eagerears
New Head-Fier
I recently got the new Schiit Lyr 3 with the phono module. It sound great, though the noise floor when switched to phono seems sort of high. It’s definitely the module, when I switch to the line in it’s pretty much dead silent. It’s also interesting that when I unplug the turntable, the noise actually gets much louder. This is all white noise btw, not hum (though there’s a little hum, but I think that’s a separate issue).
I’m wondering if this is caused by the fact that the module is balanced, but the amp is not. From what I understand, there is no summing, it just uses only one side of the module. In a balanced amp, the signal eventually gets summed, which cuts down on the noise. So by that logic, the noise in each channel could be higher, since it’ll be cut (by half?) in the end. Only using one channel leaves you with higher noise levels, though.
Does that make sense? Does anybody else have opinions on the phono module in the Lyr3?
I’m wondering if this is caused by the fact that the module is balanced, but the amp is not. From what I understand, there is no summing, it just uses only one side of the module. In a balanced amp, the signal eventually gets summed, which cuts down on the noise. So by that logic, the noise in each channel could be higher, since it’ll be cut (by half?) in the end. Only using one channel leaves you with higher noise levels, though.
Does that make sense? Does anybody else have opinions on the phono module in the Lyr3?