oedstrom11

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How Big of a Difference?
Thank you for all the input. @williewonka I should have mentioned in the original post, I am using an IsoTek Polaris power conditioner. All of my components are plugged into it. All of the schiit components are just using their stock cables into t... 
Amp keeps shutting off
The Klipsch Epic CF 2. It’s a bright set of speakers that just need to be tamed. The spec sheet says as I wrote, 200w continuous, 800w peak. The Vidar has smoothed them out nicely, although I still have improvements to make. The speakers have neve... 
Power
It depends on the value. I don’t want to say $200 for a cable if a $270 cable is really worth the extra money or even a $350 cable. For the power conditioner, in the ballpark of $350 would be nice, and the power cable.. anything around $250  
USB vs. HDMI vs. Toslink
So while getting a converter is a good option for my current setup, when I get a new dac with a usb input, I would assume laptop > very nice usb > dac would be of better quality than laptop > very nice usb > converter > nice coax/bn... 
USB vs. HDMI vs. Toslink
While I plan on getting the Gungnir mb and Freya +, my current setup is laptop (jriver and HDtracks) > high quality hdmi > Yamaha tsr-7810 > Chord C line > Schiit Vidar > Speakers. The Yamaha doesn’t have any usb inputs sadly  
Schiit Yggdrasil vs. Gungnir
For everyone that owns the Gungnir Multibit, what is the knob for? It doesn't also act as a preamp, right? 
Need new amp...
After some research, I have my heart set on two Schiit Vidar amps with the Freya + preamp. I have dropped NAD, MF, and Cambridge all together, so now I am yet to find a dac... I'll make a post to it on a different page.Thanks for the help everyone 
Need new amp...
EDIT: Going with option 1 
Need new amp...
Schiit Audio Vidar amp (or two in mono) I believe they are $699usd and get great reviews, the lower powered Aegir amp just got Stereophile class A recommendation, and maybe a Freya preamp too would be a nice addition. I checked out the Vidar am...