This Schitt is totally refreshing in the world of high end audio!

I've owned a Schiit Gungnir Multibit DAC for about a year now.
Wonderful DAC! Good, solid build quality too!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16A-600V-18-nanoseconds-High-speed-Rectifier-Bridge-Circuit-for-audio-amplifier/112601157812?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

I've also put a cousin of the 6SN7 in the voltage amplifier positions.
Initial thoughts are wow. They're still breaking in.
The other day my wife actually wanted to know how to turn everything on so she could listen when I'm not at home.
I've been married 6 years and that's the first time she's asked.

Nice Flapjack! 

Can you send send a link to the proper hexfred bridge? I’m going to try this mod!

After about 15 hours of playtime, the sound opened up. It's absolutely
amazing. My wife walked in and was very impressed. Hard to describe. 
Like putting your glasses on. Everything is in focus. An easy mod to perform also. The only thing left is to replace the high voltage rectifier bridge with a discrete hexfred bridge. I also put an rf remote control on the Freya's outlet. Came with a key chain remote. 

Just added a Schiit Modi Multi DAC via BJC digital coax to my Oppo 103. Was hoping to reduce the slight brightness of the 103 that I hear in my system. I was not disappointed. Very happy with my Freya and now the Modi Multi.

Tom

I modded my Schitt. I replaced the Wima coupling caps (4) with Jantzen Audio 2.2uF 800V Z-Superior Capacitors in my Freya. NOS Sylvanias helped a lot. Not broken in yet but it sounds very sweet if that makes sense.

The Salks were Song 3-BeAT, which are exceptional speakers for the price.  I heard them at CAF.

Steve Guttenburg the audiophiliac is raving about the new Magnapan LRS and especially when paired with the Vidar. That combo has me drooling, and it’s actually affordable.

The folks in the Schiit room were using a set of floor-standing speakers from Salk Sound. They had great sound.

@celander 

Do you recall which speakers they were using at the show?

It's my opinion that the name got the company the initial recognition necessary in a very crowded and sometimes confusing market.
They have however continued to grow and excel with excellent products.
Had the quality been lacking, they would have already went belly up.
Just my thoughts. 

Man, can we get back to the subject of the post?—Schitt Audio. 

I enjoyed the Schitt room at Axpona.  I saw abs heard the Schitt turntable. Pretty cool. 

It's what he does, it's his MO. Look up his posts. Every one a snotty, abrasive retort.

Clearthink, try not to stoop to bigotry.  Surely in this forum I should think there’s room for Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Christians and such without people taking shots at their various holy men.

tomcarr"I am a Christian and love my Schiit Freya."

That is wonderful does Jesus provide your warrantee or is one not needed because he will properly bless it so that it does not require repair, service or maintenance?

Jab...I was responding to a previous post, and that whooshing sound you hear is likely the sound of things going over your head.

To each his own. I am a Christian and love my Schiit Freya. It is a fantastic product. The customer service is first-rate too, IMO.

Tom

Just got my saga in last night. Haven't had a chance to hook it up yet, but my oh my I am impressed with the build quality. It's bigger than I thought, as well as very heavy. This is a substantial unit. If it sounds as good as it looks, I will be in for a treat.

Offensive is in the eye of the beholder, and the offended beholder is generally unaware of the real world or prefers to not have their "church lady" reality bubble punctured by uncensored wit...Carlin, Lenny Bruce, nearly every great comic out there today, all funny to those not chained to the post of ignorance and piety. 

I have no bias about the name of the company. I have no bias against the products. And Second City as a comedy club could do better with less offensive comedy routines, but even that doesn’t bother me. To each his own. 

Well, the principals are pretty serious about their products and marketing strategy (making products in the USA while offering them at insane low pricing rivaling only what a Chinese company can offer).

Be offended.

You don’t have to buy their products because of their name.

Be happy with your “stuff.”

So I attended AXPONA 2019 Friday morning. Some thoughts about some Schiit.

SCHIIT AUDIO (Room 384): This was a highlight for my trip out to Axpona 2019, and Jason and his crew did not disappoint. They had their SCHIIT together.

SOL in production: the long-awaited table was playing at the show. Y-shaped aluminum cast plinth—if one can call it that shape, with a separate (as in isolated) belt-drive motor, the carbon fiber tonearm is said to be a floating unipivot with RT-adjustable VTA and cueing mechanism. I did not get a chance to study in detail the tonearm cabling connections, other than to notice connections on both the turntable plinth near where the tonearm is fitted and a second independent silver box for additional cabling connections to the consumer-supplied phono stage. Jason said (twice—as, in disbelief, I asked him to repeat it to me) the SOL had $699 projected price with launch (maybe) in May, 2019.

The Yggy DAC was engaged in the system, along with other SCHIIT gear (Freya preamp and their new Aegir amp, among others). And contrary to reports on the A’gon Forum threads of having a hot plate-like, heated top surface, the top surface of the Yggy was cool to touch.

It’s going to be a great year for Schiit.  Uh, you know what I mean!  The Aegir, the Sol and then the upgraded integrated amp. -  Ragnarok.

its no wonder that a “fake news” forum was started just to attack them and their excellent products.  And this same ste seems to love one particular competitor.  It doesn’t matter though, as soon as anyone tries a Schiit dac or headphone amp, the truth gets out, one customer at  a time.

