Hi jwcy,   When I got my Lyr, it had a strange background feedback coming through the right output. I thought the tubes just needed to be broken in, so I kept using it. And the noise did start to go away as I got the tubes broken in. BUT, one day the right output made an extremely loud bang...

First off, a little history on why i got the Valhalla. As some of you may know, I bought a Schiit Lyr last month, and loved it to pieces. Unfortunately, it decided to blow it's brains out shortly after... HOWEVER, I called Jason at Schiit, and he was BEYOND helpful! I shipped the Lyr back the...

Okay, that's what I thought.

ZARIM: So what you're saying, is that the BEST setup would be to have a desktop with an Asus Xonar Essence ST/STX running optical out into a Schiit DAC. Correct?   PurpleAngel: Yes, the Vaio is a laptop. I'm trying to figure out if I could get away with using a Vaio (Built-in, onboard audio...

Thanks, Pentatonic!   I think I'll stick with my plan for the Vaio, being that I'd rather have a laptop and DAC than buy a big 'ole desktop just for the sake of having a sound card. lol

Hello everyone,   Forgive me if I've posted this in the wrong section. This is my first post here.   I have (what may be) a relatively simple question.  I just bought a Schiit Lyr and a pair of Sennheiser HD 650's. I couldn't be happier with the setup.  However, I am going to be looking...