Schitt Sys here.
I Am Not an Audio Snob
Over the course of my 15+ years in the Forums, I have been called an "audio snob" a few times. Perhaps it was my attitude with the equipment being discussed, but I really am not sure. Which brings me to discuss my most recent purchase, a Schiit Lokius 6 band EQ. I ordered it last Friday afternoon (9-15-23) and received it on the following Monday! When I ordered it, the shipping time was 1-3 days and I received it in only 3 days.
My office system is 50% McIntosh, perhaps that is where audio snob came from, although Mac is no better or worse than other comparatively priced equipment. I am running the new JBL L100 Classic on their dedicated stands and supplement the bass with a single SVS PB2000 Pro sub. The room is extremely difficult, being on the second floor of my house and it is a big room. It has 3 dormers and slanted ceilings and the height of the ceiling is 18 feet. I have wall hangings on the slanted wall behind my speakers and various other wall hangings and some GIK room tuning treatments.
I was using a Bellari 4 band EQ in this system prior to my new purchase. First off, the Lokius is very nice, well built, high level of fit and finish for its price. It is dead quiet, and the controls are set up so you can’t screw up the sound too much. A few twists of the knobs here and there, and I am very happy. This was all in all, a very pleasant experience dealing with Schiit Audio. While I have no plans to make any further purchases, one never knows. I hope this puts the Audio snob to rest.
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I must be missing the point, here. I have a Schiit EQ, too. It seems like a useful thing. Not sure how it bears on the use of the word "snob." As I understand it, that comes down to how I treat people and how I frame discussions about pluses and minuses. It doesn’t depend on whether I buy a particular piece of gear, including an EQ. |
I sold a lot of much more expensive gear and have a lot of Schitt gear in my office system. As I look at the rack I see the following:
That is a lot of Schitt. I sold $22k of gear (DAC and a headphone amp) and replaced with the above gear. The Schitt DAC is better than the DAC I sold and the headphone amp I sold was just a bit better than the much cheaper Mjolnir + Aegir). I also have the Schitt Sys but that was only good on a low-fi tuner.
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From Collins: "If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people because of their intelligence or taste." There's the rare few that fit that 'round here, and generally it seems to occur during an occasional lapse of reason and/or rationale.... So, no...you're not. *S* One's 'tone' or choice of verbiage can be misconstrued. but obtaining a particular item for whatever reason at whatever the price? Whatever boats your float....🤷♂️👍😎 Happiness shouldn't be measured by the response of others...and there seems to be an awful lot of Schitt around...;) (..but I absolutely refuse to give up my multiple EQs'....I'll be a 'snot' 'bout that...*L*) |
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