They inject their own ideas to their products, and tend not to follow common industry standards. So then why am I a fan of Schiit when I don't really care much about amps and dacs all that much? Things like their design sense, whether physical, mechanical, or simply aesthetics. That still didn't stop me from being a fan of Schiit. Like, for one example, at the time of owning the original Modi and the ODAC, I found the ODAC to sound superior. So I'm not the best person in trying to convince me that $5000 dacs are better than $100 DACs that sounds good enough to my ears. In terms of DACs, well, I'm also happy just having one that provides a digital to analog conversion cleanly. Yes, I know they do sound different here or there, but the vast majority of a headphone's sound is the headphone, regardless of who makes the gear attached to it. I don't expect solid state amps to sound very different from one another as long as the headphones in question are supplied the power necessary for them to perform optimally. I'll just tell you that in terms of amps, all I care about is them providing enough clean power for my headphones. Now, by saying that you may think I'm biased towards them. I'll be the first to admit, I'm an avid fan of Schiit. This will be a more 'casual' approach into these two products. Besides, I don't have elaborate testing being done in terms of their sound, measurements, or what have you. I didn't feel a need to separate them into smaller reviews, as I think it all flows together for me as just one review. I've also decided on merging the Fulla 3 and Hel into one "Schiit Gaming DAC/Amps" review, mainly because they're both fresh products with similar uses, at different price levels. Besides, the Fulla and Hel make excellent amp/dacs outside of gaming as well, so they may still be interested in these. So these aren't aimed at them, and here I'm writing this 'review' for everyone else who doesn't need or use stuff like that, and just want the raw, untouched, stereo sound. I also know those in my small corner of the audiophile community like and use virtual surround devices, which these are not. This entry will not be as long as those reviews, but I'll do my best in trying to make it legible to a degree. As Schiit's dac/amps are more simplistic, without any software, it wouldn't work quite the same. It's why you haven't seen any full on review of anything outside of the gaming dac/amps that were easier to write about due to the software features. I think it's better for it, as I don't feel right about trying to condense my thoughts into my common review style for headphones for amp/dacs. He didn't even ask for a review, just wanted me to give him what I thought of them and any points of improvements, etc.Īs I'm someone who doesn't feel comfortable with dac/amp reviews, this particular "review" will be a bit more freestyle, with a more relaxed, thoughts on paper approach to writing, as opposed to my typical review process of trying to make it as professional as I possibly can. Disclaimer: A special thanks to Schiit's Jason Stoddard for sending out the Hel and Fulla 3 for my impressions.
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