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Heavyboxer
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Nov 6, 2018
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I had the modi multibit, which some say is equivalent or better than the dac card on the jotunheim. It served me well with the 6xx until I bought an audio gd R2R dac as well as an LCD2. The LCD2 does well with plenty of power (that jotunheim can provide) and unless you have something to compare A-B right then and there, you might not notice much. Just don't go looking for something better once you get it cause there always will be. :)
Nov 6, 2018
Azeendeen
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Nov 7, 2018
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Heavyboxerthx for the insight. I actually wanted to get a NFB 11 but my parents are kinda wary of their paying system.
Nov 7, 2018
Heavyboxer
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Nov 7, 2018
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AzeendeenIf that's what you're worried about, it is really a non-issue. People purchase thousands of dollars of system from kingwa (boss of audio gd) and I've not heard a single bad transaction with him.. I know cause i was in your shoes and did a lot of research, even finding photos of kingwa winning his award for best amp several years back. I ended up sending him over a thousand dollars to get my R28. There are some who do not like audio-gd, many do. Whatever side, there are no complaints about actual transaction.
Nov 7, 2018
ProfessorPat
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Nov 9, 2018
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HeavyboxerIf the site didn't look like it was from 2004, then I know a lot of people that would be more comfortable buying from them. The whole site looks like a shady mess, despite the fantastic reviews most people have for the gear.
Nov 9, 2018
OsideT
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Nov 9, 2018
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ProfessorPatA lot of people have complained to you about the Schiit website? Tell them that Schiit isn't the company for them if that is the type of thing that influences their purchase decisions for audio gear. Maybe Beats has a nice website they'd like?
Nov 9, 2018
ProfessorPat
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Nov 9, 2018
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OsideTThere was absolutely nothing about Schiit in the comment I was replying to...
Nov 9, 2018
Heavyboxer
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Nov 9, 2018
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OsideTHe was referring to audio gd's primitive HTML coded-by-msword looking website. Schiit's site is great, and have bought 4 different equipment from them. For the money, I was very satisfied.
Nov 9, 2018
OsideT
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Nov 9, 2018
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ProfessorPatThe first sentence in the comment you were replying to references the Schiit modi multibit and the Schiit jotunheim.  Regardless, if you were instead referring to the audio gd website (which looks more like 1996 than 2004), then you can insert "audio gd" in my comment instead of "Schiit."
Nov 9, 2018
ProfessorPat
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Nov 9, 2018
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OsideTNo, and this is the reason I don't like that it just references the poster in MD discussions rather than an actual post, I was replying to the second post by @Heavyboxer. Not one mention of Schiit there. But more to the point, if you don't put any effort into making me like your storefront, building my confidence in you and your products beyond a spec sheet and word of mouth, then why would I be particularly confident in giving you the amount of money that some of that gear costs? Presentation is a big part of marketing, and if you can't be bothered to put that effort in, why should I believe you put that effort in elsewhere? That's the message that a terrible looking site presents to the average person, and it's the reason I've seen multiple people say they're wary of buying audio-gd. If the gear sells regardless, and people praise it enough to overcome that, then that's cool, but it just lends a bad vibe to the buying experience that doesn't need to exist.
Nov 9, 2018
OsideT
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Nov 9, 2018
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ProfessorPatI agree that this forum style is ridiculous if you were not replying to the post your comment was attached to. If the reply isn't going to be connected to the comment replied to, it shouldn't be touching any comment. People are supposed to guess? Context is obviously no help. Back to the point, I find the opposite to be true - especially in the audiophile world. If a company puts money into marketing, you get products like Beats. Mass production results in the worst audiophile products and those companies use marketing to sell to uninformed buyers. Speakers and amps are relatively simple products and, with the exception of DACs/digital (which are also fairly simple to manufacture), not much has changed in 40 years - which means it is a field that sees a lot of start-ups by experienced engineers who leave their mass-production jobs to build quality products. These small engineer-owned companies rarely put money or effort into marketing materials. This is so common in audiophilia that your friends will soon learn that judging a product by the quality of its marketing will result in a lot of bad purchases.
Nov 9, 2018
ProfessorPat
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Nov 9, 2018
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OsideTI wasn’t referring to the beats, audioquest cables, Cardas isolation block, etc level of market to cover the mediocrity or uselessness of your product level of marketing. I agree that’s not the place to base your decisions. I simply mean you need a level of polish that makes you look serious. The Eddie Current, ZMF, MrSpeakers, Airist Audio, etc. sites are all plenty attractive to save any detractions due to presentation. Audio-gd just stands out as a bizarrely low quality storefront.
Nov 9, 2018
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