Feliks Echo 2 vs Schiit Midgard

Feliks Echo 2

The Echo 2 (since renamed Echo Classic in Feliks Audio's lineup) is the Polish builder's entry OTL tube amplifier: hand-made 6N6P/ECC85-family tube stages, around 350mW of output, and the warm, euphonic OTL presentation the line is known for. Approved coverage of the Echo platform (the original Echo review and the Echo Vibe offshoot, which earned Headfonia's Highly Recommended award for boutique-grade quality) consistently lands on the same verdict: an affordable, beautifully built gateway into real tube sound, best matched with high-impedance dynamics. The structural caveats define it: OTL topology means low-impedance headphones and IEMs are poor matches, output power is modest, and detail-first listeners will find it deliberately romantic. Note: this dossier leans on Echo-line coverage, since the Echo 2 revision itself lacks a dedicated approved-site review.

Schiit Midgard

The Midgard is the amp where Schiit's measurements finally matched its cult following: the discrete, op-amp-free Halo topology makes it the best-measuring, highest-power discrete headphone amp the company has built, with owner-run tests showing it besting the Drop x THX AAA 789 in some metrics. Impressions converge on a clarity-and-separation-first presentation: cleaner than the Magni+, more neutral than the warm Asgard tilt, with a midrange that stands out against the pricier Jotunheim 2. Its halo, so to speak, is doing all this at Schiit's usual aggressive pricing; the caveats are the usual Schiit ones: utilitarian styling, clicky relay ergonomics, and a strictly amp-only box that still needs a DAC.