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Timestamps…

00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:25 Shameless Self Promotion
01:49 Takeaways
03:04 In This Video…
03:53 What is the Pietus Maximus?
05:41 Pricing, Specs, Build
09:41 The Thing I Don’t Like…No Balanced Input
16:25 Test Gear
20:08 Sound from Amplifier
25:17 Headphone Pairings
27:18 Sound with DAC Cards
32:03 It Begs to be Used with Outboard DACs
35:19 Comparison with Asgard 3
36:02 Comparison with G111mk2
39:38 Pairing with the Bifrost 2
41:35 Does Pietus Maximus Punch Up?
43:56 Final Thoughts