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Author Topic: The SchiitShow / Mr.SpeakersShow @ MdR, Saturday, Aug 15,2015 IMPRESSIONS  (Read 9961 times)

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Re: The SchiitShow / Mr.SpeakersShow @ MdR, Saturday, Aug 15,2015 IMPRESSIONS
« Reply #70 on: August 16, 2015, 08:36:49 PM »
Quote from: marvey on August 16, 2015, 08:18:26 PM
Hope that makes sense and doesn't make anyone mad. In the end, we all have more choice.
Schiit has really made a coup. If the LISSTs really act like true SS components, Schiit has made a compelling argument to buy their Schiit. "Buy this amplifier. You can try it with tubes or run it as solid-state. Base price is $449 with tubes or $529 with both!" The ability to try both sides at a very reasonable price.

I wonder is the LISST would work on other tube amps.
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Re: The SchiitShow / Mr.SpeakersShow @ MdR, Saturday, Aug 15,2015 IMPRESSIONS
« Reply #71 on: August 16, 2015, 08:40:40 PM »
Quote from: Xen on August 16, 2015, 08:36:49 PM
I wonder is the LISST would work on other tube amps.

NO. REALLY BAD IDEA.
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Re: The SchiitShow @ Marina del Rey, Saturday, August 15,2015 Impressions
« Reply #72 on: August 16, 2015, 08:44:41 PM »
Quote from: marvey on August 16, 2015, 07:24:01 PM
It's like how the fuck did the Schiit Show become a Jude/HF/Mr.Speakers circus show too?

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Re: The SchiitShow / Mr.SpeakersShow @ MdR, Saturday, Aug 15,2015 IMPRESSIONS
« Reply #73 on: August 16, 2015, 08:59:42 PM »
Quote from: marvey on August 16, 2015, 08:40:40 PM
NO. REALLY BAD IDEA.
Good to know!
LISST is just a strange little thing.
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Re: The SchiitShow / Mr.SpeakersShow @ MdR, Saturday, Aug 15,2015 IMPRESSIONS
« Reply #74 on: August 16, 2015, 09:16:42 PM »
Marv, I know you think highly of the Valhalla 2 for high impedance dynamics. How does the Mjolnir 2 with tubes compare?

I'm also curious what the LISSTs would do for the Val2. Schiit site says they'll work with a "but why?" Maybe swing the Val2 in a direction that doesn't sound as good?
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Re: The SchiitShow / Mr.SpeakersShow @ MdR, Saturday, Aug 15,2015 IMPRESSIONS
« Reply #75 on: August 16, 2015, 09:16:55 PM »
What I've gathered from the photos is that audiophiles are not a particularly photogenic bunch.
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Re: The SchiitShow / Mr.SpeakersShow @ MdR, Saturday, Aug 15,2015 IMPRESSIONS
« Reply #76 on: August 16, 2015, 09:26:42 PM »
Quote from: Xen on August 16, 2015, 08:36:49 PM
I wonder is the LISST would work on other tube amps.
Quote from: marvey on August 16, 2015, 08:40:40 PM
NO. REALLY BAD IDEA.

We should start a betting pool for when the first complaint arises of someone blowing up their non-Schiit amp with the LISSTs.
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Re: The SchiitShow / Mr.SpeakersShow @ MdR, Saturday, Aug 15,2015 IMPRESSIONS
« Reply #77 on: August 16, 2015, 10:26:02 PM »
@marv:

Does this make Schiit Mjolnir 2 one of the best sub$1k tube/SS head/pre-amps around?

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Re: The SchiitShow / Mr.SpeakersShow @ MdR, Saturday, Aug 15,2015 IMPRESSIONS
« Reply #78 on: August 16, 2015, 10:59:30 PM »
Quote from: hans030390 on August 16, 2015, 09:16:42 PM
I'm also curious what the LISSTs would do for the Val2. Schiit site says they'll work with a "but why?" Maybe swing the Val2 in a direction that doesn't sound as good?
Val2 + LISST = Lyr2 in price

Also, a solid-state Val2 would probably be worse than the Asgard 2 and cost almost twice as much. If you already have all the pieces, might as well try.
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Re: The SchiitShow / Mr.SpeakersShow @ MdR, Saturday, Aug 15,2015 IMPRESSIONS
« Reply #79 on: August 16, 2015, 11:52:21 PM »
Quote from: audiofrk on August 16, 2015, 06:04:17 PM
I donno if this was directed at me but let me try to clarify again. 

I am not disagreeing with Marv and Anax.
Sorry, I was not trying to call you or anyone else out :)  I just meant there are just a few users at H-F whose opinions I value and trust (a couple of them post here too), and some of them really enjoy the Ether C but others are still undecided.  I appreciate your impressions and would love to hear more!  Intriguing that your comparisons between the Ether open and closed contradict Jude's gushing words (but guess whose opinion I trust more).


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also at the meet I heard

enigma dharma
zmf omni
grillmod + focas-A pads he560

out of the cavallie crimson+dac19 so if anyone wants impressions let me know.
Yes, please post impressions, especially of the Dharma!  Given my self-imposed $1500 price limit, the headphones I'm most interested to replace my HE-400i are the Dharma, Ether (open/closed) and "new" T1 (if it really is a stark improvement over the original).
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