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Disclaimer: I have a Schiit Bifrost Uber USB and Schiit Asgard 2 on my desk.

The Schiit Modi is double the cost of the Wolfson card and has no audio input capabilities.

The Schiit stuff in the link above is pretty meh, even though it is often recommended (crappy volume pot in the cheaper units).

I went to the Bifront/Asgard setup directly without prior Schiit experience (though I did have Sennheiser experience).

I have a similar setup than you do and bought the schiit modi and magni (~200$ dac and amp).

At the very least, Schiit seems to be pretty upfront that it probably doesn't help with audio quality in most cases: ++++++++++ Sonic benefits?

The Schiit Lyr, however, did kill a $1.5k pair of Ultrasones Ed 8s, but this was due to an actual defect with a specific unit.

When friends ask my opinion, I just tell 'em to get a schiit modi/magni combo.

That's why their name is Schiit Audio, not Shit Audio.

>Turning down the volume will do nothing Again, specifically referring to the Schiit gear here, with the volume control details being specifically from them.

NwAvGuy is the truly interesting story, NwAvGuy was some anonymous person who went to audio forums and warred on Schiit pointing out technical problems with their products and the way they do their marketing.

++++++++++ There's plenty of snake oil to go around in the audiophile community, but Schiit has always seemed to be especially forthright about what their products can and can't do.

You call yourselves Schiit Audio but you can't bring yourself to write "fuck"??

Schiit was meant to be cheap but great quality, so I could interpret it as "somewhat sophisticated shit", hence the unusual spelling.

"NWAvGuy wasn't actually banned for his interactions with Schiit, but due to the very strict advertising rules at Head-Fi." And Al Capone was nabbed for tax invasion.

But I am a happy owner of a Schiit amp and DAC, and I absolutely love their startup tales, so they could call the company "Horse Fuckers Ltd." for all I care.

NWAvGuy wasn't actually banned for his interactions with Schiit, but due to the very strict advertising rules at Head-Fi.

When powering off, Schiit's Asgard amp can output enough DC to damage some headphones.

Schiit is probably my favorite start up of all time, and it is great that they're writing about it, and I suggest everyone read the entirety of the Book of Schiit.