Saga 2
Class A, Zero-Feedback, Differential Preamplifier
$279 for a relay-potentiometer, passive-or-active, Class A, zero-feedback, 100% discrete, differential, 75V linear power supply preamplifier…with remote control and a headphone out? Yes. Welcome to Saga 2. (Oh, and for the non-audiophiles in the audience, what this means is this is an amazing device that allows you to control volume, switch sources, add gain, and listen to headphones, for a really nice price).
Saga 2: The Universal Interface
Saga 2 gives you everything you need to interface every source you have with any amp on the planet—RCA and XLR outputs are both on the table. Need gain? Sure, got that. Want to go passive? Do it. Got headphones? No problem. There’s also a headphone jack suitable for many of today’s best headphones.
Mindblowing Value
Saga 2 is literally the highest price-for-performance preamp we’ve ever done. We’ve added switchable gain, balanced output, and a headphone output—and reduced the price! At the same time, we retained the cost-no-object features you demand, like 64-step relay ladder volume for perfect channel matching, fully discrete, Class-A, no-feedback design, and a linear power supply.
Forkbeard™: Total Control is Just the Start
Saga 2 supports Forkbeard, the only multi-product, multi-stack, unified control system. One iOS app gives you total control of Saga 2 (and many other Schiit devices). Don’t want to deal with apps? Don’t worry, you still get the standard IR remote control.
Perfect Companion to Our DACs
Want a remote-controlled system to interface your digital gear with the rest of your system? Stack Saga 2 and Modius or Bifrost (or any other of our DACs) for a true no-compromise remote-controlled system.
Designed and Built in the USA
By “designed and built in the USA" this is what we mean: the vast majority of the total production cost of Saga—chassis, boards, assembly, etc—goes to US companies manufacturing in the US. Our chassis are made in California. Our PCBs are made in California or Nevada, and it all comes together in our Corpus Christi facility.
3-Year Warranty, 15-Day Easy Returns
Saga 2 is covered by a 3-year limited warranty that covers parts and labor. And if you don’t like your Saga, you can send it back for a refund, minus 15% restocking fee, within 15 days of receiving it.
SPECS THAT MATTER
Noise: inaudible
Distortion: unmeasurable by APx555 in passive mode, better than any recording and/or transducer on the planet in either active mode
Heat: gets moderately warm; not surprising for a Class A device
Size: desk- and rack-friendly
ALL SPECS
Passive:
Output Impedance: varies, maximum 4.8 kohms
THD: unmeasurable on APx555
IMD: unmeasurable on APx555
SNR: maxed on APx555 (typically >120dB ref 2/4V RMS)
Low Gain:
Gain: 1x/2x (SE/balanced)
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, -0.5db, 3Hz-200KHz, -3dB
THD: <0.001%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 2V RMS
IMD: <0.001%, CCIR (active stage)
SNR: >124db, A-weighted, referenced to 2V RMS
Output Impedance: 75 ohms
Maximum Output: >10V RMS
High Gain:
Gain: 4x/8x (SE/balanced)
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, -0.5db, 3Hz-200KHz, -3dB
THD: <0.001%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 2V RMS
IMD: <0.001%, CCIR (active stage)
SNR: >116db, A-weighted, referenced to 2V RMS
Output Impedance: 75 ohms
Maximum Output: >10V RMS
Inputs: 4 RCA pairs, selectable via front switch or remote
Outputs: 1 XLR pair and one RCA pair, both active at the same time
Gain Stage: Equipoise differential discrete Class A, zero feedback, 75V rails
Headphone stage: booster based on OPA1656, 150mW typical max output
Volume Control: relay-switched stepped attenuator with discrete thin-film 0.5% resistors , 64 1dB steps
Power Supply: Wall wart, 24VAC/6VAC, internal +45V/-28V and 5V/3.3V rails
Power Consumption: 15W typical
Size: 9"W x6"D x 1.5”H
Weight: 3 lbs
