{"id":134127,"date":"2021-07-16T16:45:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T15:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=134127"},"modified":"2021-07-16T16:45:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T15:45:15","slug":"schiit-lokius-new-model-with-six-band-tone-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/schiit-lokius-new-model-with-six-band-tone-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Schiit Lokius: New model with six-band tone control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another timbre block has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schiit.com\/products\/lokius\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appeared in the<\/a> Schiit catalog &#8211; Lokius. This is a six- band model, in contrast to the Loki, that only has four bands. According to the developers, turning the knobs on a physical device is much more convenient than moving the sliders in a software equalizer. Adjustments are available at 20 Hz (\u00b1 12 dB), 120 Hz (\u00b1 9 dB), 400 Hz (\u00b1 6 dB), 2 kHz (\u00b1 6 dB), 6 kHz (\u00b1 9 dB), and 16 kHz (\u00b1 12 dB) ).<\/p>\n<p>Its design is discrete, with an LC filter.\u00a0Inputs and outputs &#8211; both balanced and unbalanced, based on Neutrik connectors.\u00a0Film capacitors &#8211; from Wima and Panasonic, film resistors &#8211; 0.5% thickness, potentiometers &#8211; from Alps.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2f52b27-9aff-4739-8ff2-74680be9bd32.jpg\" width=\"1680\" height=\"794\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The EQ function can also be turned off by running Lokius in bypass mode: then only a relay and a resistor will be in the signal path.\u00a0It will be possible to integrate the device into any system &#8211; both full-size and desktop, and with headphones, and with a balanced connection, and with an unbalanced one.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/162aea1-29e8-49f5-b78a-ced990c6cce9.jpg\" width=\"1493\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Schiit decided that you should not be afraid of equalizers, since they can help you get the sound you like, as well as take into account the peculiarities of your own hearing and existing equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Lokius is built on the basis of the proprietary technology of a two-stage &#8220;superbuffer&#8221; with a single-stage amplifier with current feedback and with LC- and gyratory-capacitor circuits between them (the latter are used only for frequencies of 20 and 120 Hz).<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/d694321-1573-492f-a26d-31542dd77586.jpg\" width=\"1626\" height=\"631\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This design, according to Schiit, treats the signal as transparently as possible.\u00a0The harmonic distortion in the audible range was less than 0.0008%, intermodulation distortion &#8211; 0.001%, and the signal-to-noise ratio was better than 115 dB.<\/p>\n<p>A box weighing about a kilogram consumes 6 W from an external power supply.\u00a0Two body options are available: black and silver.\u00a0In the US, Schiit Lokius will cost $ 299.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another timbre block has\u00a0appeared in the Schiit catalog &#8211; Lokius. This is a six- band model, in contrast to the Loki, that only has four bands. According to the developers, turning the knobs on a physical device is much more convenient than moving the sliders in a software equalizer. Adjustments are available at 20 Hz [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/schiit-lokius-new-model-with-six-band-tone-control\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":134116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-134127","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}