Sounds like a Schiit Sol production table might be at Axpona. This from Jason’s chronicles: “Well, you’re going to see the first true first article assembled from production parts at the Schiitrshow on February 8...”
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up.701...

I’ve read many of the book chapters and every new chapter from 2018 on.  It’s an inside look at how a small company makes it in today’s marketplace.

bstatmeister, you’re going to be impressed with the Saga.  It is so faithful to the music and transparent.  Be aware that as a passive pre, it doesn’t increase the volts before sending it to the amp, so a volume around 1-2 o’clock is not uncommon, or louder depending on the efficiency of your speakers and your volume preferences.

I was of the opinion that the tube buffer didn’t have any affect, until I inserted the Vidar.  With a really transparent amp, the tube does make a difference, it’s fuller sounding without overdoing it.


 

Just ordered the Schiit book, entitled “Schiit Happened.” Entertaining read through 2 chapters.

My favorite Mike Moffatt line of that YouTube video was about the use of electrostatic headphones in the bathtub.."kinda Darwinize out those...."

+1 213, I have a Mani and I love it. Gonna pull the trigger on the saga in a day or 2 so I finally get a quality analog preamp. (will likely get a Fulla 2 to mess around with for my headphones, as well)

I’ve currently got a Saga, Gungnir Multibit and my latest acquisition, the Vidar. Each component has been an improvement over what it replaced, and the Vidar is no exception. Dynamic, open, detailed and effortless sounding.

It has more/better bass than the 200 wpc Adcom it replaced. I preferred the Adcom over the Nad C375BEE it replaced. The Emotiva XPA amp I had sucked by comparison. I’m telling you, Schiit Audio is for real.

They are like Carver from the 80’s.

+1 georgehifi

Just check the measurements of that Schitt. Schitty.

Funny, as that goes for any tube, unless some idiot has put a schiit load of feedback around it to make it look like solid state, then it would sound like schiit.

Just check the measurements of that Schitt. Schitty. 

.... I wish that they would Shiit or get off the pot and get that turntable out !

Although the tube sockets are pcb mounted, they’re very solid. I couldn’t detect any board deflection when installing the tubes.

Yeah just watch that centre plastic pin on the supplied tubes.

Here is a place you guys have over there for good sounding new tubes, better than the Chinese supplied ones.
https://www.newsensor.com/default.aspx

Cheers George

Thanks George,

I did install the supplied tubes mostly to get a baseline to compare to the others I have. Although the tube sockets are pcb mounted, they're very solid. I couldn't detect any board deflection when installing the tubes. How'd they do that? It sounds great and I'm very happy with my purchase. My aikido is no slouch but it has a dry or ss sound to it. It will be mated to a KT-120  pp tube amp. The Freya seems at home with my OTL's. Only issue is that Neil Young's voice has a odd ring to it. Oh wait never mind. I'm using the SE out rca's atm until I can get a decent balanced cable. No hum. Seems to pull the vocals and instruments out gives them definition if that makes sense. I'll give it some break in time 
and chime in again. Thanks everyone for the recommendation. Now I need to take a look at the DACs and that turntable sounds very promising........

     Best Regards, Mark

flapjack

Watch out pushing in and pulling out the tubes supplied with the Freya, they are fine sounding but cheap as the plastic centre locator pin has a habit of snapping off, so don't wiggle "too much" as your pulling them out.

Cheers George 

Hi Tom,

Was just delivered. Need to get it opened and fire it up. The original sadly never made it. Probably stuck on a dock somewhere. I have lots of NOS tubes to try as my monoblocks use the same.  I'll give it a listen and report back.

@flapjack- hope you get your Freya soon!

Tom

Since my Freya and power amp both use 6SN7GTBs I now have a pile of these things, and the original tubes (mystery Russian 6N8S) sounded fine. No microphonics from those or NOS RCAs, Sylvania, or new version Tung Sols...I currently have RCAs in the input and Sylvanias in the output. Great sounding tubes, great sounding preamp.

Just saw this.Those guys are hilarious!And refreshing:)

I think they sound good for the money. Would be curious if any owners have had problems with old stock tubes, specifically 6SN7s or problems with stock tubes going noisy or microphonic prematurely?

Note that the new table will supposedly come with feet called Schiit Floaters. 

Oh man, sorry to hear that! Yes, their customer service is exceptional. Looking forward to your next post...

Well it looks like FedEx lost my Schiit. The Freya is nowhere to be found.
An email to Schiit customer service resulted in a very quick response and another sent out immediately. They kindly asked me to return one if they both showed up. A  prepaid return shipping label would be sent to me. I couldn't ask for anything more. Kudos to their customer service.

To be continued....

If he's not happy with the Freya I hope he doesn't mention that, as I would hate to see this Schiit love fest tainted by a bad report. I'm still not fully recovered from somebody commenting they didn't like my particular single ended amp...thin skinned? Oh yeah...

@flapjack- Congratulations on your purchase! I can't imagine you won't be happy. I know I am :)!

Tom