Schiit Syn

PacoTaco · Apr 11, 2023

SEE HERE: https://www.superbestaudiofriends.o...ew-discussion-impressions-measurements.13335/

https://www.schiit.com/products/syn

Looks like the Syn got revealed. I'm not entirely sure where it should go, but I figured DAC was appropriate enough.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sch...bable-start-up.701900/page-7670#post-17485924 Here's the Schiit happens post for it. I'll leave some exerts for you guys:

Introduction

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So when I say, “Hey, we got this surround thing here, it works with everything, and it won’t ever be obsolete,” that’s gonna make some waves.

“Wait, what?” you ask. “You’re doing surround?”

Yeah.

And gaming.

And headphones.

Oh and it’s a DAC and has a mic input.

And what’s more, it’s designed to be super-easy, around the screens and systems most people use, not around the assumption you’re cool with finding room for 13-34 speakers and running apps for room correction and pulling new HDMI cables whenever they decide to change the standard.

Oh yeah, and it can simply add channels, while not processing the mains at all.

Oh yeah, and the main channels are discrete.

Oh, and it’s $399.
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Some of the features:

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Syn is:

A surround processor. As in, use it to run front left and right, center, rear left and right, and subwoofer in a 5-channel plus subwoofer setup. Plug it in to the optical output of your TV, connect to some amps (or powered speakers), and you’re good to go.

A gaming rig. Add surround to your games with extra speakers, using the standard USB input or use gaming headphones with a microphone—mic input is standard on Syn.

A remote control DAC, preamp, and headphone amp. Syn is also a Hel-class ES9018 DAC with both optical and USB input, as well as analog input. The main channels are fully discrete and run 1W RMS into 32 ohms—oh yeah, and plugging in headphones also activates a crossfeed-like schema that can be switched on and off, and is continuously variable when on.

But by supporting zero standards, Syn works with everything. TVs. Computers. Games. Music. All. Of. It.

And by supporting zero standards, Syn never goes obsolete.
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Some more specs and uses:

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Syn is what we call “The Unifier,” because it really brings everything together.

It can be the centerpiece of a home theater surround system

It can bring surround into your desktop gaming world

It can be your headphone amp go-to with unique processing

It can be your remote-controlled DAC and preamp

And…it can be all of the above

At it’s heart, Syn is a universal matrix surround processor with special controls, tweaked by listening. It’s also a headphone amp with a discrete gain stage and crossfeed-like processing. It’s a DAC with USB and optical inputs. And it has UAC1/2 autoswitching and mic input for gaming. Oh yeah, and it’s also a remote control preamp.

Syn has the following inputs:

USB digital input (USB-C)

Optical digital input (TOSLINK style)

Stereo analog input (RCA)

Microphone input (1/8” electret)

And outputs:

Main L/R (RCA)

Front (RCA)

Surround L/R (RCA)

Subwoofer (RCA)

Headphone (1/4 TRS)

Syn provides the following remote controls:

Input Select—USB, Optical, Analog

Mode Select—Stereo, Process, Process&Shape

Mute

Master Volume

Syn provides the following setup controls:

Center Level

Surround Level

Width (add or remove L+R content from mains with special mix, frequency shaped on headphone only)

Presence (increase or decrease 2kHz band)

Does this help?

It might be best to break this down by how you’d use it.

Surround. If you want surround in your living room, your media room, or your home theater, Syn delivers universal matrix surround that is easy to use, works with everything, and won’t go obsolete.

Gaming. If you’re looking to extend your gaming desktop to surround, do gaming on the big screen, want an exceptionally focused headphone experience, with the capability to use electret microphones, Syn delivers on all counts.

Headphones. If you want an all-in-one headphone amp and DAC that has special processing capabilities for headphones—and can take you far, far beyond the desktop in the future—Syn gets you both great digital and discrete analog performance.

Music. If you’re looking for an inexpensive remote preamp/DAC—that can do a lot more if you want—Syn is a really mind-expanding option.

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I needed something like this for my bedroom and PS5. And since I don't have a wife to annoy anymore, this is perfect. I am disappointed it doesn't have a digital out of some kind, as I'd want to use the surround processing and bypass the DAC, but that's just nitpicking.

Hopefully the PS5 and Switch can use this with USB, because those consoles are picky as shit.

Walderstorn · Mar 30, 2023

In case you missed it:

https://www.superbestaudiofriends.o...hiit-syn-speculation.13317/page-6#post-406113

Huhnkopf · Mar 30, 2023

It has UAC1/2 autoswitch, so it should work

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