Storytime: NITSCH x Schiit Magni Piety, Magni Pi, etc.

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  1. jexby

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    iFi Zen DAC Signature V2 on the way for my office desk pairing with Piety and Mini C.
    will report back with synergy wizard points once Piety is ordered and arrives.
     
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    Not before I get mine. ;)
     
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    Hrodulf Prohibited from acting as an MOT until year 2050

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    Shit, I'd get one for my downsized desktop setup. If only I'd know what source to pair it with.
     
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    Hey Everyone!

    So excited to get all the Piety parts and start the build.

    I’ve just been plowing through for the past 9 days.

    No orders have been taken yet.

    (I shipped a few Pietys on an I.O.U. basis after wanting to put some complete kits together and make sure I had everything.)

    Getting closer to the halfway mark…will have another update in about 1-2 weeks!

    Here are some build photos:
    Build_Update_1_01.jpg Build_Update_1_02.jpg Build_Update_1_03.jpg Build_Update_1_04.jpg Build_Update_1_05.jpg
     
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    Jeeze, hope you found a good podcast
     
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    …it’s worse than you could imagine. @CEE TEE just has a single Adele track on repeat throughout the process. Gotta test every amp. :p

    Work and travel have been crazy over the past week, so I haven’t been able to to spend enough time at home to write up comparisons and impressions yet. I want to post comparisons to my Magni 3+ sometime in the next week.

    My preferred setup with this amp so far has been Allo DigiOne —> Modi MB (mine has I/V modded w/ OPA 1656) —> HD600. This has been one of my favorite pairings in a long time and feels like I’ve scaled down a much larger setup without loosing the magic. The tone and presentation is there, but detail retrieval and other technical aspects take a small hit in the compromise.
     
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    ^Caught up on a ton of podcasts in the queue! When I run out, I can always go to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History. :p
     
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    CEE TEE MOT: NITSCH

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    Haha, alphabetically just started with Adele and the first track on album 19. Works well because I test running up the volume in both high and low gain. That track is fairly even with some fat tone throughout.
     
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    might be the reason for me to finally try one of the iFi DACs which I have so far been avoiding...
     
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    Can I PayPal you the 399-499 this this should cost?
     
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    A couple of comments:

    1. You'll notice the "Magni 4" name on the early prototype boards. Despite the name, I was working on these pretty much concurrently with Magni 3, because I thought we'd be moving to an optional DAC card for the line. You can see the switch and the pin header for this in the early boards (you'll also note the different headphone positioning, etc.) The tiny DAC never happened, because I came to my senses in light of a $99 Modi 3. With prices rising, maybe I need to look at that idea again. In any case, I'm thrilled this design found a home. It's an interesting application of Continuity, creating an output stage with a square law characteristic, hence the tube-like distortion.

    2. If you're looking for a matching DAC, you may not have to wait very long. It looks like we may be able to sneak in a run of Modi Multibit 2 this December. That's the new version with Unison USB (and a ton of other improvements) that was on hold due to DSP shortages. Expect NOS mode as well as our own megacomboburrito filter, like Bifrost. Fingers crossed we can make that run happen this year.
     
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    would this have:
    1. micro USB ports
    2. USB-C ports
    3. can’t reveal yet
     
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    Cost of getting it first. Lol.
     
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    @CEE TEE looks like someone who drives a WRX & vapes.
     
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    USB-C.

    Editorial: But obsessing over ports is really dumb. USB-C is just a port. It doesn't really matter.

    The main reason we're changing over is there are far less crazy USB-C cables than other USB cables, so they tend to work a lot better.
     
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    thank you.
    agree the port doesn’t matter, i want to use less crazy and current stash of usb-c cables.
     
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    What about my $10k quadruple shielded pure occ silver USB A cables?
     
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    Congrats @CEE TEE for all the well deserved attention this amp is getting. I'm rooting for Nitsch all the way!
     
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