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Schiit Magni Heretic Headphone Amp and Preamp (Black or Silver)

$59
$119.00
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Schiit has Schiit Magni Heretic Headphone Amp and Preamp (Black or Silver) on sale for $59. Shipping fees will vary by location with most from $10 to $15.

Thanks to Community Member dealex for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Must select the Heretic Version option, the Finish (Black or Silver) and the AC Adapter Type (115V AC USA Plug) before adding to cart.
Available Colors:
  • Black
  • Silver
About this Item:
  • Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, +/-0.01dB
  • Maximum Power, 16 ohms: 2.8W RMS per channel
  • Maximum Power, 32 ohms: 2.4W RMS per channel
  • Maximum Power, 50 ohms: 1.6W RMS per channel
  • Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 410mW RMS per channel
  • Maximum Power, 600 ohms: 215mW RMS per channel
  • High Gain: Less than 0.0002% (-112dB) ref 2V RMS at 300 ohms
  • Low Gain: Less than 0.0001% (-119dB) ref 2V RMS at 300 ohms
  • Crosstalk: Less than -86dB, ref 1V out
  • Output Impedance: Less than 0.33 ohms at either gain
  • Input Impedance: 50k ohms minimum in all gains
  • Gain: -10dB, 0dB, or 15dB, selectable via front switch
  • Topology: OPA1656 op-amp for voltage gain with local feedback, OPA1656 (6 stages per channel) as output buffers with local loops, no overall loop feedback.
Heretic vs Magni+ tl:dr:
  • The Magni+ uses a discrete hardware design (using individual analog components) while the Heretic uses op-amp chips instead (components are integrated into a single chip), typically allowing the Heretic to have lower noise and a cleaner signal.

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    • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is ~$30 lower than the next best available prices from similar reputable merchants starting from $99. -SaltyOne
  • Please refer to Audio Science Review for a detailed review of this Amp.
  • APx555 Standard Test Suite Results can be found here.

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Edited February 21, 2024 at 07:26 PM by
Schiit Audio has the Magni Heretic headphone amp on "last call" closeout for $59 + shipping (starts around 11.51 priority).

Magni+ also available for $69 +shipping

Both available in black or silver

https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-plus
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Quick primer on audio: The audio in all our digital devices is in digital form (bits of 1 and 0). This needs to be converted into analog form (waves) using a device called DAC or Digital to Analog converter. Then the analog signal needs to be amplified to power the sound producing devices such as headphones or speakers using another device called Amplifier or AMP. This device belongs to this class, but it can only power headphones and not speakers.

Coming to whether you need this:
You need this only if you have "wired" high end headphones or earphones. I would not worry about this for the likes of most consumer grade headphones such as Bose wired.
Also remember "wired". if you have anything wireless / bluetooth, the DAC and AMP is built into them and you don't need this. Rather you cannot use this at all.
If you have headphones from the likes of Sennheiser, Grado, Audio Technica, Beyerdynaminc, even some higher end Sonys, then you can get real benefits from this.
I will never buy Schiit again. Worst customer service I have ever dealt with. Rude and condescending. I had to spend $60 to get my under warranty $400 amp fixed after arguing. I sold it immediately after. I just don't get the hype around them. I respect American made but crappy service is a no go for me.

Go for the iFi stuff. Sounds better with better engineering.
These are Schiit.

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These are Schiit.
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02-21-2024 at 07:22 PM.
Quote from labboypro :
These are Schiit.

Nice one, dad.
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02-21-2024 at 07:25 PM.
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Now find me a sale on the dac
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02-21-2024 at 08:28 PM.
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Quote from Nattefrost :
Now find me a sale on the dac
Best bang for your buck, apple usb c to aux
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I've got the magni+ paired with an apple USB C dongle and absolutely love it.
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Now find me a sale on the dac
Sml su1 is pretty good.
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02-22-2024 at 07:28 AM.
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How does this compare to a Qudelix 5K?
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Quote from labboypro :
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How did you ever come up with that one?
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02-22-2024 at 07:38 AM.
For those looking for a dac the S.M.S.L SU-1 is widely regarded as the best low cost option at $80 or less.
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02-22-2024 at 08:56 AM.
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[Clay Travis voice] Schiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
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I'm here for all the Schiity comment!!!
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02-22-2024 at 10:34 AM.
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Solid buy at great price. Very good review [audiosciencereview.com] on ASR.
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