Right. Suppose that simply leads to the conclusion that the real difference maker is really the headphones themselves.
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Iām not a big believer that the goal is neutrality.
These ābudgetā clean SS amps all have relatively neutral signatures, enough power and low enough output impedance that what your really hearing is the headphones.
Amps do have sweet spots in terms of volume levels at which they perform best (at least for class AB designs), so you can have too much power, some rare headphones can be very picky, and it probably has to do with how well the amps handle big swings in impedence.
But outside of that pick a headphone you like, and an amp that will drive it, enjoy it and see what you want to do next.
Itās easy with all the information available to get overwhelmed trying to pick the ābestā, and your just missing out on the enjoyment of listening to a system thatās āgood enoughā.
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When I hear the word, heresy, I just think of the NIN song 
is there a main difference between the MAGNI HERESY and MAGNI 3+? was this already covered? lol
To sum up what has been said, the heresy is in the same vein as the archel or atom, being fairly transparent leaning on analytical, and at times can be indistinguishable from the aforementioned amps.
The 3+ follows more of schiitās traditional sound but is further refined although I gather that compression could still be an issue from reviews (I havenāt heard it for myself yet)
My SMSL DAC/Headphone amp is taking a shit so i ordered 3+ At the time i couldnāt really decide and wasnāt sure if it would make that big of a difference so i went with the standard. Anyway, iāll let you guys know how it is. problem is I donāt feel like my headphones are good enough to make use of it.
The review says the Herasy uses āfeed-forward error correctionā. That sounds like they copied the THX AAA circuitry, no?
Nice, let us know how it works out:+1:
What headphones do you have?
Not really, but it may be in the similar in concept
Like why would I choose it? If I wanted a more fun signature (as I most likely would for enjoyment purposes), otherwise I would go with the heresy. It also depends on the headphone for which I would decide to get
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I received the heresy yesterday and have been comparing it to my atom all day today and I canāt hear a difference. Which is nice cause I already have a modi 3 so now I have a proper schiit stack. I also like how the black and red looks on top of the silver modi.
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Cool, so the heresy is pretty much just a more powerful atom. Good to know
Can you post a photo please?
Makes we want to buy it for the black and red color schemeā¦
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Iām slightly bummed you canāt get the Heresy in Silver/Brushed. Iād honestly probably go black if it didnāt have the red highlights. An all black/grey stack would look like and clean.
Also - New and in the market question: I know āeveryoneā stacks these little guys vertically but if one has the space wouldnt they do best (cooler) side-by-side?
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I donāt see an issue using them on their side, should be fine
Sorry i mean right-side-up but next to each otherā¦ like DAC left, Amp right. So that heatās not affecting each other as much. Granted the hotter of the two (Amp) is on top normally so i guess itās moot lol.
Sorry lol yeah no problem there lol
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