Schiit Loki Mini+ Equalizer Review

[Count Dacula]

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It's kind of nice that the range of adjustment per band is rather limited (claimed +/- 6 dB) -- one of these should do way less harm in the hands of a standard-issue knuckle-dragger audiophile than the behemoth graphic EQs of the 1970s and 80s.
Instead of the dreaded EQ smile, the best something like this could do is probably an enigmatic little Mona Lisa smirk.

I'll bet its performance is abysmal, though, in terms of noise & distortion. I wonder what the actual EQ envelopes look like, too.

It claims .001% THD

 

[Ralf Stocker]

I would advise against using equalizers. They have a multitude of built-in sound stages that create ugly distortion and noise. The more, the worse. That has nothing to do with good audio.

 

[hiker1]

I would advise against using equalizers. They have a multitude of built-in sound stages that create ugly distortion and noise. The more, the worse. That has nothing to do with good audio.

Do you have any personal experience with the Schiit Loki Mini? Which equalizers have you tried?

 

[solderdude]

Do you have any personal experience with the Schiit Loki Mini? Which equalizers have you tried?

The Loki mini is a tone control. Not an equalizer.

 

[mhardy6647]

It claims .001% THD

independent confirmation or it didn't happen!

The Loki mini is a tone control. Not an equalizer.

ummm... is there a defined difference between the two? I'm thinking this is semantics, but I am happy, and eager, to be proved wrong!

EDIT: FWIW, the Boyz From Schiit themselves seem to be confused as to the difference -- although I grant you that this might not be the strongest evidence extant.

source:

Schiit Audio: Audio Products Made in USA

www.schiit.com

 

[Count Dacula]

I would advise against using equalizers. They have a multitude of built-in sound stages that create ugly distortion and noise. The more, the worse. That has nothing to do with good audio.

Ok, I'll just sit on my hands with low bass levels then.... based on principle.

 

[Count Dacula]

It's kind of nice that the range of adjustment per band is rather limited (claimed +/- 6 dB) -- one of these should do way less harm in the hands of a standard-issue knuckle-dragger audiophile than the behemoth graphic EQs of the 1970s and 80s.

I use the selectable eq range like a loudness switch, +12db for low levels, switch to the +6db range for louder music. pic soon.

 

[Mean & Green]

I would advise against using equalizers. They have a multitude of built-in sound stages that create ugly distortion and noise. The more, the worse. That has nothing to do with good audio.

While that may be true with some EQs of old, that line of thought doesn’t apply to this product.

 

[Count Dacula]

Here we go. Mind you, this is just the living room TV system, with the objective of playing music videos.

The EQ is a necessary evil until I find that power supply.

I refuse to have a subwoofer in the living room, but the wife would be cool with it. I have two in the BR a few steps away, with the "good" system"

 

[Count Dacula]

Also got a PS 100 for the HDMI input. I have another TV system where the TV doesn't have optical output. I use a HDMI sniffer for it now, but this is overly complex and unreliable. Sort of a remote location (excuse the pun) I want this to work from whatever source I conjure up. I think I had to go to Amazon to get one....?

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805729669228.html

 

[Count Dacula]

Yeah, no....mine is not functioning. I have the correct 16VAC power supply and all it does is pass the signal. A power light would have been a help, instead of searching across multiple counties in PA looking for a "good" PS. Of course I could have tested the PS I had, but my equip wasn't around this location anyway.

What a pos. I owned it a good 5 years, but the thing barely got any use! It got 100-200 hrs use, now it's dead....I don't even know if I should try to ship it back to Schiit for repair. It would be worth the $15 to include a note to them, thanking them for their quality and US service....does that even exist?

I changed my vote as well.

Luckily I ordered a new Fosi P4, much better specs and price.