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Schiit Magni 3 Headphone Amp and Preamp

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Brand Schiit
Color Silver
Output Wattage 3 Watts
Power Source AC

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  • Magni 3 has the power, performance, resolution, and versatility to meet all your headphone needs.
  • Designed to have low distortion, an exceptionally low noise floor, and switchable gain. Magni’s gain stage is an-all-new, fully discrete, high-speed, DC-coupled, current-feedback design. This current-feedback gain stage is typically only found in very exotic designs that sell for more than 10x the Magni’s price.
  • With its built-in time-delayed start-up and instant shut-down, there’ll be no glitches or pops through either headphones or speakers.
  • Use Magni 3 with any headphone from IEMs to hard-to-drive planar designs. With a full 2000mW into 32 ohms, Magni has tremendous reserves of power. 115VAC, USA Plug.
  • Magni 3 includes preamp outputs so you can connect it to your desktop powered monitors for a complete system--or even connect it to a speaker power amp and use it as a preamp.

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Customer Ratings
Quality of material
4.7
4.5
4.8
4.8
Sound quality
4.6
4.5
4.7
4.8
Volume control
4.5
4.2
4.5
4.9
Value for money
4.4
4.5
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Schiit Audio
Schiit Audio
Schiit Audio
power source
AC
AC
240v
Corded Electric
amplifier type
Transistor
Tube
number of bands
4
3
output wattage
3 watts
5 watts
connector type
RCA, 6.35mm Jack
XLR, RCA
RCA, 6.3mm Jack
material
Metal
Metal

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Product Description

Go ahead. Compare the third-generation Magni to anything out there at its price. We think you’ll find there’s really no competition. This is no “starter amp.” Magni 3 has the power, performance, resolution, and versatility to meet all your needs—no matter the headphone.

  • Ready For Any Headphone
    Magni 3 is ready for any headphone, from IEMs to hard-to-drive planar designs. With a full 2000mW into 32 ohms—rated in the most honest way, RMS continuous, both channels driven—Magni has tremendous reserves of power. Combined with low distortion, an exceptionally low noise floor, and switchable gain, Magni is ready for any headphone.
  • Powered Monitors Welcome, Too
    Magni 3 includes preamp outputs. This means you can connect it to your desktop powered monitors for a complete system—or even connect it to a speaker power amp and use it as a preamp. With its built-in time-delayed start-up and instant shut-down, there’ll be no glitches or pops through either headphones or speakers, either.
  • Compare at Many Times the Price
    Most headphone amps in Magni’s price range use op-amps (integrated chips) for gain and power output. Not Magni. Magni’s gain stage is an-all-new, fully discrete, high-speed, dc-coupled, current-feedback design, completely different than the first and second-generation Magnis. This current-feedback gain stage is typically only found in very exotic designs that sell for more than 10x the Magni’s price.
  • Designed and Assembled in USA
    The vast majority of the total production cost of Magni 3--chassis, boards, transformers, assembly, etc.--goes to US companies manufacturing in the US. Our chassis are made minutes from our facility. Our PCBs are done just over the hill from us, or done in NorCal. Yes, the wall-warts are made in China, but there's some give and take at this price point.
  • 2-Year Warranty
    Magni is covered by a limited warranty that covers parts and labor for two years.

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
368 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the sound quality, ease of use, performance, value, and quality of the musical instrument amplifier. They mention that it delivers amazing audio at a reasonable volume, works great for their needs, and outperforms other units. Some are also happy with appearance, and distortion. That said, opinions are mixed on the size.

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70 customers mention61 positive9 negative

Customers like the sound quality of the musical instrument amplifier. They say that it delivers amazing audio at a reasonable volume, and that it's easy to control the volume. Customers also say that the amplifier is very musical, has a low noise floor, and has plenty of power. They also mention that the small footprint delivers more than enough volume, making it a fantastic little headphone amplifier.

