Schiit Lokius Review - What is this 6 band EQ doing to your sound? 

I’ve used and loved my Lokius for eight months now and it never dawned on me that there was an issue with the size of the knobs. The only thing I noticed was the silky smooth feel of the knobs, the slight resistance, and a proper detent perfectly centered. I have also enjoyed that this thing is dead-nuts transparent in my system consisting of a Luxman Class A integrated amp and Bowers and Wilkins 805 D3 speakers. A lot of recordings need a little EQ love and this is the ideal unit to accomplish that. Just be sure to get 2 very good sets of interconnects to connect the Schiit. And yes, it has a small external wall plug power supply, but thankfully it’s just an AC step-down transformer (that’s why you specify your country’s voltage when ordering). The actual AC to DC power supply is in the chassis, and the unit gets a little warm because of it. Thank heavens Schiit didn’t use one of those little universal voltage switching wall worts that sound like 💩.

I was never an EQ person as far as EQ Software Programs go... but the Lokius with the physical knobs is a different animal and fun to use. You feel like a Studio producer. I never cared about hitting Targets and Graphs for my headphones sound. I always let my ears decide where the sweet spot is on a headphone and what sound I like. The Lokius is great with a HP like the HD 800s that takes well to EQ where you can add some Bass or mellow out the treble if you are treble sensitive. The Lokius can make your stable of headphones do things you probably never thought were possible with them.

So great to see a new review from you! Happy New Year’s!

I'm really glad you're back! The most trusted gaming headphones, DAC/AMP, and EQs 'What & How To Reviewer' for games on youtube for me. Thank you for another informative content!

Fantastic video exactly what I was looking for thank you for taking the time to do this… I was wondering how wide and overlapping this unit would be… and you nailed it!

Nice, succinct review! Thanks.

I wish more reviewers would include this type of electronic comparison. Um yeah I have been out there doing comparisons for a whole new system like 6 hours a day for the last ten days. LoL Im retired. Point is that I do like what you did here. Very insightful. Thank You. Liked and Sub'd.

Best explanation ever. This is by far the best way to understand what the EQ does. I don’t get it. Manufacturer missed so much useful information. In fact after watching this specific video, I decide it to buy it. Thanks so much hopefully you have more videos like this.

You Sir, are a rare breed. I havent seen any other content creator delve into the technical aspects of gaming audio and audiophilia at the same time. Your channel deserves more viewers. Goodluck!

i use it's little brother, the loki. i don't know how i ever lived without it. lokius will be my first purchase when i upgrade.

Thanks! This is a really helpful review! I agree that it would be great if the manufacturer provided some of this data. Failing this, your video helps a lot. A small suggestion if you do a video like this again: I couldn't see the frequencies clearly, so I had to kind of guess while following your descriptions. I think it could help if you overlaid the frequency numbers at the top of the graph with a small highlight. That way we could follow visually what you are describing so well. Thanks again! Overall a really informative video!

This eq made my boomboxes I only use indoors for stereo cut the highs and trim the lows were I like it. As Ordell Robbie said, "Don't touch my levels. I got them were I like them".

Nice to see you back in action! I like your desk looking clean and slick. Hey I've seen you trying out audio equipment with warzone in the past, I've heard that hunt: showdown is a game with excellent sound desing if you are into it maybe try it for your testing

Another awesome informative guide thank you!

Well done video. It would be so cool to record the boost response live instead of just screen shots at given points.

I really like the idea of a hardware EQ that you can make slight adjustments to on the fly. For listening to music, I imagine making tiny tweaks for certain tracks or even just based on your mood at the time. I think the drawback of the Lokius would be for people that own multiple headphones and like to switch between them. You would likely have an EQ preference for each headphone so you would need to manually adjust the EQ each time you swap headphones. A software EQ gives you the ability to store presets for different headphones.

Excellent review - you have delved a good deal deeper than many of the other reviews for this eq - indeed, if not all. Please would you be so kind and let me know if this unit produces hiss/hum when the dials are rotated away from their zero/neutral position (this was highlighted as an issue on the Loki max..) I have both of this product in the running as a potential purchase for my home stereo, so any guidance would be gratefully received 🤓👍

can I connect my XLR microphone to the Lokius and the output to the input of my Beringher UPHORIA interface which connects to my PC via USB? I'd like to eq the signal of my voice before it hits my PC but I fear it won't work, any advice?

ugh. I have the magnius and modius and just ordered this! RIP my wallet. Great video though and what do you think of bass response with Senheizer vs BD? I know Sen is pretty much non responsive to bass but I've also never tried BD and I've held out hope that it's clean and present. Maybe I'm wrong?

EQ whit this destroys the natural imaging 'magic'? Or that only happens with software eq?

Hello. Could you please suggest other equalizers that you like, or that have good sound quality, to connect at home with an amplifier and speakers. I would appreciate it if one of your followers could help with a suggestion for an alternative, good quality EQ. Thank you very much in advance.

Thank you very much!

Does this unit add any processing delay? I just want to be sure it's not going to negatively effect being used w/ audio syncing w/ video.

Your EQ of the LCD-x on this would have been helpful.

That is really good information! wish Schiit would offer it as an average, or benchmark; understanding that each room and speakers have their own profile. I am curious about the frequency response curve when turning the dial below "neutral". ALso the "Q" factor is a bit too wide with a lot of overlap between knobs making it too imprecise.

Will this be able to tame down treble around 7k and up because I have hyperacusis Is this more of a boost then a subtract or?

Any chance we will see a DT700 & DT900 pro x review with measurements ? Love your reviews

I just picked up the LCDX 2021 ..and it’s noticeable in the “vocal range”..seems a tad thin ..I was wondering if this is something that I may get to “adjust” the vocals tinge to be more present. The LCDX on music it’s awesome, stuff with vocals..it needs something . Thank for this video!

Is this a major boost eq or subtrakt I have tinnitus and hyperakusi for topend treble and have my thoughts of maybe this for my salvation. From 7k and up I want to calm down treble! Will this work or?

These knobs look different than what came on the lokius when it first shipped. Cool device, tho I sold it because I don't really use EQ. Enjoyed the review.

I own this unit and it works great. I don't find the knobs an issue, you never turn the knobs from full left to full right in one swipe. It makes my hifiman sundara headphones sound like my friends HE 1000

ill just eq it on my phone

What I really wanted to know is how it effects the soundstage but I guess if you’re into gaming then that’s not important.

lol no freq. on the front

Where are you???????????????????????

Why don't you just say I hate Schitt, look at the website for specs.

Just making a worthless video😊