Schiit Lokius Review - What is this 6 band EQ doing to your sound?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2022
- Today we don't just check out the build of the Lokius - we put it on a measurement rig and see how much it is impacted the frequency response with each dial! Cool stuff!
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I’ve used and loved my Lokius for eight months now and it never dawned on me that there was an issue with the size of the knobs. The only thing I noticed was the silky smooth feel of the knobs, the slight resistance, and a proper detent perfectly centered. I have also enjoyed that this thing is dead-nuts transparent in my system consisting of a Luxman Class A integrated amp and Bowers and Wilkins 805 D3 speakers. A lot of recordings need a little EQ love and this is the ideal unit to accomplish that. Just be sure to get 2 very good sets of interconnects to connect the Schiit. And yes, it has a small external wall plug power supply, but thankfully it’s just an AC step-down transformer (that’s why you specify your country’s voltage when ordering). The actual AC to DC power supply is in the chassis, and the unit gets a little warm because of it. Thank heavens Schiit didn’t use one of those little universal voltage switching wall worts that sound like 💩.
I was never an EQ person as far as EQ Software Programs go... but the Lokius with the physical knobs is a different animal and fun to use. You feel like a Studio producer. I never cared about hitting Targets and Graphs for my headphones sound. I always let my ears decide where the sweet spot is on a headphone and what sound I like. The Lokius is great with a HP like the HD 800s that takes well to EQ where you can add some Bass or mellow out the treble if you are treble sensitive. The Lokius can make your stable of headphones do things you probably never thought were possible with them.
So great to see a new review from you! Happy New Year’s!
Happy New Year! Thank you for the kind words. Lots of stuff in the works!
I'm really glad you're back! The most trusted gaming headphones, DAC/AMP, and EQs 'What & How To Reviewer' for games on youtube for me. Thank you for another informative content!
I really appreciate the kind words and support!
Nice, succinct review! Thanks.
Fantastic video exactly what I was looking for thank you for taking the time to do this… I was wondering how wide and overlapping this unit would be… and you nailed it!
This eq made my boomboxes I only use indoors for stereo cut the highs and trim the lows were I like it. As Ordell Robbie said, "Don't touch my levels. I got them were I like them".
I wish more reviewers would include this type of electronic comparison. Um yeah I have been out there doing comparisons for a whole new system like 6 hours a day for the last ten days. LoL Im retired. Point is that I do like what you did here. Very insightful. Thank You. Liked and Sub'd.
You Sir, are a rare breed. I havent seen any other content creator delve into the technical aspects of gaming audio and audiophilia at the same time. Your channel deserves more viewers. Goodluck!
Thank you so much for the kind words and support! I appreciate you checking out the content!
Nice to see you back in action! I like your desk looking clean and slick. Hey I've seen you trying out audio equipment with warzone in the past, I've heard that hunt: showdown is a game with excellent sound desing if you are into it maybe try it for your testing
Thank you so much, it feels good to be back.
I just may.... Warzone, Vanguard and BF have been giving stuff to work on but I need to re-visit Tarkov and Showdown sounds promising as well. Thank you for the suggestion!
@@gamingaudioguide9292 I have a triple Schiit setup (DAC/AMP/EQ), unfortunately the audio engine from Modern Warfare/Warzone and forward is really, really bad. So bad in fact that a $100 headphone isn't much different from a $600 headphone in terms of being able to hear footsteps. But if I decide to jump over to Black Ops 4 Blackout this setup is godly!!!
Best explanation ever. This is by far the best way to understand what the EQ does. I don’t get it. Manufacturer missed so much useful information. In fact after watching this specific video, I decide it to buy it. Thanks so much hopefully you have more videos like this.
Thanks! This is a really helpful review! I agree that it would be great if the manufacturer provided some of this data. Failing this, your video helps a lot. A small suggestion if you do a video like this again: I couldn't see the frequencies clearly, so I had to kind of guess while following your descriptions. I think it could help if you overlaid the frequency numbers at the top of the graph with a small highlight. That way we could follow visually what you are describing so well. Thanks again! Overall a really informative video!
i use it's little brother, the loki. i don't know how i ever lived without it. lokius will be my first purchase when i upgrade.
I really like the idea of a hardware EQ that you can make slight adjustments to on the fly. For listening to music, I imagine making tiny tweaks for certain tracks or even just based on your mood at the time. I think the drawback of the Lokius would be for people that own multiple headphones and like to switch between them. You would likely have an EQ preference for each headphone so you would need to manually adjust the EQ each time you swap headphones. A software EQ gives you the ability to store presets for different headphones.
Software EQ has an artificial/electronic/digital tone to it once pushed that I can't un-hear once I hear it. The Lokius is fun to us use and the tone enhancements are smooth. I adjust based on the music and/or headphones I listen to and it's not a big deal. If you want presets (x3), there's the Loki Max. I have the Loki Mini + in my Mac Studio Max headphone rig and the Lokius in my main headphone stack (Mac Mini-> S.M.S.L M300SE->Lokius->Freya N->Asgard 3 with 4 different headphones and I can't imagine either of my stacks without a Loki-something as part of the chain.
Another awesome informative guide thank you!
Much appreciated, thank you for checking it out!
Well done video. It would be so cool to record the boost response live instead of just screen shots at given points.
Excellent review - you have delved a good deal deeper than many of the other reviews for this eq - indeed, if not all.
