I really enjoyed the speakers, Salk Song3s at Axpona. There they were paired with a Wells integrated & Lampizator dac (not sure which model). I definitely heard better imaging in other rooms, and overall the bass was a bit disconnected--but these seem to be very room & placement dependent attributes. I spent more time there than many other rooms (because the price was palatable) and never found them bright.
RMAF 2016 "No Schiit?"
Schiit Audio released 2 new pre-amps and a new amplifier today at RMAF 2016.
The smaller pre-amp was $350 (ish?) and the larger was $699, I believe. The amp is a class d design and can be ran in stereo or bridged. Its chassis is half width so 2 of them side by side is the same width as the larger pre-amp. The smaller preamp is the same width as a bifrost. They use tubes in their linestage (i believe). The smaller preamp has 1 tube, the larger preamp has 4. They both have remotes. The smaller 1 has 1db volume adjustments, the larger has .5db volume adjustments. The equipment looks really nice and is priced really reasonably. On a side note, Schiit has a "Modi" multibit dac as well (dont know if thats new...)
Sorry for the lack of specs or knowledge; just wanted to share some schiit!
The smaller pre-amp was $350 (ish?) and the larger was $699, I believe. The amp is a class d design and can be ran in stereo or bridged. Its chassis is half width so 2 of them side by side is the same width as the larger pre-amp. The smaller preamp is the same width as a bifrost. They use tubes in their linestage (i believe). The smaller preamp has 1 tube, the larger preamp has 4. They both have remotes. The smaller 1 has 1db volume adjustments, the larger has .5db volume adjustments. The equipment looks really nice and is priced really reasonably. On a side note, Schiit has a "Modi" multibit dac as well (dont know if thats new...)
Sorry for the lack of specs or knowledge; just wanted to share some schiit!