Schiit - Asgard 3
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3
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₹ 9,583
₹ 749
₹ 604
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₹ 4,887
₹ 1,320
₹ 1,068
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15.99%
₹ 3,322
₹ 1,898
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15.99%
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₹ 2,484
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₹ 3,677
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15.99%
₹ 1,371
₹ 4,900
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Low Cost EMI
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₹ 1,321
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₹ 4,903
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Low Cost EMI
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₹ 773
₹ 622
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₹ 1,238
₹ 997
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15%
₹ 3,309
₹ 1,779
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15%
₹ 2,527
₹ 2,327
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16%
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14%
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14%
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₹ 4,903
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₹ 609
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14%
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₹ 3,442
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15%
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14%
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₹ 1,659
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14%
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₹ 2,168
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₹ 2,089
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13.50%
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₹ 3,087
YES Bank
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No Cost EMI
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14%
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₹ 1,659
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14%
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15%
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13%
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₹ 609
6
14%
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Designed & Made
in USA
Ideal for Audiophiles
These DAC & Amps are designed for discerning music lovers. If audio quality is important to you, a set of DAC & Amps like these would be ideal.
You can expect these DAC & Amps to present you with a refined listening experience. The audio quality exhibited by these DAC & Amps is a beautiful mix of musicality, technical brilliance and high precision.
These DAC & Amps deliver a spacious & open soundstage that makes you feel you are sitting at a live concert. Experience the magic and delve into pure sonic tranquility!
Ideal for
Indoor Use
Metal
Build
DAC Chip
You may not even realise it, but most of us use a digital-to-analogue converter (commonly known as a DAC) daily. Built into your computers, tablets and smartphones, a DAC is fundamental to unlocking the convenience of digital music. Any device that acts as a digital sound source will need a DAC to convert digital audio to analog. A DAC converts the digital information stored in “0s and 1s” into an analog signal that's passed to speakers or headphones and ultimately our ear. In short, DACs play a large part in making digital music hearable.While this technical process is undoubtedly impressive, the DAC embedded into your smartphones or laptops is nowhere good enough to listen to your favourite music recordings in high quality. So, if you want to listen to music in high quality, an external DAC is essential to allow headphones or speakers to perform at their potential. An external DAC, first and foremost, will improve audio quality dramatically.
3.5W RMS @ 32Ω
Power Output
Connect With
RCA
Volume Controls
If your DAC & Amps include volume controls or volume rockers, you can easily change the volume with a button press or volume knob turn.
DAC & Amps that have volume controls make its operation incredibly simple; turn up the volume on your smartphone or your source devices and then change the volume on DAC & Amps to the desired level.
This design feature allows you to have complete control over the desired volume according to your listening preferences.
DESCRIPTION
POWERFUL YET SMOOTH CLASS A AMPLIFICATION WITH THE ASGARD 3
Asgard 3 is a high-powered, low-cost modular headphone amp and preamp that provides a single-box solution for all your desktop needs. It's an upgrade to the headphone amp that started it all - the Asgard. The Asgard 3 has its ContinuityTM topology, which extends the benefits of Class A output. Asgard 3 comes in two variants, one with ES9028 Delta-Sigma DAC Module and the other with no add-on card module.
METICULOUSLY DESIGNED AND BUILT IN CALIFORNIA
Asgard 3's build is smooth yet elegant with high-quality metal housing. All Schiit audio products are designed and made in California. The vast majority of Asgard 3's entire production of chassis, boards, transformers, assembly, and so on are done within the USA. The PCBs are made right around the corner or in NorCal. Schiit Transformers are built-in California.
HIGH-QUALITY COMPONENTS DELIVERING POWER-PACKED PERFORMANCE
Asgard 3 is a beast when it comes to performance. The Continuity output stage in the Asgard 3 provides 3.5W into 32 ohms, which is 3.5X more than any older generation of Asgard, while also running 500mW of Class A bias. Agard 3 has plenty of power for almost any headphones, and you don't require balanced headphone cables. Power is sent to the 1/4" socket to get the most demanding headphones to deliver exceptional sound. At the same time, the Asgard 3's low noise floor means you'll be able to power even the most sensitive IEMs.
MODULAR DESIGN FOR EXCEPTIONAL AUDIO PERFORMANCE
Choose either the internal card or the rear-panel analog input, and adjust the gain using the front switches. To experience a complete desktop system, connect the preamp output to your powered monitors or use it as a front end to your speaker power amplifier. Asgard 3 gives you all the freedom you need. As an additional upgrade to the Asgard 3 you can opt for an ES9028 module with Unison USBTM for a world-class delta-sigma DAC. Plus, because of its unique modular design, Asgard 3 will not become obsolete as technology advances— all you need to do is exchange a card!