Please would you be so kind and let me know if this unit produces hiss/hum when the dials are rotated away from their zero/neutral position (this was highlighted as an issue on the Loki max..)
I have both of this product in the running as a potential purchase for my home stereo, so any guidance would be gratefully received
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ugh. I have the magnius and modius and just ordered this! RIP my wallet. Great video though and what do you think of bass response with Senheizer vs BD? I know Sen is pretty much non responsive to bass but I've also never tried BD and I've held out hope that it's clean and present. Maybe I'm wrong?
That is really good information! wish Schiit would offer it as an average, or benchmark; understanding that each room and speakers have their own profile. I am curious about the frequency response curve when turning the dial below "neutral". ALso the "Q" factor is a bit too wide with a lot of overlap between knobs making it too imprecise.
Per Jason Stoddard at Schiit, who designed it, the intent is not for it to be an EQ that you use to tweak specific, narrow frequencies (like a 31-band EQ). It's intended to be a tone enhancer, a task at which it excels.
Your EQ of the LCD-x on this would have been helpful.
Any chance we will see a DT700 & DT900 pro x review with measurements ? Love your reviews
thank you very much for the kind words. YES! I have them on the list for sure. I have been doing tons of testing and need to get the reviews on hand done first but I 100% plan on doing the 900 in the near future.
@@gamingaudioguide9292 Is it safe to assume you will show comparison measurements of other Beyerdynamic headphones ? I own the DT990 250 ohm and the TYGR 300. I’m wondering if the 900 Pro X would be better for competitive gaming.
@@stang4258 Yes, I would throw it against the Tygr 300R, 1990, 990 and 880. Just know it may be a bit. I have a lot of items in front of that.
@@gamingaudioguide9292 It looks like you’re wearing the DT 880’s in this video, which version is it ? Ohms? Also if you still have the TYGR’s can you put the silver Beyer pads on them and check the frequency response ? One of your videos on the 880 you said the TYGR measured similar. Black pads adding bass to change frequency to 880 and call it TYGR 300 ?
@@stang4258 I'm wearing the 880's (250ohm) in this video. Check out my video on the Tygr, pretty sure I measured it with black and silver pads there.
Does this unit add any processing delay? I just want to be sure it's not going to negatively effect being used w/ audio syncing w/ video.
it really shouldn't, no. I believe it is a full analog implementation.
EQ whit this destroys the natural imaging 'magic'? Or that only happens with software eq?
Thank you very much!
Hello. Could you please suggest other equalizers that you like, or that have good sound quality, to connect at home with an amplifier and speakers.
I would appreciate it if one of your followers could help with a suggestion for an alternative, good quality EQ.
Thank you very much in advance.
I just picked up the LCDX 2021 ..and it’s noticeable in the “vocal range”..seems a tad thin ..I was wondering if this is something that I may get to “adjust” the vocals tinge to be more present.
The LCDX on music it’s awesome, stuff with vocals..it needs something .
Thank for this video!
Might be a bit hit and miss for you because the dials have some overlap. It's like applying salt and pepper shakers rather than using a very measuring cup to add.
I use my lokius with peace eq in case I need to really dial something in. If you add mids you need to compensate somewhat with other knobs too depending on the end result
@@bentobox3140 That’s the thing , I don’t do computer 💻 derived music source …so I’ll give this a go ..yes the Delta’s on the knobs are wide..but then again it’s always fun to try .
These knobs look different than what came on the lokius when it first shipped. Cool device, tho I sold it because I don't really use EQ.
Enjoyed the review.
I agree these knobs are bigger than the ones ive seen. I think they have changed them
Will this be able to tame down treble around 7k and up because I have hyperacusis
Is this more of a boost then a subtract or?
12 o clock is neutral so if u go left u remove
I have it too. Did you end up buying it?
Is this a major boost eq or subtrakt
I have tinnitus and hyperakusi for topend treble and have my thoughts of maybe this for my salvation. From 7k and up I want to calm down treble! Will this work or?
I bought the Lokius some 8 months ago for the same reason. The action of the two highest frequency knobs worked perfectly. Between the two knobs , or use both, I’m confident you will find a setting that’s pleasing and comfortable for you. The unit is also extremely transparent sounding.
I think I'm gonna buy thid for the same reason. I can't handle high frequencies it hurts so bad
The Lokius might be on sale right now. I just bought a Loki+ this past weekend for my desktop system for $99, regular $149. Not B stock. Check Schiit’s website.
I own this unit and it works great. I don't find the knobs an issue, you never turn the knobs from full left to full right in one swipe. It makes my hifiman sundara headphones sound like my friends HE 1000
I'm glad you are enjoying it! Thanks for sharing some feedback/opinion. I appreciate you checking out the video!
What I really wanted to know is how it effects the soundstage but I guess if you’re into gaming then that’s not important.
Check out Thomas In Stereo’s review of the original Loki as it applies to this as well. These don’t have an impact on soundstage. It’s just a eq.
@@darthdurkelthewise320 Thomas checked out the 4 band but I suspect the 6 band is also very transparent.
It doesn't affect soundstage. It is a great improvement over the 4 knob. You can adjust playback to suit your personal taste. You can use this to compensate for weak recordings, including older live recordings. You can use this to compensate for listening at different volume levels. It is a really great product. It increases the joy of my listening experience.
ill just eq it on my phone
lol no freq. on the front
Where are you???????????????????????
Why don't you just say I hate Schitt, look at the website for specs.
Just making a worthless video😊