Schiit Asgard

[Smeggy]

No dissin' the LCD stat boy!

[spritzer]

Hehe...

[Nebby]

USPS attempted to deliver but I was at work To me the amp is a nice simple and compact amp at a reasonable price point. Haven't really read the thread over there too in-depth, but it seems like some folks are REALLY excited about it. Cult-like, perhaps?

Looking forward to giving the amp a listen; I think it'll be interesting to compare against my soon to be built CKKIII/M3/L'es torpedo amps.

[Asr]

People claiming it is ground braking is so idiotic it isn't even funny. The hype train is even fueled by the same idiots as are pushing the LCD-2. Just gotta love HF...

I for one wish kwkarth would "put a cork in it" - to use his own words. Is that even appropriate for a moderator/administrator over at HF to post?

[manaox2]

I for one wish kwkarth would "put a cork in it" - to use his own words. Is that even appropriate for a moderator/administrator over at HF to post?

He gets pretty hyped up over most things lately. Whatever.

[Smeggy]

He has an opinion or two...

[n3rdling]

Some of his posts are actually pretty informational but I really don't think 1000 posts in the past 3 weeks is really necessary. You'd think he could multi quote by now at the very least.

[Beefy]

People claiming it is ground braking is so idiotic it isn't even funny. The hype train is even fueled by the same idiots as are pushing the LCD-2. Just gotta love HF...

Ground breaking, certainly not...... but you have to agree that this is the sort of amp that should be encouraged.

I for one wish kwkarth would "put a cork in it" - to use his own words. Is that even appropriate for a moderator/administrator over at HF to post?

Talking/arguing with kwkarth feels exactly like talking with my father after he's had one too many ports.

[spritzer]

Ground breaking, certainly not...... but you have to agree that this is the sort of amp that should be encouraged.

Absolutely. It provides a nice comparison point against the crap Meier, RSA and others are peddling at higher prices but to say it is superior to a M3 is just fucking nuts.

[grawk]

Moderators etc at head-fi are members first, and can post whatever they want, basically. But yah, Kevin's tends to be a bit shilly about gear he likes.

[n_maher]

Moderators etc at head-fi are members first, and can post whatever they want, basically. But yah, Kevin's tends to be a bit shilly about gear he likes.

The admin thing must be recent as well, hadn't noticed it at least until it was pointed out.

[recstar24]

He was at can jam but did not have a chance to talk to Him. He is old school HF one of the original mods from 2001 I believe but for the longest time I never saw or read any of his posts, I don't think ever. Now he is posting like mad out of the blue, I wonder who is next, tube roller perhaps lol.

[recstar24]

Moderators etc at head-fi are members first, and can post whatever they want, basically. But yah, Kevin's tends to be a bit shilly about gear he likes.

The LCD-2 stuff is pretty intense. He was very adamant that they were NOT WIRED OUT OF PHASE.

[The Monkey]

People over there like to be perceived as elder statesmen.

[Nebby]

Someone compared the Asgard to a M3? o.O

[n_maher]

Someone compared the Asgard to a M3? o.O

Seems apt to me, in the HF sense. A used DIY M

[The Monkey]

Heh, "assguard."

[Yikes]

But what if they are an Elder Statesman? Depends might be an option.

As far as Schiit goes; It looks like nice domestically produced budget gear. The principals know how to design audio equipment. If I were in the market for a budget amp I'd consider them, but i don't use the budget amps that I have. I certainly don't think Schiit walks on water, it might float, but not walk on. The Head-Fi Fan-boys love to think that they have found the Magic Bullet, the one company that builds the highest Performance for Dollar product available. In their eyes they have achieved the Audio equivalent of the old joke: When driving down the highway at 80 MPH a driver can be heard cursing anyone going slower than they are as being morons, anyone going faster than they are is cursed as an Ass Hole. Head-Fi Fan-Boys love to think that they've found the one product that is better than just about everything and you'd have to be a moron to spend the 5x, 10x, 20x more that you would need to even possibly better it.

Products that attract Fan-boyisim.

Benchmark DAC1 (i purchased one buying into the hype. The Hyper-etched sound was to my ear unlistenable. I sold it)

Audio-gd anything (I own a Phoenix and as a Headphone amp I think it's only OK. As a Preamp it's much better)

Nuforce uDAC and HDP (I own a uDAC, and it's an OK $99 small portable USB powered solution, hardly the end all be all)

Schiit

Buffalo sabre 32 dac

Oppo BDP-83 (I own the 83SE and at best it was OK - I sent it to Exemplar Audio for modification. It's back and breaking-in)

So I obviously get swept up in the early enthusiasm for some products, but few would count me among the Fan-Boys. I find it's the over the top hyper enthusiastic hyperbole that gets obnoxious.

Edited June 29, 2010 by Yikes
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[luvdunhill]

Someone compared the Asgard to a M3? o.O

0.o

[n_maher]

Heh, "assguard."

Sorry, if you're going to name your company shit you'd best be prepared for this type of treatment.

[Nebby]

Seems apt to me, in the HF sense. A used DIY M

[recstar24]

"schiit audio: from ass to ears"

[Torpedo]

Better to the ears than to the mouth

[Smeggy]

Ray has that method patented.

[grawk]

Kevin is adamant that it was disproven that Ken didn't miswire them, and that Ed was being an ass by not apologizing and acknowledging that. Since I wasn't there, I dunno.