I Am Not an Audio Snob


Over the course of my 15+ years in the Forums, I have been called an "audio snob" a few times. Perhaps it was my attitude with the equipment being discussed, but I really am not sure. Which brings me to discuss my most recent purchase, a Schiit Lokius 6 band EQ. I ordered it last Friday afternoon (9-15-23) and received it on the following Monday! When I ordered it, the shipping time was 1-3 days and I received it in only 3 days.

My office system is 50% McIntosh, perhaps that is where audio snob came from, although Mac is no better or worse than other comparatively priced equipment. I am running the new JBL L100 Classic on their dedicated stands and supplement the bass with a single SVS PB2000 Pro sub. The room is extremely difficult, being on the second floor of my house and it is a big room. It has 3 dormers and slanted ceilings and the height of the ceiling is 18 feet. I have wall hangings on the slanted wall behind my speakers and various other wall hangings and some GIK room tuning treatments.

I was using a Bellari 4 band EQ in this system prior to my new purchase. First off, the Lokius is very nice, well built, high level of fit and finish for its price. It is dead quiet, and the controls are set up so you can’t screw up the sound too much. A few twists of the knobs here and there, and I am very happy. This was all in all, a very pleasant experience dealing with Schiit Audio. While I have no plans to make any further purchases, one never knows. I hope this puts the Audio snob to rest.

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@helomech , perhaps you are just plain wrong or perhaps that Benchmark is not as good as you think and is a source of the noise. I checked out your system page, since there is nothing there, I can only surmise it is invisible?

Im sure that the founders of Schiit products have good Hi-Fi credentials. And that their products are good Hi Fi Components. However, why would you want to call your company Schiit? However you spell it its still just schiit. Why would I want to say to someone "my stereo components are Schiit"? It's just an "inside joke", so what? It's still Schiit! Were they afraid that if they named their company something more reasonable, no one would notice them? Did they have no confidence that their products would not sell if they had a "normal" name. I don't know... Im just asking.

In addition, should the founders of Schiit be called Schitt heads? Again... just asking.

 

Isn't it a rule that if you have an equalizer then you can't be an audio snob?

 

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