SPECS
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20 Hz-20 kHz, -0.1db, 2Hz-400KHz, -3dB |
| MAXIMUM POWER | 16 ohms: 5W RMS per channel 32 ohms: 3.5W RMS per channel 50 ohms: 2.5W RMS per channel 300 ohms: 600 mW RMS per channel 600 ohms: 300 mW RMS per channel |
| THD | Less than 0.002%, 20 Hz-20 kHz, at 1V RMS, high gain mode (worst case) |
| IMD | Less than 0.002%, CCIF at 1V RMS, high gain mode (worst case) |
| SNR | More than 115db, unweighted, referenced to 1V RMS, in low gain mode |
| CROSSTALK | Less than -82dB, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 300 ohm load |
| OUTPUT IMPEDANCE | Less than 0.2 ohms in high or low gain mode |
| INPUT IMPEDANCE | 22K ohms |
| GAIN | High = 6 (15.6dB) or Low = 1 (0dB), via rear switch |
| TOPOLOGY | Fully discrete, current feedback with Continuity™ constant-transconductance output stage and stacked power supply rails |
| PROTECTION | Standard muting relay for delayed turn-on and fast turn-off |
| POWER SUPPLY | Internal 48VA power transformer with 4 separate power supply rails and over 20,000uf of filter capacitance |
| POWER CONSUMPTION | 30W |
| SIZE | 9 x 6 x 2" |
| WEIGHT | 5 lbs |
| USB INPUT RECEIVER | Schiit Unison USB™ |
| D/A CONVERSION IC | ESS ES9028 |
| ANALOG OUTPUT | differential I/V conversion based on LME49724, switchable summed SE mode |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20Hz-20KHz, +/-0.1dB |
| THD | <0.0008%, 20Hz-20KHz |
| IMD | <0.0008%, CCIR |
| IMD: S/N | >112dB, referenced to 2V RMS, unweighted |
| BOX CONTENTS | 1. Schiit Asgard 3 |
| 2. Power cord |
| GENERIC NAME | Headphone Amplifier |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | USA |
| IMPORTER DETAILS | Importers Name: Ferrari Video Address: 63/18, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai - 600020 Contact No: 044-24420733 |
| NET QUANTITY | 1 |
FAQs
I still don't like change, even if it's good!
That's cool. Think of Asgard 3 as a 500mW Class A amp with a 3.5W 'turbo mode.' Does that help?
Okay, fine. How is Asgard 3 different than Asgard 2?
In short, it's a completely different amp. Here's the breakdown:
Are there any other Continuity amps out there in your lineup?
Asgard 3 joins Lyr 3 and Aegir in our Continuity amp roster.
Will Asgard 3 drive 'difficult' inefficient headphones?
Asgard 3 has plenty of power for pretty much anything. Whether you're talking 300 or 600 ohm headphones or relatively inefficient planars, Asgard has plenty of power for both.
And high-efficiency IEMs?
Yes. We've tested extensively with IEMs, and Asgard 3's very low noise floor is ideal for them in low gain mode.
And other headphones?
Of course.
Can I turn off the headphone outs when I'm using the preamp outputs?
Plugging in headphones automatically disconnects the pre-outs.
So, if this has your fancy-smantchy new Continuity thing, it finally runs cool to the touch, rather than requiring oven mitts to operate, like previous Asgards?
Cool? Nope. It's still running 500mW Class A bias at 32 ohms, which is quite a bit. Cooler than older Asgards? Yes. But it's still gonna be a warm-running amp. You shouldn't be blocking the ventilation holes.
Waaaahhhhh! You killed Class A! Why did you do that, you terrible people?
Because sometimes you have to change. The original Asgard was introduced in June 2010. It was a good amp for its time, and we improved it with the introduction of the Asgard 2 in 2012, which added gain switching and preamp outputs. But since then, Asgard has kinda run in place, while Magni has doubled its power output, and its bigger sisters have become modular. And so, with the development of our Continuity constant-transconductance output stage, it was time to think about giving Asgard 2 an extreme makeoveróîone that would result in performance far above and beyond anything any previous Asgard could deliver.
POWERFUL YET SMOOTH CLASS A AMPLIFICATION WITH THE ASGARD 3
Asgard 3 is a high-powered, low-cost modular headphone amp and preamp that provides a single-box solution for all your desktop needs. It's an upgrade to the headphone amp that started it all - the Asgard. The Asgard 3 has its ContinuityTM topology, which extends the benefits of Class A output. Asgard 3 comes in two variants, one with ES9028 Delta-Sigma DAC Module and the other with no add-on card module.
METICULOUSLY DESIGNED AND BUILT IN CALIFORNIA
Asgard 3's build is smooth yet elegant with high-quality metal housing. All Schiit audio products are designed and made in California. The vast majority of Asgard 3's entire production of chassis, boards, transformers, assembly, and so on are done within the USA. The PCBs are made right around the corner or in NorCal. Schiit Transformers are built-in California.
HIGH-QUALITY COMPONENTS DELIVERING POWER-PACKED PERFORMANCE
Asgard 3 is a beast when it comes to performance. The Continuity output stage in the Asgard 3 provides 3.5W into 32 ohms, which is 3.5X more than any older generation of Asgard, while also running 500mW of Class A bias. Agard 3 has plenty of power for almost any headphones, and you don't require balanced headphone cables. Power is sent to the 1/4" socket to get the most demanding headphones to deliver exceptional sound. At the same time, the Asgard 3's low noise floor means you'll be able to power even the most sensitive IEMs.
