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View attachment 1306001 It's an Uncle Leo thing.
View attachment 1306001 It's an Uncle Leo thing.
They are pretty well known for their irreverent attitude; but it just struck me as a little odd that one seemed at least a bit stoned and the other a little drunk while doing interviews at an audio show. I've seen other interviews with them where they would completely speak their minds but looked a lot more with it than in this one.
But they did name their company Schiit and it worked for them so why change now. Their branding seems to be very popular with their customer base and the comments alone on the video are almost religious in their admiration.
Sean Casey of Zu seems to be able to master sounding professional while still telling it like it is and being what appears to be completely himself in interviews. Every time I see an interview with him his excitement makes me want to get a set of his speakers.
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Anyway, until:
a) we see a production unit and
b) God forbid, some actually objectively, properly, tests the unit, instead of writing yet another pathetic-puff piece with no substance,
we won't know how adequate or poor it really is.
...Hey, us AKers are some of the most speculating speculators on the interwebs...
Typical engineers lol.I thought the description of the turntable bearing as a phallic symbol was at best immature. I turned it off after that. I'm not sure the image of a couple of overgrown drunk teenagers works as a respectable business image.
I reckon the guys on Apple forums are the worst. They have apple rumor websites!
Apple keeps a very tight lid on new product releases. No previews and few leaks. Hence the rumor mongering.Some people have the strangest interests.
Apple keeps a very tight lid on new product releases. No previews and few leaks. Hence the rumor mongering.
They certainly don't seem to take criticism well. I followed the Schiit threads over on ASR. There were some obvious QC issues with the soldering job on some of the products. The thing that surprised me was the measurements of the Schiit "end game" DAC, the Yggdrasil (or Yggy for short). The ASR threads documented four different Yggy units. All of them demonstrated performance well below those of other far less expensive DACs. The reaction to the ASR Schiit threads on some of the other forums who are sponsored by Schiit was particularly nasty. It was all very disappointing to watch - from both sides. Schiit eventually caved to a USB board issue, but it did little to improve the baseline performance of the DAC itself. Schiit prides itself on not claiming any performance levels. I think the basis of the controversy over this particular product was mostly it's marketing hype which described it as an "end game" DAC. Measured performance does not back this up. They kind of left themselves open for this one.
Even so, I would like to see this new turntable product perform well and provide good value. It's good to see a U.S. maker of audio equipment succeed - honestly. It furthers the hobby. I like some of their products and have used several in the past. The Mani is an excellent value and the Eitr is a great piece.
...Instead of the Sol TT, what new item would you prefer to see from this Schiit company in 2019?..
I am a bit miffed about this Sol endeavor at Schiit. I won't resent them too much for it since I never phoned in my product preferences. But really? Of all the new products to introduce, they choose a turntable? And after looking at the pictures, I hope they improve on the fit and finish. What I saw looks like something made with parts found in the hardware aisle at Lowes.
It's my believe that this is a personal endeavor for Moffat. I worry about that guy's health, as he does seem to knock em down. The side-effect of home brewing, which I think Moffat does as a hobby. The Sol might just be a bucket list item for an incredibly successful engineer. Maybe it will hold value deep into the future if Moffat's name ever becomes indelible.
1000 units they say. They'll let the die hards gobble them up. Or shall we say guinea pig them up.
Instead of the Sol TT, what new item would you prefer to see from this Schiit company in 2019?
I want to see;
1. balanced output Mani phono preamp
2. balanced output Bitfrost dac
3. balanced output SACD/CD transport/player hybrid (to compete with the Emotiva ERC-3)
Come on Moffat. You used to design CD & DVD transports back in the day. You just need to see a quarter of Rega's facility to know the expansive nature of TT's.
I had this conversation with Moffat in my head and it sounded a lot like this;
1. balanced output Mani phono preamp