[ozz]

Its here and so far I am loving it not knocking my Modi 3/Magni3 but it just gives me more of everything.

 

[PrincessLeliana]

Anyone know how long schiit take to repair stuff? Needed a transformer change on my mjolnir and it's been in there nearly 2 weeks D:

 

[ozz]

I will say also the new Asgard3 runs cooler than my Pioneer SC-57 and it has digital amps.

 

[wildlaurel]

Schiit owners, I need your advise:

I have the Valhalla 2 and Lyr 2 primarily used as a preamp with a pair of Klipsch floor-standings. I need to know how they compare with Mjolnir 2 and would it be a worthwhile upgrade? I am looking for an overall accurate pre with a bit of tube magic..

 

[nasty nate]

Made the switch from Asgard 2 to Lyr 3 - the difference was very noticeable, now I need to fend off the urge to buy tubes...

 

[tafens]

Made the switch from Asgard 2 to Lyr 3 - the difference was very noticeable, now I need to fend off the urge to buy tubes...

Don’t fight it, embrace it

Seriously though, there are many good tubes both old and new that doesn’t break the bank and can be had for $25 or less. It looks like you have the new production JJ 6SN7 in there which is not bad, but I like the new production Tung-Sol 6SN7 better which they had as an option before switching to JJ. Both are about $25 from various sellers. Then there are the NOS Russian 6N8S (a 6SN7 equivalent) that can be found as low as $2.

 

[nasty nate]

Don’t fight it, embrace it

Seriously though, there are many good tubes both old and new that doesn’t break the bank and can be had for $25 or less. It looks like you have the new production JJ 6SN7 in there which is not bad, but I like the new production Tung-Sol 6SN7 better which they had as an option before switching to JJ. Both are about $25 from various sellers. Then there are the NOS Russian 6N8S (a 6SN7 equivalent) that can be found as low as $2.

I thought about starting with the Tung-Sols - at the moment the Schiit website doesn't have them as an option, maybe I'm missing something.

Where do you like to go for your tubes? I'd hate to put some tube in my new amp and have a puff of magic smoke come out!

 

[tafens]

I thought about starting with the Tung-Sols - at the moment the Schiit website doesn't have them as an option, maybe I'm missing something.

Where do you like to go for your tubes? I'd hate to put some tube in my new amp and have a puff of magic smoke come out!

Schiit replaced the Tung-Sols with JJ, so they don’t offer them any more. But they can be bought from other places, eBay being one of them but also from some audio companies and specialised tube companies.

I have bought most tubes on eBay. I test them for shorts before putting them in the amp though, by measuring from all pins to all other pins. Only pins 7 and 8 (the heater) should have continuity.
The getter (the mirror or black surface visible on the inside glass) should be just that too, mirror or black. If it has turned white the tube has a leak and lost the vacuum and will not work correctly.
All tubes I’ve bought so far has worked fine, but of course buying from fleabay it’s hard to know in what condition the tubes really are.

 

[Gavin C4]

With Unison USB implemented across most Schiit DACs and solved the problem of USB source and even Schiit themselves stated that they recommend Unison USB over Toslink.

"As a result, Unison USB is now our preferred input over SPDIF. It's not 'just as good,' or 'close.' It's really better than SPDIF. And yes, that's me saying this, not an alien pod person."

Receiving DSD 64 128 194 through USB input will not be a problem. As compared to the difficulty and higher spec requirement for Toslink/Coaxial/AES to transfer DSD file. I really hope Schiit could start to look into their DAC supporting DSD, especially for USB input. Technology should improve over time.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

I really hope schiit dac could support DSD one day. Technology will improves over time.

It has nothing to do with technology. The chipdacs Schiit uses already support DSD. The problem is Schiit is anti-DSD and refuses to support it. It's for religious reasons, not technical reasons as in they're unable to support. Sure, they claim DSD is a scam, blah blah blah.

Alternatively, Lake People / Violetric / Nimbus also refused to support DSD. But with the new V590 DSD is supported and the engineer declares he changed his mind. That is something we can respect.

 

[ozz]

It was an easy fix for me went into the OPPO menu set the speakers full range (Large) and 2 channel only and put an SACD in and use the inputs on the Asgard 3 and I have all the DSD I want with my collection.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

It was an easy fix for me went into the OPPO menu set the speakers full range (Large) and 2 channel only and put an SACD in and use the inputs on the Asgard 3 and I have all the DSD I want with my collection.

That is not DSD. That's an analog stream after your Oppo converted the SACD to analog. That's perfectly fine but your schiit has nothing to do with it at all.

 

[ozz]

You are correct my multibit DAC has nothing to do with the signal with the switch flipped to input I let the DAC in the OPPO handle SACD which is DSD and yes it converts it to analog just like any DAC that will accept DSD only the Asgard 3 is handling amplification at this point and this may not be for everyone but it works for me.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

You are correct my multibit DAC has nothing to do with the signal with the switch flipped to input I let the DAC in the OPPO handle SACD which is DSD and yes it converts it to analog just like any DAC that will accept DSD only the Asgard 3 is handling amplification at this point and this may not be for everyone but it works for me.

So you're running a headamp off your Oppo like all the rest of us

 

[dumpsterfire]

Made the switch from Asgard 2 to Lyr 3 - the difference was very noticeable, now I need to fend off the urge to buy tubes...

I’ve owned a Lyr 3 for about a year and a half and have tried a lot of NOS tubes in it. For my money, nothing beat the new production Tung-Sols that Schiit used to sell for the amp. They’re inexpensive, lively, dynamic, detailed, slightly holographic. Don’t waste a ton of money buying tons of expensive NOS tubes, just get your hands on a new production TS and enjoy the music.