 Shatters Price Barrier to DSD; Brings DSD to Any DAC for $149 September 9, 2013, Newhall, CA. Today, Schiit Audio announced the availability of its new Loki DSD companion DAC, which allows anyone to add DSD playback to any DAC for $149. Loki is by far the least expensive native DSD playback system on the market. "Customers have been asking for DSD in our DACs," said Mike Moffat, Co-Founder of Schiit Audio. "But in our opinion, DSD and PCM playback should not be shared on the same analog stage. The filtering requirements of DSD are drastically different. Because of this, we chose to offer DSD as a separate, dedicated DSD-only box with pass-through switching, so it can simply be added to any DAC." Mike emphasized "any DAC." Loki is not limited to working with Schiit's Modi, Bifrost, and Gungnir DACs--it works as a companion to any DAC that has RCA output. Loki decodes DSD 1X using the DoP spec and proprietary Schiit firmware on a Microchip PIC controller to provide bit-perfect DSD native playback with a variety of music players on both the PC and Mac platforms. It connects to any PC or Mac via USB, and is powered by the USB bus, with extensive filtering and power regulation to ensure pure, noise-free performance. "We're very proud of Loki's performance," Mike Moffat said. "Compare it to DSD DACs that cost many times more. Its sonic capabilities are far greater than its price, because it's not trying to do both PCM and DSD with the same output stage." Mike also emphasized that Loki was "the right path to an uncertain future," citing SACD, HDCD, DAT, reel-to-reel, ELcassette, and even quadraphonic formats as audiophile-lauded formats that never made it to the mainstream. Loki allows virtually anyone to try out DSD for a very low cost, without the need to replace their perfectly good PCM DAC. If DSD doesn't take off, they've lost very little in investing in Loki. Like all Schiit products, Loki is made in the USA. It offers a 2-year warranty, and is available now for immediate purchase at Schiit.com for $149. About Schiit Audio Founded in June 2010 by audio industry “old dogs” Jason Stoddard and Mike Moffat, Schiit Audio has a simple, if somewhat insane, mission: to bring superior performance, design, and quality to audio products at near-Chinese prices, while manufacturing in the USA. Jason Stoddard was the former engineering lead at Sumo, designing power amps that included Polaris II, Polaris III, Andromeda III, Ulysses, Ulysses II, The Ten, The Five, as well as preamplifiers including Athena II, Diana, and Artemis, and Sumo’s first digital line: Axiom and Theorem. Mike Moffat was the founder of Theta, Theta Digital, and Angstrom, and his audio history covers an impressive list of firsts, including the first standalone DAC, the Theta DSPre, the first use of digital signal processing and bit-perfect digital filter algorithms, the first DTS surround processor, and more  The Transparent Store is open to customers only from the United States and Canada. Transparent Audio has manufactured the world's finest music system and home theater cables and power conditioning products for nearly 3 decades. Find out more about us on our website or take a brief tour of our facility. Transparent is pleased to offer a wide range of our products through this store, providing immediate shipment of some of our most popular items. Everything available on this site is upgradeable to a higher performance level through an Authorized Transparent Dealer. Contact Transparent or your dealer for details about how the upgrade program can work for you. Transparent offers the products in this store in partnership with our specialty dealer network. At the end of your shopping experience, we will ask you to provide the name of your Transparent Dealer. If you do not yet have a Transparent Dealer, we will select a dealer in your region. We will be sharing your purchase details with the Transparent dealer you or we select so that your dealer can better help you with your long range system planning. From the simplest, most basic systems to the most exotic, Transparent and our expert team of dealers are always ready to help with your purchase decisions and to assist you in successfully integrating your Transparent purchases into your music or film system. Many higher performance Transparent products are only available through an Authorized Transparent Dealer. Feel free to call Transparent at (207) 284-1100 or consult your Transparent Dealer for advice about which Transparent products will work best for your system plans. Enjoy your browsing experience and the convenience of being able to order what you need 24/7 without leaving your home or interrupting your latest home system music and film experiences. Start shopping now by exploring the categories below, or find out more here about the best Transparent products for your music or film system. |
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