Magni Heresy/Heretic are SO good that even though I have a $700 DAC and $1000+ Burson amp upstairs I'm often downstairs listening to my Heretic. Absolutely spectacular and a steal at what they charge. They're on sale on the schiit website right now (the Heretic) for $59 freakin dollars guys. No brainer purchase.
Your a good reviewer. Glad to see a new video review from you. Nice to see this comparison. I have 2 of the Heresy's. I just can't justify to myself to getting anything else. The Heresy is the Schiit! I do not have any balanced headphones. I wouldn't mind having the Asgard, but I just don't see the need for myself....at least not at this time. Any of these are winners! TY!
I have hd58x cans and cannot recommend the heresy enough. It truly is a perfect companion; they seem to help the other's slight downfalls giving a really satisfying sound.
Really helpful that you mentioned you wouldn't be able to tell the difference in a blind test. Folks swear the Asgard sounds better. But with my lower cost headphones ($150-$400), I beginning to doubt the Asgard will offer any sound improvements. Thank you for sharing.
I hav the Schiit Heresy and use it to drive my Focal Celestee headphones and it does a great job! I have no issues with the heresy trying to power the Focal Celestee.
From what I learned from this review, may as well pick up the magni heresy and modi + stack for similar price as the asgard, asgard with dac you can add the loki + for a few dollars more at around 450 for the three and at 400 for asgard with dac... the three stack looks so appealing.
The reason why the power and other switches are on the back of Schiit products is to reduce cost of production. I think I will get the Heresy due to its price.
The 3+ is better than the Heresy by a small margin, but the Asgard 3 is a lot better by comparison. It's fully discrete. It needs the right DAC though. The Modi 3 didn't pair as well as the Modius did.
all people claiming oh you need a better dac blah blah....the fact is none of them can tell a difference in a double blind test...every time a test like that is done, its a fail for them and a lot of excuses to follow :D
The audiophile community is full elitist people with no evidence to their bs claims of dacs, amp, cables , headphone burn in and other nonsense beliefs. Just buy a good enough dac/amp and you'll be happy.
Had a atom and then the asgard 3, it's not close asgard is alot better if...your dac is better, with $100 dac they sounded closer but the asgard was still better, when I bought $220 soncoz dac the asgard 3 was so much better I regret the atom, main differences was bass, 3D space/instrument separation, less harsh, but with better headphones lile focal clear it night and day pretty much, I would start at $200 dac and $200 amps
Magni Heresy/Heretic are SO good that even though I have a $700 DAC and $1000+ Burson amp upstairs I'm often downstairs listening to my Heretic. Absolutely spectacular and a steal at what they charge. They're on sale on the schiit website right now (the Heretic) for $59 freakin dollars guys. No brainer purchase.
Your a good reviewer. Glad to see a new video review from you. Nice to see this comparison. I have 2 of the Heresy's. I just can't justify to myself to getting anything else. The Heresy is the Schiit! I do not have any balanced headphones. I wouldn't mind having the Asgard, but I just don't see the need for myself....at least not at this time. Any of these are winners! TY!
I have hd58x cans and cannot recommend the heresy enough. It truly is a perfect companion; they seem to help the other's slight downfalls giving a really satisfying sound.
Really helpful that you mentioned you wouldn't be able to tell the difference in a blind test. Folks swear the Asgard sounds better. But with my lower cost headphones ($150-$400), I beginning to doubt the Asgard will offer any sound improvements. Thank you for sharing.
I have both the same amps and both the same headphones as you, and am inclined to agree with almost everything you mention here.
I hav the Schiit Heresy and use it to drive my Focal Celestee headphones and it does a great job! I have no issues with the heresy trying to power the Focal Celestee.
From what I learned from this review, may as well pick up the magni heresy and modi + stack for similar price as the asgard, asgard with dac you can add the loki + for a few dollars more at around 450 for the three and at 400 for asgard with dac... the three stack looks so appealing.
I like that the gain switch is on the rear of the heresy. Someone may accidentally switch to high gain if it is on the front 😅
One important note is that since this was filmed Schiit has increased the price of the Asgard to $249 as of 8/29.
still worth it for people in the market for such device. TY for sharing!
The reason why the power and other switches are on the back of Schiit products is to reduce cost of production. I think I will get the Heresy due to its price.
"I got alot more videos coming up soon" 9:00
Just 2 after this 🤣😅
can someone tell me which one is best to use with Beyerdynamic dt 880 pro 250 ohm headphone? ( and should I buy a DAC too or it's not necessary)
The 3+ is better than the Heresy by a small margin, but the Asgard 3 is a lot better by comparison. It's fully discrete. It needs the right DAC though. The Modi 3 didn't pair as well as the Modius did.
all people claiming oh you need a better dac blah blah....the fact is none of them can tell a difference in a double blind test...every time a test like that is done, its a fail for them and a lot of excuses to follow :D
The audiophile community is full elitist people with no evidence to their bs claims of dacs, amp, cables , headphone burn in and other nonsense beliefs. Just buy a good enough dac/amp and you'll be happy.
Had a atom and then the asgard 3, it's not close asgard is alot better if...your dac is better, with $100 dac they sounded closer but the asgard was still better, when I bought $220 soncoz dac the asgard 3 was so much better I regret the atom, main differences was bass, 3D space/instrument separation, less harsh, but with better headphones lile focal clear it night and day pretty much, I would start at $200 dac and $200 amps