heatsink.  
 

 

[watchnerd]

  Asking just out of curiosity, but why did they change the chassis to look like the Magni/Modi stack instead of the look of Bifrost etc. Looks worse IMO, was it to save money? 

 
In person, I think it looks better -- the finish is much smoother than the previous case design.

 

[martinrajdl]

Oh I did not know about Freya and Saga also having the same design as Jotunheim (I guess I wasn't paying attention to preamps)
It is not like I think it looks bad, in fact, I still think it is some of the best looking audio gear out there, it was just a bit strange to me since I did not know they were probably moving their entire lineup in this direction, and it seemed like an odd choice. 
I still think the U-shape design is the better looking out of the two, but it really doesn't matter especially if there is no practical use for it, and omitting it saves money....