Schiit Magni 3 Headphone Amplifier

The third generation of the most inexpensive of the Shiite headphone amplifiers and Magni preamps . The younger brother of the younger brother (meaning Magni 2) in the amplifier family of the American company Schiit Audio.

As for the name, then these Scandinavians will be sorted out with their myths: maybe Thor and the giantess had four sons with the same name "Magni". For convenience, Shiite parents numbered their models - "Magni First", "Magni Second" and so on. Magni 2 had its first failure in family planning - Magni 2 had a baby brother, affectionately named Magni 2 Uber .

With such a device, you can not think what kind of headphones you have. "Magnes" can qualitatively swing headphones with any impedance, including a maximum of 600 ohms . Qualitatively, it means cleanly and without strain, with the ability to turn on extra decibels when they are not needed. Moreover, as a preamplifier Magni 3 will cope with a pair of small speakers connected to the RCA output.

For light plugs, Magni 3 has a Lo mode with a 6dB boost. When the task changes, for example, when working with tight headphones or monitors, the gain switch is turned to the “Hi” position, which provides more than 6x 17dB of output. The predecessor, Magni-2 Uber, had lower numbers (3 and 17 dB, respectively). Amplifier class on board Magni 3 is AB.

As a rule, the owner of Magni 3 does not need to unscrew the handle of the analog volume control, the only control on the front panel of the Magni-3, to the extreme right position. There is also a 6.3 mm headphone jack.

With volume, Magni 3 is more than excellent, because it is difficult to predict a situation where an honest 2 watts at the output may not be enough (at 32 ohms of load).

On the rear panel, in addition to the already mentioned analog output and gain switch, there is a stereo input for a tulip-type plug. Sound-wise, that's all. Simplicity and reliability are one of the advantages of Magni 3.

Which does not affect the sound of the device. Magni-3 has a clear and full-blooded sound, without tonal distortions and tinting. In balance with each other are perfectly controlled bass, soulful midrange and high-frequency region, tuned without excessive harshness and brightness.

The Schiit Magni 3 is an unpretentious, versatile, "Made in USA" soldier on the sonic front that will deal with the amplification problem with the utmost efficiency and the utmost delicacy.

Characteristics:

• Device Type: Amplifier
• Device format: Stationary
• DAC Function: No
• Headphone Amplifier: Yes
• Inputs: RCA
• Outputs: 6.3 mm, RCA
• Headphone amplifier output power, mW: 2000 (32 Ohm)
• Color: silver
• Warranty: 24 months official warranty from Schiit (read more about warranty)