[Saaki]

Wait till you see Gungnir Multibit, Loki Max, Kara and Mjolnir 3 stack. I wonder if the Schiit guy at Schiitr will let me make that happen haha

Do ittttt, post pictures!

 

[J Ottawa]

I fired up my RME, it's definitely there.
SLOW PEQ Comp (same EQ settings for roll off from RME's forums we all pre saved for 44.1/48 SLOW/NOS ). Loudness -20 ref, output -15dB. Tidal Exclusive ASIO bridged. B/T 0/0 dB. Amp out 4.4 to 3.5mm and XLR to SA-1 4.4 and Bal for VC below.

Double checked with Verite +6dB bass same settings as above.

Had me we worried for a sec

I later posted that the RME unit was set to "mono". Once set back to Stereo, the soundstage came back. Using crossfeed further improved the presentation dramatically. That was my bad; really bad. I never use mono and I don't know how that came to be. Bottom line: the RME is awesome. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[J Ottawa]

Cross feed follow on. I prefer 3 as a "bass enhanced Jan Meier". But would say, start with width at full stereo separation when comparing! Cross feed on a center image is a little wonky (unpleasant). #2 is an emulation of the OG DIY analog discrete crossfeed circuit.

1: 650 Hz, -13.5 dB (just a touch)
2: 650 Hz, -9.5 dB (Jan Meier emulation)
3: 700 Hz, -6 dB (Chu Moy emulation)
4: 700 Hz, -4.5 dB (30° 3 meter emulation)
5: 700 Hz, -3 dB (example how even stronger would sound)

I went halfway and set it to three. It sounded fine for me over the NHD-30s. I will in time try the other settings! Width was at 1 and I left it there.

 

[Ohno Schiitizen]

I later posted that the RME unit was set to "mono". Once set back to Stereo, the soundstage came back. Using crossfeed further improved the presentation dramatically. That was my bad; really bad. I never use mono and I don't know how that came to be. Bottom line: the RME is awesome. Sorry for the confusion.

May be you accidentally hit the remote button 1, which is the default setting to toggle between Stereo and Mono.....

 

[krunchcrispy]

I did not notice reading through this, but maybe I missed it and my apologies if I did; but, my question is about the XLR out: it is truly balanced or not? If it is not a truly balanced out, then is it safe to use an XLR adapter to one of my non-XLR terminated cables?

 

[Saaki]

It is not a true balanced out. However I don't believe that means it's safe to use an XLR adapter. Someone else may be able to speak to this better than me.

 

[theveterans]

Do ittttt, post pictures!

Tough thing to do haha

 

[J Ottawa]

I did not notice reading through this, but maybe I missed it and my apologies if I did; but, my question is about the XLR out: it is truly balanced or not? If it is not a truly balanced out, then is it safe to use an XLR adapter to one of my non-XLR terminated cables?

I think it would be best to reach out to Schiit directly. Should be an easy question for them to answer.

 

[krunchcrispy]

I did not notice reading through this, but maybe I missed it and my apologies if I did; but, my question is about the XLR out: it is truly balanced or not? If it is not a truly balanced out, then is it safe to use an XLR adapter to one of my non-XLR terminated cables?

Thanks to you folks who replied. Will reach out to Schiit.

 

[Jo-JS]

Thanks to you folks who replied. Will reach out to Schiit.

I can already tell you. Do not use adapters on the headphones out puts. Unless you're willing to risk your phones and your amps. Schiit amps are very well designed so you won't blow your ears in the process but on chi fi you're risking that too

 

[cocolinho]

Great amp for IEM. It makes a great combo with the Modius for a very reasonable price

 

[J Ottawa]

I noticed that RME offers "Crossfeed" as a configurable option for headphone listening. I have used it and I like it. As Schiit have dedicated headphone amps, is their stereo presentation through headphones baked in with some sort of "Crossfeed" as a default? It's a rare offering, but I can see how it can be useful if you use a device as a Headamp.
And, if they have some special formatting of the stereo image for headphones, how would that impact the Preamplifier outputs in the same device, such as the Midgard?

 

[Saaki]

Great amp for IEM. It makes a great combo with the Modius for a very reasonable price

I agree 100%. I just got a pair of TruthEar Zero Reds yesterday and they are incredible with my Midgard/Modius combo. I heard they were good, but I'm a bit floored by just how good they sound. This is my first pair of good IEMs and I may have to pick up more based on this performance. Makes me wonder what a pair closer to $200 could do.

 

[theveterans]

Great amp for IEM. It makes a great combo with the Modius for a very reasonable price

Nice IEM! I’m waiting for Duality release myself!

 

[Saaki]

Who makes Duality? I'm just starting to learn about IEMs. There are... sooooo mannny!