r/Schiit

My stereo system. Wiim Ultra Streamer > Schiit Bifrost 2/64 DAC > Schiit Lokius Equalizer > Schiit Valhalla 2 Headphone Amp/Pre Amp > Sennheiser HD 800s Headphones.

I’m also using the Valhalla 3 as a preamp. I’m really liking this so far. It’s great for a desk setup - the feature that shuts off the preamp out when you plug the headphones in makes it really easy to integrate this setup into my workday.

Selling these as a pair. Perfect for starter system. Asgard is in great cosmetic condition and perfect working condition. Also comes with upgraded power cord and rca to 3.5mm cable. Philips SHP 9600 comes with 10 ft cable.

5-years in the making through iterative improvements. It's primarily phono oriented. We like it very much.

Speakers:
- Focal Aria 926

Pre + Amp:
- Schiit Kara
- Schiit Wotan

Phono:
- Technics SL-1200 MK7
- VM745xML
- Schiit Mani 2

Digital:
- NAD C 538
- Schiit Modius

Cables:
Mostly Blue Jeans and Schiit Snake Oil

Note: I just posted images in r/listeningspaces. This sub does not allow crosspost.

Hello, I’ve got my old Schiit Magni 3 here and the HI LO switch decided it was going to break on me when I toggled it today. It’s good and stuck at an obtuse angle and I’ve tried shimmying it every which way to get it unstuck with no luck.

Because it’s now stuck in LO mode, my headphones aren’t being driven good enough. I’d like to avoid buying a whole new unit just because of a mechanical switch.

Would it be possible to remove the switch (just the red box, leaving the pins) and use some solder to make a bridge between the correct pins to stick to HI permanently? I have to right equipment, but am unfamiliar with how these switches work as far as what pins are doing what and what needs to be bridged.

Any advice, diagrams, etc would be helpful.

Thanks

So, I received the Byggy, coming off of a Gungnir 2 that has found a home in my office as a DAC position opened up there.

You’re read this all before, but I can’t believe how detailed this thing is, how great the soundstage is, etc. However…I also find it somewhat fatiguing, particularly with certain headphones (e.g. the Hifiman he1000se—less so with the HD800 and even less so with the 660S).

Have any of you had this same experience and, if so, does it eventually resolve? I’ve read several posts where owners claimed they let the thing run for 3-5 weeks before it “blossomed,” but that’s always seemed absurd to me.

Unless of course it’s true, in which case it’s not.

Hey everyone,

I just received a 6SN7 to 5670 adapter for my Schiit Audio Vali 3, but I ran into a mechanical issue.

The adapter itself is too wide at the base and hits the metal top plate/grille around the tube socket before the pins can fully seat into the socket. Because of that, the adapter/tube can’t be inserted all the way down properly.

I’m using a standard octal 6SN7 adapter (5670 → 6SN7), and it looks like the Vali 3 opening around the tube is just too narrow for this specific adapter design.

Has anyone here successfully used a 6SN7 adapter with the Vali 3 without removing the top plate?

If yes, which adapter model/brand did you use?

I’d really appreciate links or photos if possible. 😄

Nothing special. I wanted to try out some different tubes on my Vali 3 so I bought an adaptor and ran into the issue of it not fitting through the top plate. I ordered a socket saver but it ended up not working, so I pulled the top plate got my dremel and did something reckless. It’s not perfect but I like it better than not having the additional height of a socket saver and it works.

I am thinking to get a Buf with a Jot3 Can I have it connected through RCA from Mimir to Jot and also have the Minir connected directly to Jot with XLRs and use the Jot to switch between the inputs. Any problem with this?