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Schiit offers all their products with the possibility of returning it within fifteen days, provided you pay a restocking fee. The restocking fee varies throughout the product line. For the Vidar 2 its 5%. Okay, that’s not the same as a free trial. For a black Vidar 2, without Forkbeard, it would be a $40 trial plus the shipping to send it back. Maybe not an easy pill to swallow if you’re not liking the product. Maybe audio equipment reviews serve a purpose after all. Also, I think it would be a challenge to have the amp completely broken-in during that time.

Nonetheless, I think there’s a good chance you will like the product. The Vidar 2 is not a giant killer sound-wise, but it does nibble at the ankles and even knees of giants. When you factor in the price, you could say that it’s handing out some black eyes.

I was comparing the Vidar 2 to a more-than 6x more expensive Parasound, which is by no means fair, but it does illustrate a point: there isn’t much in the price range of Schitt components. Even the less-expensive Parasound amps don’t get down to the price range of the Vidar 2. In the used market, your choices would be: limited, unlikely to be bridge-able (for mono mode) and out of warranty.   

https://pt.audio/2026/04/05/woo-audio-wa300-bal-review/

The Woo Audio WA300-BAL brings the ease of mind that allows you to fully imagine the replication of your favorite artist. It also sneaks in some of that intangible energy that exists in-between the notes. It feels both high-end and luxurious. The design looks might be polarizing for some, as might the two volume pots, but in execution everything just worked. That goes double for the sonics. The only real crime here is that more of the audiophile population will not be able to lay their ears on this engaging sound. I highly recommend swinging by an audio show or dealer to check it out if you are in the market. Very well done and highly recommended.

https://www.hifinews.com/content/onkyo-p-80m-80-prepower-amps

As expected, it’s a performance packed with rousing orchestral themes to get the M-80’s juices flowing, but the system also impressed with the delicate clarinet and harp of ‘Stargazer’, from Steven Spielberg’s E.T., before the arrival of massed strings. Once again, the P-80 had the resolving ability to uncover little nuances, just as the M-80 had the power reserves to rise to the occasion for the ‘Imperial March’ from Star Wars. Like the best hi-fi stacks of the past, Onkyo’s new pre/power is a thrilling combination.