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Schiit Vidar Impression Thread - UPDATED WITH REVIEW (CHECK FIRST POST)

Discussion in 'Power Amps' started by Rotijon, Jul 17, 2017.

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  1. ButtUglyJeff

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    Your answer is in the same thread, right from the horse's mouth
     
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    Anyone still have two Vidars?

    Instead of the monoblock thing / unnatural obsession with running balanced lines, anyone actually try biamping?

    That is one Vidar on highs and the other on lows, for speakers with two sets of binding posts. Biamping has certain advantages.
     
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    Sorry can't help you with this one, but just wondering if you've posted a review of Vidar yet @Marvey ?
     
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    Will do it today if I have time - on the blog.
     
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    Cool, yeah I've been lacking in time to do a full compare of my 2 existing integrated amps and sit down and write a more comprehensive review as well.

    Suffice it to say, with well over 120 hours on it now, I truly think it is a fantastic amp for the money, and probably for much more money (esp. paired up with Saga as I have done).

    Will be interested in your feelings of it.
     
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    Saga / Vidar vs Ragnarok on speakers is almost like Saga / Jotunheim vs Ragnarok on headphones. Ragnarok is slightly better with microdynamics but has a haze and is softer. Rag is tonally warmer too, although Saga with a the right 6SN7 might offer some warmth. Vidar wins in win clarity, focus, and precision.

    Vidar is like Jotunheim, but with fixes / improvements. Where the Vidar separates itself from Jotunheim is that the tonality is spot on neutral without any glare or forward / aggressiveness that the Jotunheim has. The Vidar is also has a deeper placed stage like the JLH 69 amp. Maybe even marginally deeper than Rag, which is known for an upfront row 1 seats.
     
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    I love the deep/3Dish soundstage of the Vidar/Saga combo...this one aspect that has impressed me big-time over my other two amps on-hand - it may not be the widest soundstage, but the depth and instrument/vocal separation within that space is a definite strength.
     
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    I agree with you regarding Vidar's remarkable bass weight, impact and depth. I turned off my sub when I first hooked Vidar up, just to ensure I could hear what it was doing with my speakers alone, without the sub filling in the bottom end (along with its own amp).

    Funny thing is, I really haven't turned the sub back on yet because I haven't missed it as much as I did with my other amps...who knows I may end up selling it.
     
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    Thanks for the review. I also think it's a well built and enjoyable amp. If I had to pick one word to describe vidar, it would be "solid".
     
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    So no one biamping x2 Vidars for highs and lows separately? I am disaapointed in you guys falling for all this monoblock "balanced" shit. Seriously. Biamping is the way to go. You won't have IMD from the amp dedicated for the lows affecting the amp dedicated for highs. The amp dedicated for highs gets an easier job without having to push a lot of air and fighting back-EMF. Given the cost of the Vidar, people should be screaming for biamping instead of running them in monoblock. Go get out there and buy another Vidar!
     
    purr1n, Sep 1, 2017
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    ^^That is just active bi-wiring though, not bi-amping, and its decidedly for noobs. Put a capacitor with the appropriate value between the preamp and amp to filter out the lows before sending the signal to the mids and highs that way the amp doesn't even amplify bass signals. We need all those 400 watts for our tweeters and mids. :p;)
     
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    Not really. I believe he implied you would put an active crossover in the chain as well.
    Biamping requires expensive crossover though, and people already have to drrop $700 per Vidar (or whatever they cost)



    EDIT: Link to audiophool in OP is broken...
     
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    It's still biamping, but using existing passive crossovers of the speakers. Next step would be active or passive line level xovers. PLLXOs do have some limitations.
     
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    Like Richard Vandersteen (and me after trying his recommendation).
    Those 400 watts would be available to the tweeters and mids if one used a 400 watt stereo amp.
     
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    First Watt B4 or B5.
     
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    Can you expand on that? I'm planning a 2.1 system (monitors + subwoofer) and was thinking about putting the main speakers on a high pass filter. Originally I was thinking active xover, but I saw that passive is also available which are cheaper and lower noise.
    http://www.marchandelec.com/xm46.html
     
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