Now that we’ve gotten the "OP is a troll" ceremony out of the way, have any of you guys actually listened to the rooms? If so, what are your thoughts?
Schiit not that Good?
Schiit was at AXPONA again this year. They were showing a Salk music server streaming into a Gungnir Multibit (?) feeding a Freya and two Vidars. Speakers were the Salk Song 3As.
So what happened?
Esoteric was just next door. This allowed attendees to move immediately from one room to another. Esoteric was showing a full stack of thier latest separates plus a VPI Avenger for analog. Speakers were a pair of Cantons I didn’t get the model of.
The Schiit room, while not bad, was completely destroyed by the Esoteric room. Esoteric played one SACD that unfurled a massive soundstage that I could sense even not being in the best seat. The sound of the Esoteric system, both via SACD and vinyl was dynamic, resolving, extremely musical, collected, vibrant, both large and delicately structured. It was a system that got all the minor details right. Such a good setup. The Schiit setup, while unoffensive, clean, and musical in its own right, simply couldn’t face the Esoteric in inner detail, soundstage, reality and low-level dynamics.
Why did the Schiit system fail so hard vs the Esoteric? Part of the reason might have been the junk cabling used by Schiit. Peaking behind the system I was Blue Jeans speaker cables and mess of power bricks, basic cabling, etc. I don’t know how much of the Schiit’s performance was compromised by inferior cabling, but I’m curious how close it would have come to the Esoteric had Schiit paid some basic attention to that area.
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Amen to that Wolf, and cutting to the chase of the matter. I appreciate it particularly in a seemingly growing climate of silly narratives and out and out nonsense. Go Schitt just faster, need to generate more dust! Disclaimer no fanboy or vested interest other than "what is the point of this thread"? |
As trelja pointed out. What a surprise @madavid0, would initiate this thread. Past efforts by the Norman Vincent Peale of Audiogon: Anticables: Scam? Rega and Proac: Bad? Class D = Trash? Synergistic Research: SCAM CD players = dead? Basis Turntables: Worth it or Ripoff? Cartridges: Complete Scam? Mapleshade Isolation: Does Nothing? Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK? Isolation stands: snakeoil? What is the point to incite or inflame? https://www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/39108-schiit-embarrassed-at-axpona/ What about "Schiit embarrassed"? Sorry I am not part of that stuff.... I am out. |
How come the iFi products don’t get much respect around here?I don’t know about their other products, but the iESL (electrostatic headphone amp for Stax headphones) has been panned on the basis of its circuitry and design by the high-end Stax amp building DIY crowd -- they are rough on their critiques but they make the best electrostatic headphone amps. Electrostatic headphone amps is a tough niche to pick up, because it’s easy to get caught with your pants down if you don’t know VERY well what you’re doing there. And the Stax DIY crowd (known semi-affectionately as the "Stax mafia") will certainly call you out on it. |
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