Schiit Reference Sytem review: Freya into Yggdrasil, into Vidar

Just buy it. Very smooth controls, transitions and no artifacts or noise. 15 day return policy. You will not regret

Just buy it. Very smooth controls, transitions and no artifacts or noise. 15 day return policy. You will not regret

To bad the Loki doesn't have balanced connectivity in/out. Now, "that would be something" :)

To bad the Loki doesn't have balanced connectivity in/out. Now, "that would be something" :)

It's only an advantage with noise, if the interconnects are over 10mts long.
Single ended in most cases sound better, because many balanced inputs or outputs are just a balanced opamps thrown into the signal path before or after the true single ended input or output!!

Cheers George   

Schiit (I spell this wrong often) has hinted (in their site info) that the Loki Mini might be joined by another EQ…Loki Maxi maybe? I bet balanced could be in the offing if that happens. Kalili…my review, such as it is, is here on Audiogon someplace…although Schiit is misspelled. Note that now that I've been using the damn thing for a few days I remain astonished by the fact that it's so quiet, easily tested by flipping it in and out of the line.

Okay, I'm going to buy one of those Lokis for Christmas, got to try it out.  I"m also eyeing the Vidar amp.  Funny that this thread is about a Schiit system review, and gets hi-jacked over some DAC bickering.  What is it with audiophiles and having to prove the other brand(whichever brand they hate at the time) is not as good as theirs?