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hiilari
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Oct 9, 2017
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Gernapious
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Oct 18, 2017
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hiilariThat is interesting, mine doesn't have any hum.
I agree this is amazing. I had one at home and just bought a second one for work. :) It just isn't the same without it. I do like the stock tubes, but I did roll some Russian Rocket era tubes and ended up even happier with sound!
I agree this is amazing. I had one at home and just bought a second one for work. :) It just isn't the same without it. I do like the stock tubes, but I did roll some Russian Rocket era tubes and ended up even happier with sound!
hiilari
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Oct 18, 2017
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GernapiousHi,
I'm with you on this one: read some raving tube reviews on head-fi and ordered a couple of days ago some Russian NOS tubes as well, perhaps the very same types. Should have them in a couple of days. Even the Soviet-era packaging looks fantastic: tube atoms with electrons orbiting around them. Or are they satellites orbiting a tube planet? Nobody in their senses wishes Soviet Union back (especially us here in Finland) but they sure made some good tubes. And now Soviet stuff starts to have this nostalgic cool about them.
I'm with you on this one: read some raving tube reviews on head-fi and ordered a couple of days ago some Russian NOS tubes as well, perhaps the very same types. Should have them in a couple of days. Even the Soviet-era packaging looks fantastic: tube atoms with electrons orbiting around them. Or are they satellites orbiting a tube planet? Nobody in their senses wishes Soviet Union back (especially us here in Finland) but they sure made some good tubes. And now Soviet stuff starts to have this nostalgic cool about them.
DINKL3B3RGG
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Oct 19, 2017
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hiilariIs this thing actually that well worth waiting for? My Schiit Magni 1 died and now all I have is my Modi and currently using my MOBO to power my DT 990 Pros and it's killing me... Should I just wait for this to finally ship or find a way to get another Schiit stack? ( Only main problem is I live in korea)
hiilari
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Oct 19, 2017
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DINKL3B3RGGHi,
Not sure since I haven't used or listened to Schiit products myself. They seem to be popular, though, even not so much here in Europe. Also visually very different types of products: LD Mk2 looks much more DIY with the four tubes exposed, which I personally like. Little Dots are bulk products and immediately available also in e.g. eBay and Amazon.
Not sure since I haven't used or listened to Schiit products myself. They seem to be popular, though, even not so much here in Europe. Also visually very different types of products: LD Mk2 looks much more DIY with the four tubes exposed, which I personally like. Little Dots are bulk products and immediately available also in e.g. eBay and Amazon.
darth_plissken
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Nov 7, 2017
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DINKL3B3RGGI have a LD Mk3 and Schiit Magni 3. I love both of them but the Little Dots limit your headphone selection and sound best and deliver more power paired with headphones in the 300 ohm range. The Magni 3 is pretty versatile and can drive virtually any headphones well. Needless to say I end up listening to the LD the most often for the tube sound. Ideal world - buy both if you can.
tstockma
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Nov 8, 2017
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hiilariPossibly a tube swap on would help with the hum, I've seen it help others - the power tubes in particular can be an undiscovered cause, because they're not swapped out as frequently.
hiilari
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Jul 24, 2018
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PellNetGreetings from Finland!
I got a matched pair of new-old-stock 6N6P tubes from 1972, Russian/Soviet made. Paid roughly 30 € for the pair. I also experimented a bit with the driver tubes from models I already had, can't recall which I enend up using.
There were two effects: background hiss level lowered, and the sound got a bit cleaner or smoother - let's call it more HiFi. Couldn't hear any change in the frequency balance, but loewered hiss made it possible to use balanced armature IEMs too. Very happy with the purhase.
I got a matched pair of new-old-stock 6N6P tubes from 1972, Russian/Soviet made. Paid roughly 30 € for the pair. I also experimented a bit with the driver tubes from models I already had, can't recall which I enend up using.
There were two effects: background hiss level lowered, and the sound got a bit cleaner or smoother - let's call it more HiFi. Couldn't hear any change in the frequency balance, but loewered hiss made it possible to use balanced armature IEMs too. Very happy with the purhase.
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My only minor criticism about the unit is the low ground-loop type hum that is constantly there even with volume off. I wouldn't use this amp with very sensitive IEM's since the hum is clearly audible between songs. With less sensitive HifiMans hum is not an issue.