I love this set-up. I also have my Syn set-up in my office and have a Lokius is the chain for EQ. However, if and when I ever replace my existing surround receiver in my family room/theater, I've considered using a miniDsp for EQ and sub crossover. Really cool to hear someone else had the...

Yep, agreed. And if you have shaping turned off, and the volume pot turned all the way up, the Syn is simply a straight wire delivering an unmolested signal from your source to your amp for the main channels. And if you have processing and shaping turned on, you're already changing the...

I guess this depends on why you want to use the Syn as a pre-amp to the Lyr+. Will you be using the DAC on the Syn at all? Are you wanting to send the shaping (i.e. width and presence) controls to your headphones through the Lyr+? But yes, you can stack by sending the Bifrost 2 RCA out to the...

Glad to hear you're in on the Syn. Love to read you're using it for gaming too. That's a big part of my usage as well. My main first person shooter at the moment is Halo Infinite. At first, I also struggled with the directionality of sounds, but later came to find I had my surround channels...

Not sure if this is a question or if youre looking for other suggestions. The Syn does not do high pass filters on the mains (or the center/surround channels). Actually, I'd say one of its biggest selling points is that it doesn't touch the main channels at all if you turn off the shaping...

How? Why? Are you sure? Joking aside. I got my replacement Syn back today. Life is good again.

I'm living this nightmare right now. Just sent in my Syn to get the replacement for the reversed slikscreen labels. Never really considered that I'd have to be without it for a few days until it became a reality. I'll survive, but there was genuine sadness while unplugging all the...

"Lesson 3: Overcoming Balanced Nervosa Cool. Let’s cover how to overcome balanced nervosa in one step: 1. Don’t worry about it." Glad to hear confirmation on this. I was actually worried when i chose a Saga S as the traffic cop for my office system. Worried I'd be missing out on the magic...

Ha! Took me a second to understand what you were saying, but thats pretty cool! Proud to be referred to as an Actual Human... although the lack of commentary on my sanity seems like an intentional omission.

I also have a Frame tv in my living room. Great TV. However, I did just recently upgrade to an OLED for my gaming monitor. And that process of choosing a new gaming monitor was the final straw in swearing off AVRs for PC surround sound. The HDMI passthrough of the AVRs i was looking at didnt...

Yes, you could use a "Y RCA Cable" to the center channel amp, but I don't know the benefit of using one (other than you already own one and want to use it). As far as listening impressions.... here you go: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-syn-surround-processor-reviews-impressions.967762/...

Well, we might both be insane. Not ruling that out. But lets, for a second, assume that isnt the case... Ill just say this... I'm extremely happy that you've enjoyed as much success as you have that you were willing and able to go out on however far of a limb it was to produce and release the...

I think it would play just fine. You'd be ignoring the surround output, obviously. But taking advantage of every other feature of the Syn. The two main adjustable components are the width and presence control which only affect the three front channels anyways. And you'd get the added clarity...

I started a thread for the Syn in the Equipment forum. The top google search result for "Schiit Syn Review" is still the ASR thread which is just guys who are smarter than everyone else trying to figure out why the Syn is a thing. So, I thought maybe having something dedicated to it here could...

Figured I'd finish my initial impressions/review of the Syn. Last week, I was able to get the channels balanced to my liking and everything fell into place. Music sounded terrific, and I got much more clarity in the location of sounds while gaming. This weekend, I threw as much home theater...