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PAIRS WELL WITH THESE ACCESSORIES
Designed & Made
in the USA
5 Years of
Warranty
Ideal for
Indoor Use
Upto 100W RMS @ 8Ω
Power Output
Connect With
3-Pin XLR & RCA
TINY IN SIZE, BIG ON PERFORMANCE
The Schiit Vidar may be small, but it’s also the best of its class, delivering 100W per channel into 8 ohms, doubling to 200W per channel into 4 ohms. It gives you a feeling of the beefy 600VA transformer inside. It is perfectly capable of driving the most demanding passive speakers with ease.
NOTHING COMES IN BETWEEN THE VIDAR & YOUR MUSIC
A microprocessor in Vidar oversees important aspects of amplifier operation from DC offset to over-current and over-temperature faults. This provides a secured and guarded operation without invasive current-limiting, fuses or actives devices in the power supply path. Switching supplies, fans and Class D does not come in between you and your music.
| POWER OUTPUT | Stereo, 8 Ohms: 100W RMS per channel Stereo, 4 Ohms: 200W RMS per channel Mono, 8 ohms: 400W RMS |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20 Hz-20 kHz, -0.1db, 3Hz-500KHz, -3dB |
| THD | <0.01%, 20 Hz-20 kHz, at 100W RMS into 8 ohms |
| IMD | <0.01%, CCIR, at 100W RMS into 8 ohms |
| SNR | >115db, A-weighted, referenced to full output |
| CROSSTALK | >95dB, 20-20 kHz |
| DAMPING RATE | >100 into 8 ohms, 20-20 kHz |
| INPUT IMPEDANCE | 22k ohms SE, 44k ohms balanced |
| INPUT SENSITIVITY | AKA Rated Output (Vrms)/Rated Gain. Or, 28V/22. You do the math |
| GAIN | 22 (27dB) |
| INPUTS | L/R RCA jacks for stereo input, single XLR for mono input |
| TOPOLOGY | Fully complementary, all-BJT, current feedback, no coupling capacitors or DC servos |
| OVERSIGHT | microprocessor-controlled monitoring and management of critical operational points, including DC offset, with with relay shut-down for overcurrent, thermal, and other faults |
| POWER SUPPLY | 600VA transformer with dual mono main rails, plus boosted, regulated supply to input, voltage gain and driver stages, plus separate, isolated and regulated rails for microprocessor management. |
| POWER CONSUMPTION | 700W maximum |
| SIZE | 9” x 13” x 3.875” |
| WEIGHT | 22 lbs |
| BOX CONTENTS |
1. Schiit Vidar
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2. Power cord
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| 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 |
The Schiit Story
The story of Schiit Audio begins with two veteran audiophiles Jason Stoddard, formerly of Sumo, and Mike Moffat, formerly of Theta coming together to shake things up a bit. Both of them have extensive experience in developing lots of audio and A/V products including the Andromeda III, Cobalt 307, DS Pre and Angstrom 200. From power amplifiers, I/V conversion stages, D/A converters, relay-switched stepped attenuator volume controls in preamps to developing the first DTS home theatre surround processor on the market, Schiit Audio has developed a lot of audio products over the years.
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Getting into Designing Headphones
Headphones are the need of the hour everyone who likes music uses a headphone. Therefore Schiit Audio moved to develop personal audio equipment while continuing to design a speaker-based system which includes the industry-leading preamps, amps and DACs. So right now Schiit Audio has a plethora of audio products ranging from personal audio to speaker-based systems. Schiit designs affordable audio products that bring happiness in your lives.
True Multibit DACs and Unique Digital Filter
Unlike ordinary DACs that use delta-sigma, NOS (new old stock) D/A chips, multibit chips, high-cost R2R ladders, Schiit uses unique DSP-based closed-form digital filter which improves the sonic performance of the multibit DAC. Therefore the Schiit's multibit technology brings all of it together using the current-production, medical/military grade D/A converters.
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Innovation in Analog
Schiit has opted for an innovative approach for the analog side as well. Even the most affordable Schiit headphone amplifier is a miniature, fully discrete, DC coupled, current-feedback power amplifier. Schiit is credited for introducing Continuity output stage to solve the issue of transconductance droop which was common in Class AB amplifier design. Schiit has also developed balanced topologies like Nexus in Ragnarok 2 and a perfect combination of tube and solid-state with Coherence in Lyr 3.
Designed with High-End Materials for Durability
All the Schiit products are designed for solidity and durability. Even the smallest of the products are made of aluminium and steel while the larger products are made of high-end C core transformers, power supply filtering and low-noise control. All the products have to go through severe testing procedures including the latest APx555 audio analyzer and Avermetrics analyzers. Every product from Asgard and up goes through burn-in to address the issues faced during the initial period of usage. Schiit takes care of all the service and support requirements so that you can concentrate on great sound.
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Handcrafted in the USA
Schiit believes that local control of all the aspects of production improves the delivering of the product. Therefore all the Schiit products are designed and made in the USA and most of the cost of the components are going to the US-based companies. Assembled in the USA means that Schiit's chassis guys are from San Fernando Valley, Schiit transformers are made in California, Schiit boards come from the east coast of the USA and all the designing, assembling and testing of Schiit products happen in Valencia, California.
Or, to put it in "key features" speak:
1. Power supply to output stage is dual mono---nd this is where it matters. Modulation on one supply won't affect the other.
2. Massive overkill power supply topologyóîseparate regulated HV rails to voltage gain and driver stages (not stacked, so no modulation with P/S load).
3. No caps in the signal path, no DC servo in the signal path, nothing but music in the signal path.
4. Current feedback topology is amazingly fast (-3dB above 1MHz before input filter) and measures well, especially for such a simple stage.
5. Linear supply, not switching supply, no high-frequency noise to deal with.
6. Class AB output stage, not D. Again, no noise or noise-shaping applied.
7. 3 pairs of outputs per channelóî1.5x more than typical for this power output.
8. Rated power output doubles into 4 ohms.
9. Microprocessor oversees all important aspects of amplifier operation: current, DC offset, temperature.
10. Protection system uses a "least invasive methodology"óîno active devices in signal path, no current limiting, no crowbarsóîjust resistors and relays.
11. No fan, just a massive amount of heatsinking.
5 Year Warranty
Don't sweat it, this Schiit - Vidar comes with a warranty
from Schiit that covers manufacturing defects.
All products featured on Headphone Zone are backed by an original manufacturer's warranty.
Read more about Schiit's warranty in India.
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