Sorry, what exactly is the āpotā?
Like the interior where the knob sits or something else?
The pot or potentiometer is what controls the volume, sometimes they can get dust and debris in there and cause a scratchy sound, you can clean it out with compressed air or add more lubricant
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I had a B stock Magni 3 that developed a scratchy pot and Schitt told me they use WD40 and another contact cleaner.
They apply the WD40 into the pot enclosure and rotate the pot several times and 9 out of ten times this cleard up the issueā¦I tried it and it did workā¦but in a few weeks it came back, sent back to Schitt and they replaced it with a new unit, have it now for 6+ months and no issues with the pot.
The Asgard 3 has the larger ALPS pot in it, take a look at the pix of the internals on the Schitt websiteā¦
Alex
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Alright got my replacement Asgard 3 today and so far so good. I missed it during the week it was gone tbh, it sounds so good lol. Glad the process was stress free, and now time to dig in!
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Glad to hear Blu !! I would go nuts without mine and I have other amps but I really enjoy this Asgard 3
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Yeah I still had my Magni 3 but after upgrading for a day, it was really hard to go back not gunna lie lol.
Totally agree and I have the magni 3+ā¦ pales to the Asgard.
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Glad you are back and up and running lol
Thanks, me too! 
Awesome! And I totally agree. The A3 was a much bigger upgrade over the $100 amps than I expected.
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When comparing to my other amps, I am so surprised about how well the A3 keeps up. Itās seriously an awesome value buy.
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good to hear! also that was very fastā¦ im really impressed with Schiit latelyā¦ customer service seem really tremendous and the pieces ive personally had/have are all really great products
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I had the same thing happen to my Asgard 2 but it was the high/low switch. Luckily it was in high mode when it happened so I havenāt messed with it. What did you find out?
So the on/off switch broke after like 10 hours of use which I thought was most definitely a malfunction because my Magni 3 and Modi 3 are still sturdy going on nearly a year now.
Sent an e-mail to the warranty mail in the paper that comes with the Asgard 3 and after 2 days never got a responseā¦ So I went to Schiitās website and filled out an R&A form or something just saying like āHey my Asgard is defective, I got it a few days ago and itās still under warranty. I donāt want a refund, just a replacement would be nice.ā and they responded like 2 hours later.
They sent me a FedEx label and paid for me to ship my unit back to them. Once my unit had a tracker on it, they shipped me a new unit - no questions asked. Was a really hassle free process and Iām thankful that I have a working Asgard 3 again. Iāve had it on basically since Iāve got it back 
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Thatās awesome! Schiit is a awesome company! Most would have to wait till they received the item before shipping a new one. My situation is a little different though. Iām the second owner and Iām certain itās out of warranty. I think it happened due to poor packaging when it was shipped.
Hmmm because you are the second owner that might unfortunately be the case. In my manual it says the Asgard 3 has a 5-year limited warranty but it is to the original purchaserā¦ Might be worth a shot to try anyway? Not sure if this warranty is specific for all of their products or not.
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Its not going to hurt to send them a enail message to their support folks and at least ask the questionā¦
Schiit has always treated me with respect and solved all of my issuesā¦and sending a prepaid shipping lable to cover the cost sending back is niceā¦when others do not do thisā¦
Alex
Ok Iāll check into it. Thank you for the help.
I know that the 789 is a ābetterā amp than the asgard 3. But will there be a difference between the 2 amps specially with Argon Mk. 3s? Im looking for an amp upgrade from my Atom which just doesnāt power them nearly enough.
Yes, imo I would actually prefer the argons on the asgard 3 imo, it would be a pretty sweet combo. Plenty of power and punch, with also a smoother refined sound that will prevent harshness that the argons and give it a smoother tone imo. Are your argons balanced?