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Loki arrives...
I was in San Antonio attending a JMP user's conference this week, and in the meantime, my Schiit Loki arrived.
Loki....trickster god of DSD! Anyway...I will be hooking it up tonight and posting pics and first impressions. I already downloaded my first DSD file (Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue)....stay tuned!
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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Here's Loki!
I've got Loki all set up. Configured Audirvana to import my DSD files as proxies into iTunes, so that I can manage DSD files via iTunes (and my iPad! Cool!) and have Audirvana's control panel set up for playing DSD files. Loki sounds GRRREEAATTT! Very quiet and natural-sounding with excellent spatial rendition, timbral colors, resolution, dynamic range, and detail. For $149, you can't beat it with a stick! Great way to dip a toe into the waters and see what this DSD thang is all about. Highly recommended!
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. Last edited by Puma Cat; 09-13-2013 at 10:33 PM. |
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Pretty cool Stephen. Great to see value in pieces like this.
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Definitely!
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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Steve.......Good looking DSD component. The price is almost unbelievable.
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ps is that a volume knob?
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Doggie,
No, that is the bypass to switch between your regular DAC and Loki. You can connect the output of your DAC to the input of Loki, and when you want to switch back to your PCM-only DAC, you press the button to bypass the Loki circuitry. It's a simple-pass through. You don't have to use it, but it saves you using another input on your preamp if you're input-limited. You can still just connect Loki and your DAC individually to your preamp if you have enough inputs. Loki is single-ended only, no balanced outputs at a price point of $149. You have to switch the source DACs in Audirvana and Audio MIDI Setup when you go from Loki to a PCM DAC and back if you are using another USB DAC (you will also need to have a separate USB cable going from your Mac to each DAC).
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. Last edited by Puma Cat; 09-14-2013 at 12:35 PM. |
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What's unbelievable is how good it sounds for $149...I spent most of the night last night listening to it, and it improved in just that short time of burning it in. it sounds remarkably good. Now, you can try out the new DSD content from Super HiRez, Channel Classics, Blue Coast Audio, etc. for only $149. See if it's a format that works for you. You may know that Sony Music will soon be licensing content to Super HiRez in DSD file form. No more being limited to an SACD player.
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. Last edited by Puma Cat; 09-14-2013 at 12:38 PM. |
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I spent considerable time listening to DSD files with Loki today, and I have to say I'm very impressed. The quality of playback I'm getting with this little DAC is, I have to day, pretty astonishing. I've got 36 tracks of DSD files now, ranging from Keith Greeninger to Illinois Jacquet.
Everything sounds absolutely fab on Loki.
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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So, does this outperform either the Wadia or Bifrost? If so, because of the source files?
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