Short answer
Both are desktop amplifiers, $200 against $219.
On raw power they are level: each reaches 100 dB on 567 of the 567 non-electrostatic models here.
| Specification | Schiit Magni Piety | Schiit Midgard |
|---|---|---|
| Power into 32Ω | 1.0 W | 4.8 W |
| Power into 150Ω | 446 mW | 1.2 W |
| Power into 300Ω | 400 mW | 750 mW |
| Power into 600Ω | 200 mW | 375 mW |
| Output impedance | 0.6 Ω | 0.1 Ω |
| Output noise | not published | 1.59 µV |
| Price | $200 | $219 |
| Headphones it reaches 100 dB on out of 567 | 567 | 567 |
Not published means the maker leaves it out, so that axis cannot be compared.
| Balanced | Schiit Magni Piety | Schiit Midgard |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | no separate rating | XLR4 |
| Power into 32Ω | — | 4.8 W |
| Power into 300Ω | — | 750 mW |
| Output impedance | — | 2 Ω |
| Output noise | — | not published |
| Headphones it reaches 100 dB on out of 567 | — | 567 |
Only the Schiit Midgard has a separate balanced rating from its maker; through it, it reaches 100 dB on 567 of the 567 models here. The Schiit Magni Piety may still have a balanced socket — its spec sheet simply gives no figure for one, so there is nothing to put beside it.
| Load | Schiit Magni Piety | Schiit Midgard |
|---|---|---|
| 32 Ω | Published | Published |
| 150 Ω | Derived | Derived |
| 300 Ω | Published | Published |
| 600 Ω | Published | Published |
Both makers publish a power rating. Schiit Magni Piety publishes at 32 Ω, at 300 Ω and at 600 Ω; Schiit Midgard at 32 Ω, at 300 Ω and at 600 Ω. The other rows are worked out from those.
The two publish at the same loads, which is the one case where the rows of this table can be read straight across.
On power they are interchangeable across this whole database: there is no headphone here that one reaches 100 dB on and the other does not.
1 headphone is left alone by the Schiit Midgard under the one-eighth rule but coloured by the Schiit Magni Piety (Symphonium Titan).
567 of the 567 models here reach 100 dB on both.
Headroom is at a 100 dB SPL peak.
The widest gap on the list is the HiFiMAN HE400se: Schiit Midgard has +28 dB of headroom there against +21 dB. 7 dB is about 4.7 times the power, which matters for peaks rather than for how loud the music sits.
The hiss columns are empty for Schiit Magni Piety because that maker publishes no output noise figure.
| Headphone | Impedance | Needs | Schiit Magni Piety headroom | Schiit Midgard headroom | Schiit Magni Piety hiss | Schiit Midgard hiss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shure SE846 | 9 Ω | 0.04 mW | +42 dB | +49 dB | not published | 18 dB |
| Campfire Audio Andromeda 2020 | 9 Ω | 4.0 mW | +22 dB | +29 dB | not published | -2 dB |
| Audeze LCD-2 Classic | 70 Ω | 0.79 mW | +29 dB | +35 dB | not published | -3 dB |
| Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro (250Ω) | 250 Ω | 0.63 mW | +28 dB | +31 dB | not published | -8 dB |
| HiFiMAN HE400se | 25 Ω | 7.9 mW | +21 dB | +28 dB | not published | -9 dB |
| Audio-Technica ATH-R70X | 470 Ω | 1.6 mW | +22 dB | +25 dB | not published | -15 dB |
| Sennheiser HD 600 | 300 Ω | 6.6 mW | +18 dB | +21 dB | not published | -19 dB |
| HiFiMAN Susvara | 60 Ω | 50 mW | +11 dB | +17 dB | not published | -21 dB |
The Schiit Midgard costs $19 more than the Schiit Magni Piety. Out of the 567 models here, that difference buys 1 more model left alone under the one-eighth rule.
Nothing runs the other way: there is no axis here on which the cheaper of the two does better.
Only published figures count here; blank axes are counted separately.
Each in full: Schiit Magni Piety and Schiit Midgard.