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I'm poking around for a new headphone amp. I've had a great experience with my Bifrost DAC, so I'm looking at the Schiit amps, particularly the Lyr.
And what do I see? The on-off switch is on the back of the unit. So I'm supposed to reach around hot tubes and feel for the switch every time I want to turn the thing off? Seriously?
Has anyone lived with one of these units? Is this as big an ergonomic disaster as I think?
And if anyone can fill me in as to why Schiit put the switch where they did, that would be interesting to know as well.
Happy listening,
Jim
"The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
- Brian Eno
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I own the schiit valhalla and it usws 4 tubes 2 of which are taller than the lyr layout, the valhalla also runs class A and can get hot (not burn you hot, but you wont leave your hands on it more than a couple seconds)
You cannot leave tube amps on 24-7 especially in a class A amp design
The switch on the back is a non issue for me, I use mine daily
You know what they say,Schiit happens.Schiit does give a five year warranty and that's no Schiit. It's the first time I've heard of this company but they have some nice Schiit.
Yes, that is our name. Shih-tah. It's a proud German name, host to a long line of audio engineers who slaved away in crumbling Teutonic fortresses as lightning lashed the dark lands outside, working to perfect the best amplification devices in the world...
Or, well, no. Yep, Schiit is our name, and it's pronounced, well, like "hey man, that's some really good Schiit!" And now that we have your attention...
Honest amplification is better than excessive 2nd order distortion anytime.
With my Mjolnir, I just leave it on all the time. That way it stays warmed up. It takes up to an hour for tube equipment to warm up, so you don't really want to wait that long every time. As far as tube life, some theories go that the tubes actually last longer leaving the unit on all the time because there are fewer thermal stress cycles.
And as previously mentioned, it requires shorter internal routing to put the switch on the back. A very high-end brand of amp, Audio Note, always does that on the their best equipment. They put the switch on the front on their inexpensive equipment.
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Headphone enthusiast.
favorite cables: K Works
Thanks. Schiit says that the tubes in the Lyr last about 5,000 hours, which is about seven months. I'm not sure I want to buy into that kind of replacement schedule.
Maybe tubes just aren't for me.
Happy listening,
Jim
"The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
- Brian Eno
I don't own that amp but have owned ones with the power switch on the back. After a few times you get used to where it is at and no more fumbling. As far as the switch being on the back in the first place. The power supply is in the back so instead of routing a high voltage line (that can cause distortion)through the unit they make the shortest path possible.....
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