Schiit Audio Loki Max F

What do you call something that takes the best of the past and combines it with the most modern, most integrated control system on the planet? Welcome to the retrofuturistic Loki Max F, where pure LC filtering, relay potentiometers, and fully discrete Nexus™ gain stages combine with microprocessor oversight, Forkbeard™ and IR remote control so you adjust everything from your listening chair, set presets, and integrate seamlessly with a full Schiit system. 

Beyond the Best of the Past

We didn’t just copy the past—we exceeded it. Loki Max F uses 100% custom LC filtering, including exotic 80% nickel-core inductors, but that’s just the start. Add our unique 31-step precision relay potentiometers using 0.5% thin-film resistors and 60 relays—completely unlike anything from yesteryear or today. These relay potentiometers provide precise control, perfect repeatability, and superb channel matching, What’s more, every stage is fully discrete—from the input superbuffers and balanced summers, to the current-feedback gain stage and Nexus™ balanced output. These stages are fed by a 100% linear, 4-stage power supply with two rail levels, up to +/-32V. You’ll never need to worry about overloading Loki Max with any standard source.

More Than Remote Control: Forkbeard

Loki Max F comes standard with an IR remote control, for easy adjustment from your listening chair. Go ahead and adjust any band, select from balanced or SE inputs, bypass the EQ completely (as in, just a relay in the signal path), set and recall presets—everything is at your fingertips. Or, add a Forkbeard module for even more features, such as frequency response previews and more presets. Forkbeard also seamlessly integrates with a wide range of Schiit gear, enabling advanced features like Visual Volume. 

Superior Ease of Use

Even with advanced remote controls, we didn’t forget human interaction. There’s no indecipherable screens or complicated UIs on Loki Max’s front panel, just the controls everyone understands. To adjust the EQ, just turn a knob. To select a preset, press a button. It’s all mechanical and real-time; heck, the EQ band knobs turn to match what you’ve set on the IR remote or Forkbeard! Hear the clicking of the relays as you adjust Loki Max? That ensures there are no electronic switches or volume controls in the signal path. 

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 Loki Max—chassis, boards, assembly, etc—goes to US companies manufacturing in the US. Our chassis and transformers are made in California. Our PCBs are made in California or in our own facility in Corpus Christi, and it all comes together in our San Antonio facility.

5-Year Warranty, Easy Returns

Loki Max is covered by a 5-year limited warranty that covers parts and labor. And if you don’t like your Loki Max, you can send it back for a refund, minus 5% restocking fee, within 15 days of receiving it.