"...I started to play with Amazon Music HD, and was very impressed with the sound quality...." Read more

"...This magnificent little unit not only gave me much more volume, but a fuller sound at the same time...." Read more

"...You get a decent volume with a clean output. Recommended product." Read more

"...decent set of headphones, it will do its job dependably and with good sound quality...." Read more

43 customers mention43 positive0 negative

Customers find the amplifier easy to use. They say it's a great little amp, excellent product for driving high impedance headphones, and powerful. Some say the amplifier is the best they've ever used, and it delivers extreme dB levels and incredibly deep and powerful bass.

"...Great starter headphone amp." Read more

"...You get a decent volume with a clean output. Recommended product." Read more

"...Overall, the amp is awesome. I would say you really get more than you pay for in terms of overall quality...." Read more

"...Best amplifier I've ever used I doubt you could get better quality even if you pay more money...." Read more

30 customers mention25 positive5 negative

Customers like the performance of the amplifier. They mention that it works great for their needs, outperforms other units they've tried, and provides power in spades. Some say the sound is excellent and transparent, and the setup works nicely. Overall, most are happy with the performance and quality of the product.

"Magni is a modest & high performance device. You need to calibrate it a little bit to your liking and after that it works well...." Read more

"...Paired with a decent set of headphones, it will do its job dependably and with good sound quality...." Read more

"...You will be impressed by how such a small package delivers such high performance...." Read more

"Looks good and works very well.Solidly built, with lots of power.Giant wall wart makes me sad...." Read more

26 customers mention26 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the amplifier. They say it has the best sound for the money, is affordable, and has top-notch quality for the price.

"...It's reasonably priced, made in USA, and fits anywhere that you want to put it (it's only about the size of a wallet). Great starter headphone amp." Read more

"...to get a fuller more robust listening experience, this is a pretty cost-effective way to be happy." Read more

"Great bang for your buck headphone amp. I brings the volume up to a manageable level for listening enjoyment...." Read more

"...The Signstek DAC is only 16 bit but is amazing for the price...." Read more

25 customers mention21 positive4 negative

Customers generally like the quality of the musical instrument amplifier. They mention that it has a high quality feel to the components, and it produces some of the best high quality amps and dacs for the price.

"...I would say you really get more than you pay for in terms of overall quality...." Read more

"...Simple set up, pleasing aesthetics, well made, far more than adequate ability to adjust with volume control and switch on back..." Read more

"...Feels like it's well built - from the metal construction to the nice On/Off and Hi/Lo gain toggle switches on the back...." Read more

"Well constructed product. I used it to connect me Sony headphones to the line out jack on my Sony TV...." Read more

9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the amplifier. They mention it's very nice, awesome, and natural. Some say it really brings alive the Utopias and has the best reproduction.

"...Simple set up, pleasing aesthetics, well made, far more than adequate ability to adjust with volume control and switch on back..." Read more

"...I played Chicago’s first couple of albums and was amazed at how natural it was...." Read more

"Looks good and works very well.Solidly built, with lots of power.Giant wall wart makes me sad...." Read more

"...Really brings alive the Utopias. Only down side, as seen with other reviewers, is the very large AC adapter...." Read more

7 customers mention7 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the distortion of the amplifier. They mention that it works with ease and without distortion, even at high power levels. Some say that it helps them drive the headphones without distortion and has extremely low noise levels.

"...great, powers my Beyerdynamic DT 770 pro 80 ohm cans easily and without distortion..." Read more

"...No distortion even at highest levels" Read more

"...As an aspiring mix engineer it helps me drive the headphones without distortion and extremely low noise levels. It's a must buy." Read more

"...No distortion, powerful, and stylish headphone amp/preamp." Read more

9 customers mention6 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the size of the musical instrument amplifier. Some mention that it's small and can deliver amazing audio at a reasonable volume, while others say that it is too big to use. The power supply is very large and inefficient.

