Schiit Happened --- And it's a great read!

[Thad E Ginathom]

Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up (Head-fi)

I started reading this earlier this evening, and it is surprisingly gripping!

The head-fi thread is over 220 pages long, but the first post contains links to each chapter, so no need to page through.

 

[koushik]

Yes! I was reading each page as it came by. Jason is funny. Everything about first day in Magnavox and all ... nice to know the inside stories of the industry.

 

[dheerajin]

I did not know untill today that 2 of my DACs are from the same designer..

Great..read..thanks Thad..

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

To be honest, I used to think that Schiit was another head-fi hype train. Now I am thinking of buying one of their products!

I really like what they did and how they did it. I like the humour too, which seems really genuine, and certainly not just another attempt at marketing cool.

 

[koushik]

Yup .. he is mighty Mike Moffat, the uncrowned guru of digital audio world. Designer of early Theta DACs.

 

[greenhorn]

A very nice read. My boss was on leave, and it totally made my day

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Still reading, a chapter or three at a time, and still enjoying very much

 

[reignofchaos]

Brilliant read! Thank you for sharing.

 

[kuks1]

Brilliant stuff. Read 10 chapters at a go this morning. Much of the technical stuff goes over my head but luckily till now most of it is about the business side and i identify with it a lot. Thanks Thad.

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Much of the technical stuff goes over my head

Me too, although I dream of getting to grips with all this CATPET, DOGPET stuff one day.

Can't say that commerce has ever rocked my boat (I'd have more hifi if it had :lol but Jason's take on it is the best I've heard in a long, long time. I've seen people run on fantasy economics from the mouths of idiot new-age consultants (who charged for the advice, of course) like paying themselves a decent salary before the company even made any money. You can guess where they ran themselves: into bankruptcy. Like lawyers. the consultants are the ones who smile on their way to the bank!

Saving up to make a capital expediture! ("Like all companies did once") Revolutionary. Having neither VCs nor bank managers telling you what to do because they own you. Extraordinary! This is brilliant stuff.

Of course, it helps if one already has a successful business keeping the family fed.

I've just signed off another reading session at Chapter 19. And I'll say it again: I never imagined that a book about business and electronics could be interesting, let alone gripping

 

[sound_cycle]

The head-fi thread is over 220 pages long, but the first post contains links to each chapter, so no need to page through.

It is !

And having virtually swiped for it all the more so.

ciao
gr

 

[GeorgeO]

Superb read, thanks for sharing..Just started and am hooked!

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

The first year or so is the best. I'd say that the last few episodes are a bit dilluted, repetitive, and lack the punch of the young-Schiit stuff. I'm still keeping up with it, though

 

[Sumanta]

Started....glued.

 

[GeorgeO]

Read upto Chapter 12 and am loving it!