MODULAR DESIGN FOR EXCEPTIONAL AUDIO PERFORMANCE
Choose either the internal card or the rear-panel analog input, and adjust the gain using the front switches. To experience a complete desktop system, connect the preamp output to your powered monitors or use it as a front end to your speaker power amplifier. Asgard 3 gives you all the freedom you need. As an additional upgrade to the Asgard 3 you can opt for an ES9028 module with Unison USBTM for a world-class delta-sigma DAC. Plus, because of its unique modular design, Asgard 3 will not become obsolete as technology advances— all you need to do is exchange a card!
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20 Hz-20 kHz, -0.1db, 2Hz-400KHz, -3dB |
| MAXIMUM POWER | 16 ohms: 5W RMS per channel 32 ohms: 3.5W RMS per channel 50 ohms: 2.5W RMS per channel 300 ohms: 600 mW RMS per channel 600 ohms: 300 mW RMS per channel |
| THD | Less than 0.002%, 20 Hz-20 kHz, at 1V RMS, high gain mode (worst case) |
| IMD | Less than 0.002%, CCIF at 1V RMS, high gain mode (worst case) |
| SNR | More than 115db, unweighted, referenced to 1V RMS, in low gain mode |
| CROSSTALK | Less than -82dB, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 300 ohm load |
| OUTPUT IMPEDANCE | Less than 0.2 ohms in high or low gain mode |
| INPUT IMPEDANCE | 22K ohms |
| GAIN | High = 6 (15.6dB) or Low = 1 (0dB), via rear switch |
| TOPOLOGY | Fully discrete, current feedback with Continuity™ constant-transconductance output stage and stacked power supply rails |
| PROTECTION | Standard muting relay for delayed turn-on and fast turn-off |
| POWER SUPPLY | Internal 48VA power transformer with 4 separate power supply rails and over 20,000uf of filter capacitance |
| POWER CONSUMPTION | 30W |
| SIZE | 9 x 6 x 2" |
| WEIGHT | 5 lbs |
| USB INPUT RECEIVER | Schiit Unison USB™ |
| D/A CONVERSION IC | ESS ES9028 |
| ANALOG OUTPUT | differential I/V conversion based on LME49724, switchable summed SE mode |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20Hz-20KHz, +/-0.1dB |
| THD | <0.0008%, 20Hz-20KHz |
| IMD | <0.0008%, CCIR |
| IMD: S/N | >112dB, referenced to 2V RMS, unweighted |
| BOX CONTENTS | 1. Schiit Asgard 3 |
| 2. Power cord |
| GENERIC NAME | Headphone Amplifier |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | USA |
| IMPORTER DETAILS | Importers Name: Ferrari Video Address: 63/18, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai - 600020 Contact No: 044-24420733 |
| NET QUANTITY | 1 |
I still don't like change, even if it's good!
That's cool. Think of Asgard 3 as a 500mW Class A amp with a 3.5W 'turbo mode.' Does that help?
Okay, fine. How is Asgard 3 different than Asgard 2?
In short, it's a completely different amp. Here's the breakdown:
Are there any other Continuity amps out there in your lineup?
Asgard 3 joins Lyr 3 and Aegir in our Continuity amp roster.
Will Asgard 3 drive 'difficult' inefficient headphones?
Asgard 3 has plenty of power for pretty much anything. Whether you're talking 300 or 600 ohm headphones or relatively inefficient planars, Asgard has plenty of power for both.
And high-efficiency IEMs?
Yes. We've tested extensively with IEMs, and Asgard 3's very low noise floor is ideal for them in low gain mode.
And other headphones?
Of course.
Can I turn off the headphone outs when I'm using the preamp outputs?
Plugging in headphones automatically disconnects the pre-outs.
So, if this has your fancy-smantchy new Continuity thing, it finally runs cool to the touch, rather than requiring oven mitts to operate, like previous Asgards?
Cool? Nope. It's still running 500mW Class A bias at 32 ohms, which is quite a bit. Cooler than older Asgards? Yes. But it's still gonna be a warm-running amp. You shouldn't be blocking the ventilation holes.
Waaaahhhhh! You killed Class A! Why did you do that, you terrible people?
Because sometimes you have to change. The original Asgard was introduced in June 2010. It was a good amp for its time, and we improved it with the introduction of the Asgard 2 in 2012, which added gain switching and preamp outputs. But since then, Asgard has kinda run in place, while Magni has doubled its power output, and its bigger sisters have become modular. And so, with the development of our Continuity constant-transconductance output stage, it was time to think about giving Asgard 2 an extreme makeoveróîone that would result in performance far above and beyond anything any previous Asgard could deliver.
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Schiit - Asgard 3 comes with a 5 Year warranty
from Schiit that covers manufacturing defects.
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