[Greed]

Quote:

After almost two weeks of toiling and following this thread I ended up ordering the combo just now. The tiny size and ability to drive the HE-400 seemed well worth it. I hope I don't lose much dropping from the Asgard/Bifrost combo.

Except for the fact that the Magni/Modi Combo will be smaller (meaning somewhat portable), there is no reason to drop your Asgard/BiFrost. SQ will obviously be much better with your current setup and if it's for home use, you are wasting your money. But... everyone is different, so good luck!

 

[DarthUnnamed]

Quote:

noobs gonna noob
 
http://www.monoprice.com/

 
 
 

Right back at you

 

[TTNK]

Quote:

Hey! I have a D1 and I have some 600 ohm DT880s coming so I want to get the Magni, I just want to know how the Magni compares in size to the D1, and if they're stackable 

 

 

 
Thats how I stack them

 

[smellyfungus]

Except for the fact that the Magni/Modi Combo will be smaller (meaning somewhat portable), there is no reason to drop your Asgard/BiFrost. SQ will obviously be much better with your current setup and if it's for home use, you are wasting your money. But... everyone is different, so good luck!

gonna sell off my Asgard/bifrost. from the post in this thread it didn't sound like I'm losing much. also I'm using a separate stand to hold my schiit stack while the m&m will fit on my desk.

if I planned to buy a few more cans I could see keeping the Asgard/bifrost but I'm quite satisfied with my he-400 and if $200 combo works well I'd rather stick with that over something that's $700. hope that makes sense now.

 

[autoteleology]

But...but... Head-Fi! Your wallet should understand since it's been apologized to so many times by now.

In all seriousness, what you're saying makes perfect sense. I just got the O2 and the ODAC, and I fail to understand how a $1000 amp and a $2000 DAC could improve very much over what I've got now.
 
I don't think I'll ever upgrade from the O2 / ODAC, it's just not even vaguely cost effective for what I'd have to get to make a noticeable difference.

 

[miceblue]

Quote:

But...but... Head-Fi! Your wallet should understand since it's been apologized to so many times by now.

In all seriousness, what you're saying makes perfect sense. I just got the O2 and the ODAC, and I fail to understand how a $1000 amp and a $2000 DAC could improve very much over what I've got now.
 
I don't think I'll ever upgrade from the O2 / ODAC, it's just not even vaguely cost effective for what I'd have to get to make a noticeable difference.

Yeah me too. I like the O2/ODAC for the headphones I own and I wouldn't even consider buying more expensive gear. I've tried the Bifrost/Lyr combo (pretty much $800 total) with my headphones and they just didn't sound nearly as good as the O2/ODAC.
 
Had I known about the Magni/Modi before the O2/ODAC I may have considered it...but then the Magni can't be used as a portable amp with a battery.

 

[BLACKENEDPLAGUE]

Quote:

 
 
 

Right back at you

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

Asgard:

32 ohms: 1.56 W
50 ohms: 1.0 W
100 ohms: 500 mW
120 ohms: 833 mW
300 ohms: 167 mW
600 ohms: 83 mW


Magni:

32 ohms: 1.2W
50 ohms: 1.0W
300 ohms: 260mW
600 ohms: 130mW


Just thought you guys would like to know how the power compares to the Asgard. Looks like it's more powerful than the Asgard for anything over 50ohm.

 

[Han Bao Quan]

Asgard:
32 ohms: 1.56 W
50 ohms: 1.0 W
100 ohms: 500 mW
120 ohms: 833 mW
300 ohms: 167 mW
600 ohms: 83 mW
Magni:
32 ohms: 1.2W
50 ohms: 1.0W
300 ohms: 260mW
600 ohms: 130mW
Just thought you guys would like to know how the power compares to the Asgard. Looks like it's more powerful than the Asgard for anything over 50ohm.

Now this makes me very curious about the magni.

 

[whereas]

Quote:

Asgard:
32 ohms: 1.56 W
50 ohms: 1.0 W
100 ohms: 500 mW
120 ohms: 833 mW
300 ohms: 167 mW
600 ohms: 83 mW
Magni:
32 ohms: 1.2W
50 ohms: 1.0W
300 ohms: 260mW
600 ohms: 130mW
Just thought you guys would like to know how the power compares to the Asgard. Looks like it's more powerful than the Asgard for anything over 50ohm.

 
But that's like saying a $99 point and shoot at 14mp is superior to a $400 DSLR that only has 10mp.

 

[mikeaj]

Quote:

But that's like saying a $99 point and shoot at 14mp is superior to a $400 DSLR that only has 10mp.

 
Maybe I missed it, but I don't think superiority was implied anywhere?
 
 
And as always, who's actually maxing out amps these powerful, anyway?  (Other than K1000 users, etc.  HE-6 users cranking the volume too.)

 

[whereas]

More powerful = superior, no?

 

[preproman]

Quote:

More powerful = superior, no?

 
 
NO
 
 

 

[rawrster]

Yeah, would love to know this as well. The Asgard/bifrost is obviously gonna be better...

I might buy this combo and i have better gear. For $200 it would be interesting to see how far that goes these days

 

[BLACKENEDPLAGUE]

Quote:

 
Maybe I missed it, but I don't think superiority was implied anywhere?
 
 
And as always, who's actually maxing out amps these powerful, anyway?  (Other than K1000 users, etc.  HE-6 users cranking the volume too.)

 
 
If you have an Nvidia Fermi GPU, to get the most power out of it you HAVE TO USE driver revision 196.75