"...It's reasonably priced, made in USA, and fits anywhere that you want to put it (it's only about the size of a wallet). Great starter headphone amp." Read more

"...The problem with this amp is the power brick, it's too big to use. It will block any surge protector...." Read more

"Magni is a modest & high performance device. You need to calibrate it a little bit to your liking and after that it works well...." Read more

"...Its small yet it can deliver amazing audio at a reasonable volume...." Read more

This amp really is the Schiit!!
5 Stars
This amp really is the Schiit!!
I blame Amazon for purchases LOL! Actually I started to play with Amazon Music HD, and was very impressed with the sound quality. But it quickly pointed out the weak links in my setup, namely the use of my new Apple Mac Mini's headphone jack output to my Klipsch Pro-Media 2.1 powered speakers. So having already done a lot of research about Schiit Audio products, I decided to put together a system with the Modi Multibit DAC, and the Magni-3 headphone amp. All I can say is WOW! I am outputting the audio from the Mac via USB to the Modi and then using a new high quality short RCA patch cable to the Modi. The Modi is a headphone amp that has a pre-amp output using two RCA connections. I purchased a short RCA male to female 3/8" stereo adapter to plug in the feed to the Klipsch powered speakers. With the headphones unplugged the volume controlled pre-amp outs are active. There was no specical drivers needed for the Mac. I did run in to an issue that anyone using this type of setup needs to be aware of. After connecting the system as mentioned I was receiving a LOT of static, and it didn't dawn on me what the issue was at first, but in a nut shell it was a ground loop issue. You MUST have the Schiit equipment, your powered speakers (or amp), and PC (Mac or Windows PC) plugged in to the same source for power. Once this was corrected it is perfectly quiet. I can't tell you how much better all music sounds with this setup, it is just amazing the depth and definition with all music, but man with the HD Amazon streams it is just incredible and this coming from a Apple Music fan (which might explain part of it LOL). This does also have another drawback, the last weak link is my headphones. So I had to remedy that with a new pair of Beyerdynamic DT990's which should sound awesome when they arrive. So in summary, if you are looking to really upgrade your PC based music, or looking for a really good headphone amp and DAC, and you don't want to break the bank, I can't recommend this combo enough (the Klipsch Pro-Media 2.1's are also awesome if you are looking for the best speakers for your PC, I have had mine since 2001 and they still sound amazing).
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I blame Amazon for purchases LOL! Actually I started to play with Amazon Music HD, and was very impressed with the sound quality. But it quickly pointed out the weak links in my setup, namely the use of my new Apple Mac Mini's headphone jack output to my Klipsch Pro-Media 2.1 powered speakers. So having already done a lot of research about Schiit Audio products, I decided to put together a system with the Modi Multibit DAC, and the Magni-3 headphone amp. All I can say is WOW! I am outputting the audio from the Mac via USB to the Modi and then using a new high quality short RCA patch cable to the Modi. The Modi is a headphone amp that has a pre-amp output using two RCA connections. I purchased a short RCA male to female 3/8" stereo adapter to plug in the feed to the Klipsch powered speakers. With the headphones unplugged the volume controlled pre-amp outs are active. There was no specical drivers needed for the Mac. I did run in to an issue that anyone using this type of setup needs to be aware of. After connecting the system as mentioned I was receiving a LOT of static, and it didn't dawn on me what the issue was at first, but in a nut shell it was a ground loop issue. You MUST have the Schiit equipment, your powered speakers (or amp), and PC (Mac or Windows PC) plugged in to the same source for power. Once this was corrected it is perfectly quiet. I can't tell you how much better all music sounds with this setup, it is just amazing the depth and definition with all music, but man with the HD Amazon streams it is just incredible and this coming from a Apple Music fan (which might explain part of it LOL). This does also have another drawback, the last weak link is my headphones. So I had to remedy that with a new pair of Beyerdynamic DT990's which should sound awesome when they arrive. So in summary, if you are looking to really upgrade your PC based music, or looking for a really good headphone amp and DAC, and you don't want to break the bank, I can't recommend this combo enough (the Klipsch Pro-Media 2.1's are also awesome if you are looking for the best speakers for your PC, I have had mine since 2001 and they still sound amazing).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding headphone amp!! Love it!! Use everyday.
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