LCD-2 + (Schitt Lyr vs. Headroom Balanced)
May 18, 2011 at 1:54 AM Post #91 of 95
My LCD-2 and Lyr sound very good together. No hum at all. My dac is battery powered so there is no ground situation there with the Lyr. 
 
May 18, 2011 at 11:45 AM Post #92 of 95


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I guess if there's still a shadow of doubt that it is your home's power then you could try it at a friend's house.  Your friend could have similar power issues as well but if it doesn't hum then you know it's the power for sure.
 



This is a good idea - will actually try it at my neighbor's house right next door, a suburb clone.  Should have thought of this.
 
I don't remember if I mentioned that Jason couldn't detect a hum (with the LCD-2) when I sent my original unit back to Schitt.
 
Jun 14, 2011 at 11:30 AM Post #93 of 95
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum, but I wanted to comment on the Lyr.
 
After reading the limited number of reviews and comments on the web about the Lyr, I began communicating with Jason Stoddard of Lyr.  I was a little worried that I was being a bit of a pain with all my questions, but he was very patient, helpful and informative. I liked what I heard, so I ordered a Lyr on June 1st, and it arrived promptly last week. 
 
It was expertly packaged, and I was immediately impressed with the no-nonsense solid build quality. Really nice volume knob, and I was happy to see it had a detachable IEC power inlet. It looked like it should be lot more expensive than it was.
 
I knew it would take lots of burn-in time, but of course, I couldn't wait to start listening. I was pleased with the initial listen, but after 48 hours of burn-in I'm thrilled. I'm still burning it in, and based on past burn-in experience, I'm guessing it hasn't reached it's full potential yet.
 
As far as hum or noise is concerned - this Lyr is absolutely dead quiet - even when I turn the volume to max, and there is absolutely no noise from the volume control. I am using a high quality power cord running from an isolation transformer, so this may have some effect.
 
I plan to write a review of my experiences in the future, but for now, I'll be too absorbed in my music in a way I've never heard it before.    
 
PS: My phones are Senn HD 800.
 

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