Depends on how sensitive your speakers are.Yeah, I don't like hiss for sure...have not experienced that with my Fosi, Aiyima or SMSL Class D amps. If they were hissy, I'd go back to A/B amps in a heartbeat.
The only thing these products have going for them is the word Schiit.
Both Gjallahorn and Rekkr have <80mΩ output impedance.what is the output impedance of this little cutey?
Under 1ohm?
Sure.Can drive headphone?
So for 15 ohm IEMs like TruthEar Nova, at 50mV outputBoth Gjallahorn and Rekkr have <80mΩ output impedance.
Sure.
For the Gjallahorn, using Schiit's specs, noise comes out to sqrt(10*8)*10^(-117/20)=12.6μVrms (Z-wt) for 8Ω andand the Gjallarhorn about 27 μV
With the Truthear Nova, the Gjallarhorn will output roughly 123+20*log10(0.00000918888)=22dB SPL of A-wt noise (hiss).And whether will hear hiss at 50mV
I calculated it from the Schiit AP test report. The plot is from its 8 Ω test.So not sure where 27μV is coming from.
Bad idea to use graphs like this to calculate SNRs and noise voltages, as they're subject to FFT gain.I calculated it from the Schiit AP test report. The plot is from its 8 Ω test.
For the poorer channel, at 100 μW, the THD+N is 0.09%. Assuming it was all noise.
Signal voltage = sqrt(100e-6 * 8) = 0.0283 V.
0.09% of 0.0283 V = 25 μV.
So, OK, it is not 27 μV
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Ummm ... No.Bad idea to use graphs like this to calculate SNRs and noise voltages, as they're subject to FFT gain.
FWIW I bought a Gjallarhorn a month ago and am having problems with hiss. None of the sonic virtues of this device has been apparent to me and the Schiit customer service is not being particularly helpful. I do regret not having chosen the Fosi V3 instead of this...One overlooked advantage of these amps, especially valuable in my opinion, is ZERO HISS that I've been unable to experience with anything even close to this price range.
Position of the potentiometer is not indicative of anything, unfortunately. Pots just trim voltage, so turning it all the way clockwise does not mean you will be at 10 watts. You might be at 10 watts at 9 o'clock depending on the gain and source voltage. Not saying you would be, but just pointing out that the position of the volume control does not indicate anything useful.I rarely listen to the system at more than 9 o'clock on my Heretic (and that on low or mid-gain), which serves as my preamp.
Sorry to hear this...the V3 is just a good sounding, high value little package. I continue to feel that Schiit has those mini amps too high in price. I know they disdain Class D amps, but oh well, I'm happy with them and I have plenty of A/B amps to compare to...FWIW I bought a Gjallarhorn a month ago and am having problems with hiss. None of the sonic virtues of this device has been apparent to me and the Schiit customer service is not being particularly helpful. I do regret not having chosen the Fosi V3 instead of this...