The Schiit Fulla Just Released - An $80 Headphone Amp + DAC

[BiG StroOnZ]

 

 

 

 

“That tiny thing is a combined DAC and headphone amp? For $79? You’re Fulla Schiit!” you might be saying. And you know what, you’re right. That’s Fulla, and it’s not only a combined DAC and headphone amp, it’s also the least expensive quality dongle-DAC/amp on the market, with a knob for volume control—connected to a real live analog volume pot, not a volume control chip.

 

Just plug Fulla into virtually any computer’s USB port and you’ll be enjoying great tunes instantly. No drivers, no fiddly software, no confusing volume buttons—on either Mac or PC. It also works (with some caveats) on Linux, iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. Plug it in, attach your headphones, and turn it up. Done!

Like Modi, Fulla uses a CM6631 USB 2.0 receiver and the AK4396 digital to analog converter—not antique 1.1 or an integrated DAC with headphone drivers built in. The AK4396 is one of the best-measuring, most capable digital to analog converters on the planet, used in systems that cost many times the Fulla’s price. 

 

After the DAC, a gain stage using precision thin-film resistors and film capacitors filters and boosts the output, up to 300mW into 32 ohms. This means plenty of power for most headphones, together with a vanishingly low noise floor and low output impedance that make Fulla great for IEM use.

 

Fulla is covered by a 1-year limited warranty that covers parts and labor and is Made in the USA. And if you don’t like your Fulla, you can send it back for a refund, minus 15% restocking fee, within 15 days of receiving it.

 

Specs:

 

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, -0.1db, 2Hz-200KHz, -3dB

Maximum Power:

16 ohms: 400mW RMS per channel

32 ohms: 300mW RMS per channel

50 ohms: 220mW RMS per channel

300 ohms: 40mW RMS per channel

THD: <0.004%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 1V RMS

IMD: <0.005%, CCIR

SNR: >101db, A-weighted, referenced to 1V RMS

Crosstalk: >-67dB, 20 Hz-20KHz

Output Impedance: Less than 0.4 ohms

Gain: 1.5 (3.5db)

USB Receiver: C-Media CM6631A

Bit Depth and Sample Rates Supported: 16/44.1 to 24/96, including 24/88.2

DAC: AKM AK4396 with Analog Devices ADA4610-based filter stage

Output stage: Analog Devices AD8397 high-current rail-to-rail amplifier

Headphone Output Size: 1/8", unlike all of our other amps

Power Supply: Via USB, with +/- 5V rails via high-current negative rail generator with inductor filtering and local regulation

Power Consumption: 0.8W typical

Size: 2.5 x 1.2 x 0.45”

Weight: 3 oz

 

Source: http://schiit.com/products/fulla

 

Have been waiting for something like this to come out, a simple, easy to use Headphone Amp and DAC that is relatively inexpensive with a compact size. Definitely going to pick one up for myself.

[XTankSlayerX]

Dat Fulla Schiit though.

 

Looks very nice!!

[flibberdipper]

So... Is this better than the Fiio E10K? Even though it is half of the price...

[WinNut]

Holy Schiit!

[aom]

Damn I want it.

[Guest Kloaked]

I came.

Twice.

[LukaP]

anyone wanna be my secret santa?

[The_Strict_Nein]

So... Is this better than the Fiio E10K? Even though it is half of the price...

Need to wait for reviews I guess, they could be ful...

Damn, they already made that joke

[Guest Kloaked]

anyone wanna be my secret santa?

I'd buy a lot of people these if I had the money just so I could say I gave them Schiit for Christmas.

[LukaP]

I'd buy a lot of people these if I had the money just so I could say I gave them Schiit for Christmas.

stop lying youre fulla schiit

[cesrai]

I'd buy a lot of people these if I had the money just so I could say I gave them Schiit for Christmas.

Your funny I like you.

[cesrai]

stop lying youre fulla schiit

That that that just sounded so wrong, how do you pronounce fulla like fo-la or how ?

[LukaP]

That that that just sounded so wrong, how do you pronounce fulla like fo-la or how ?

full-a

[cesrai]

full-a

So full-a shit yeah that sounds like a great gift.

[Mooshi]

Me: "Oman, there's a new schitt!"

GF: "A new WHAT?"

[LukaP]

Me: "Oman, there's a new schitt!"

GF: "A new WHAT?"

is your gfs name Oman? or was that O'man (as in Oh man)

[cesrai]

Me: "Oman, there's a new schitt!"

GF: "A new WHAT?"

 

 

is your gfs name Oman? or was that O'man (as in Oh man)

 

You sure you didn't mean Qatar or Yemen  .

[Mooshi]

is your gfs name Oman? or was that O'man (as in Oh man)

 

Oh, man. Her name is Sophia, Oman as a name would be weird.

 

PS: She thinks I'm a nerd for making schiit jokes..you can't pun with the FiiO E10K unfortunately..

[LukaP]

Oh, man. Her name is Sophia, Oman as a name would be weird.

 

PS: She thinks I'm a nerd for making schiit jokes..you can't pun with the FiiO E10K unfortunately..

would be quite a...

Schiity name for a girl

[cesrai]

would be quite a...                                  Schiity name for a girl

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I think you got it wrong this is how it's supposed to be ^^

[LukaP]

I think you got it wrong this is how it's supposed to be ^^

naah, he puts the glasses on first, then says the pun

[cesrai]

naah, he puts the glasses on first, then says the pun

Yeah I was wrong.

[cesrai]

Just realized thread derailed

 

@LukaP give me the gif with the writing on it.

[GM_Peka]

The stupid-ness of them calling their company shit, and making it spelt in a German sort of stylisation (since people associate german with quality) puts me off their products so bad, and all the silly jokes they make in their marketing just makes it so I can't take them seriously.

 

However, if I try to look at them more objectively, they have had good price/performance ratio in the past, with nice aesthetics there, as a big plus, so if that's anything to go by, this new amp/dac should be a killer product.

 

Edit: I've actually looked a bit more in depth into the company, and they actually seem like a decent, down to earth company, once I get past the jokes that aren't quite in my taste.

[cesrai]

The stupid-ness of them calling their company shit, and making it spelt in a German sort of stylisation (since people associate german with quality) puts me off their products so bad, and all the silly jokes they make in their marketing just makes it so I can't take their products seriously.

There products are actually good what are you talking about.