That "issue" is greatly overblown. Even when it happens on my Milo amp that has a Khozmo, it's minor and infrequent. Plus, that was the older design. Do the new ones even have that popping?

I think that Brennan B2 device is way cooler than the Syn. Can't believe I never heard of it. Typical Schiit answer. Very short and terse.

I had an issue with the optical input on my Syn also. One day it just stopped working. After fiddling with it and trying several things, it turned out that the optical cable wasn't seating properly in the Syn. The connection is kind of loose and I had to push really hard for it to lock in...

Make sure the outputs aren't muted. Cycle the mute option.

It's all part of the experience.

Looks beautiful Justin. I love how you were able to get it all into such a compact enclosure yet still keep it so neat. Can't wait to see what's next.

That doesn't look final. Looks like a mock-up to see if everything fits together as intended.

Totally normal.

I only mentioned it because the review that everyone is going on about mentioned it.

As an aside: If you want a brand new V281 limited edition, they should be out this month. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/violectric-hpa-v281-vorsprung-durch-balanced-september-2023-update-limited-reissue-edition-up-for-preorder.705318/ I put my MJ3 decision on hold until I hear how this LE...

I thought I'd post the latest update from Arthur Powers on the status of the V281 LE, since no one else did yet: "The owner of Violectric (Christof Mallmann) just informed me the new tool for the cases was made successfully and the production of the cases is underway. The anodized coating will...

Why wouldn't you?

If the manual is available online, I'd prefer to view it there. But, I would like to be able to find and reference the manuals for discontinued products, should the need arise. Actually, I reference the Specs page for products more than the manual.

@justin w. It's fun to see how things are progressing. Have you finalized what the upgrades will be for the DX vs standard yet? Any sound changes or differences you can describe to us between the two versions?

I don't know if your picture is before or after you modded it, but that's not the original grill.