In a long chapter post in the Schiit Happened thread on Head-Fi, Jason Stoddard announced the Magni 3, replacing both the standard and Uber models with a much better circuit and pressed aluminium casework which brings the price down to the Magni and Magni 2’s $99. The pressed case will also adorn the Modi 2 and Vali 2, the latter of which has dropped in price. Quite interestingly, the Magni 3 topology is essentially the same as the Vidar amp. Jason’s summary was post was thus:
In case it gets buried, to summarize, today we:
1. Introduced Magni 3, a $99 fully-discrete, fully-complementary, current-feedback headphone amp and preamp, for $99, bringing better-than-Magni-2-Uber-functionality-and-performance to a price point $50 less. If you ordered a Magni 2 or Uber in the last 30 days, contact [email protected] and they’ll get you taken care of with swaps, refunds, or both.
2. Changed the top of the Modi 2 to aluminum to match the Magni 3, since it is frequently stacked with that product, reaping huge sonic benefits (just kidding, this is a cosmetic change, and if you need a steel-top one, just ask.)
3. Lowered the price for Vali 2 to $149, reflecting new production efficiencies and making it an even better bargain. Again, contact [email protected] if you got one from us in the last 30 days, and we’ll take care of you.
3 thoughts on “Schiit Audio announces the Magni 3”
Price drop on vali 2 for what reason? New vali coming soon?
They have changed the type of case used on the smallest components to pressed aluminium, which is cheaper. It was explained in the Schiit Happened thread on Head-Fi (https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up.701900/page-1629#post-13731994).
Interesting….thanks!