SCHIIT Magnius Balanced Headphone Amp and Preamp Owner’s Manual
- June 4, 2024
- SCHIIT
Table of Contents
SCHIIT Magnius Balanced Headphone Amp and Preamp Owner’s Manual
CONTROLS
- Input Switch. If the name wasn’t clue enough, this selects the input. Out is balanced XLR, in is single-ended RCA. Simple as that.
- Gain Switch. Out is high gain, in is low gain.
- Volume Knob. Turn it to the right to make the music louder. Stop before it hurts.
- SE Headphone Jack. Plug in your regular headphones here (with “regular” being defined as “most headphones with the typical 1/4” headphone plug.” If you have 1/8” plug headphones, you can use a TRS-TRS adapter*, which is not included.
- Balanced Headphone Jack. Plug in your fancy-pants balanced headphones here, using a 4-pin male XLR plug conforming to the K1000 output jack wiring specification. Ensure no pins are shorted to each other or tied to ground, or bad things can happen.
Relay Mute: Magnius has a 5-second relay mute when first turned on. A
delay in output is normal.
TRRS Headphones Caution: 1/8” TRRS-terminated headphones (ones that have
microphones, typically) will need a specific adapter or series of adapters to
correctly convert them to 1/4” TRS. If you are unsure about your headphones,
contact the headphone manufacturer.
CONNECTIONS
- Balanced Input. Connect a balanced source here with good-quality XLR cables. Alternately, you can use bad XLR cables, but that’s entirely up to you. Remember that we’ll have you check your cables first thing if you have any trouble.
- SE Input. Connect a standard source here with RCA cables. Same good/bad comments apply. This is not an ad to sell you our PYST cables. Blue Jeans, Amazon, Monoprice…all fine.
- Balanced Preamp Output. Connect to powered monitors or a speaker amp with XLR cables.
- SE Preamp Output. Connect to powered monitors or a speaker amp with RCA cables.
- On-Off Switch. Up is on. Down is off. Pretty simple, right? There will be a 5-second relay mute when first turning on.
- AC Input. Plug in the output of the supplied AC-AC wall-wart here. Plug the wall-wart into an outlet of the correct voltage. Trying to run a 115V product on 230V will make for a bad day.
Power Supply Caution: most wall-warts are not AC-AC, but AC-DC. These
will not work with Magnius. They probably won’t cause any damage, but best to
stick with the one we supply. Magnius requires a 1.5-2A, 14-16VAC wall-wart.
Warranty
2-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
Schiit Audio warrants to the original purchaser that this product shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for two (2) years from the date of purchase. If a defect covered by this warranty occurs during this period, Schiit Audio will repair the defective product, free of charge. Date of purchase will be based on customer receipts, otherwise date of manufacturing will be used
If you believe you need warranty service, contact us first. Schiit Audio products sent back to us without a Return Authorization (RA) will be returned to the sender without repair. To contact us and obtain an RA, email [email protected].
Warranty Limitations. This warranty shall not apply if a product: (a) is modified or tampered with; (b) is damaged by negligence, accident, unreasonably use, or other causes unrelated to defective materials or workmanship, or (c) has had the serial number altered or removed.
Any implied warranties, including warranties of merchant ability and fitness for a particular purpose, are hereby limited in duration to the warranty period of 2 years. In no event shall Schiit Audio be liable for consequential or incidental damages resulting from the breach of any implied or expressed warranties. Some states do not allow these limitations, so they may not apply to you. You may also have other rights which vary from state to state or province to province.
This product is in compliance with standards and regulations of the European Community.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
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Magnius
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AC-AC Wall Wart
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Licensed Technologies
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License Fees
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9mm potentiometers
(you get a 27mm Alps
RK27114 balanced pot instead, for super-fine control and great channel matching) -
Non-Neutrik XLR connectors (they’re the real Austrian deal, same as the pros use)