Ah. The ... um ... "benefits" of modding... He could consider adding a protection circuit that doesn't cause any measurable impact on the output of the amp, such as the Neurochrome Guardian-686.
Tom
Tom
Ah. The ... um ... "benefits" of modding... He could consider adding a protection circuit that doesn't cause any measurable impact on the output of the amp, such as the Neurochrome Guardian-686.
Tom
Suggestion: Skip the preamp (Freya+), and buy 2 Aegirs. I'm about to buy the Aegirs too. Given the specs (and this review), I don't think they can handle <90dB speakers in a large room. To control volume, use software or your DAC (if it has a volume control). Possible trade-off: coupling between DAC and Aegir amps not as effective.
Software volume by definition drops bits. I am sticking with analog. One of the least expensive ways to get DAC/Preamp volume with XLR outputs in a MOTU M2 or Focusrite 2i2 IO box. What I don't know is if the volume is analog or digital.Don't know if that would apply to you, but you can get the SYS thing that Schiit makes to use as a preamp. It does have a volume pod (no remote) abd it's only $49.
As others have pointed out here (myself included) the Aegir testing has been done by three independent "labs": ASR, stereophile and Schiit. The ASR and Stereophile reviews are consistent with each other, so the objective analysis is done and confirmed. I do own 2 Aegirs running in mono mode. I am happy with the products, other than they don't seem to have much power, at least compared with my ancient NAD and Harman kardon units with similar ratings (40 and 55 WPC at 8 ohms). My subjective view is that in mono mode each Aegir is delivering 40-50 W in 8 ohms at most. I certainly did not experience a huge improvement boost after adding the second Aegir, starting with a single one in stereo mode.Curious. A lot of folks are stomping on this amp, and Schitt in general, clearly having never listened to their products. It is also clear some comments here are from folks who do not know who the principals of Schiit are. Not justifying the disappointing results here, but before trashing someone, find out what you are talking about.
It is also clear than many still believe more power is better. I just swapped my 125W Parasound for my antique Creek 4330, all of 40W. Hugely better sounding, more than loud enough and I don't even have my HP crossover in so it is running full range!
I was hoping it was going to be a winner, but I guess not. Vidar is still on my short list. Still, I find the test results puzzling.
Schiit Midgard.What is the most cost effective way to go from an unbalanced signal (RCA out) to a differential balanced signal (XLR in) to use the Aegir as a monoblock? All my sources are unbalanced and I want to use Aegir's as monos but don't want to have to buy a Freya.