![]() Several participants did side with the Denon. So where does that leave us in the final tally? Syn did manage to pull ahead as the winner in terms of preference, but as these A/Bs have shown over time, it is hard to pull out a unanimous win. Whether it was the processing itself or another factor, many seemed to think the acoustic texture of things through the Denon was slightly less appealing during samples in playback. Occasionally this would present itself as “diminished” in the sense that individual sounds were not separated enough during busy passages. Some referred to the vocals (and assumed center channel effect) as “pleasant” with gunshots in movie trailers being a little more holistically integrated into the sound field. There was less consistency when it came to a perceived reverb effect and exactly how and where instruments sat in the virtual surround soundscape. Several participants also used words to describe varying takes on intimacy, clarity or an up-close presence to vocals and mid-centric sounds where Syn was the victor. With the Syn in this execution, the first call out in terms of observations was usually something in the range of increased dynamics, punch and bass extension. The responses, like many (or some might say ALL) of these Schiit A/B meets is mixed, with surprisingly little consensus in terms of overall preference. Listeners were asked what they thought after a critical listening session, and included a winner or preference based on the experience. Participants did not know if “green light on” was the Syn or the Denon, hence the “blind” part of the comparison. ![]() The Syn signal (now in analog form) is directed through an external Schiit power amplifier and then to a switching board were it meets up with the other amplified signal from the Denon.Ī handy dandy custom switch allows for easy and quick A/B comparison, and a single switching green LED lets you know if you are listening to one signal path or the other. The output was routed digitally to both the Syn and a Denon receiver. It completely side steps the digital matrix of normal HDMI processors in favor of a more hands on, customizable approach.įor the blind A/B experiment, a Visio TV was utilized with Apple TV as the source. Along the processing path (which is entirely analog) it implements several surround augmenting options which allow for fine tuning to one’s taste. In a nutshell, Syn basically takes two channels of audio, and converts it to 5.1 channels of single ended audio. The subject? Comparisons between a traditional 5.1 surround system and Schiit’s brand new surround simulator called Syn. No submissions about memes, jokes, meta, or hypothetical / dream builds.It may have been a few months since Schiit Audio has done one of their unusually fun blind A/B shootouts, but this week’s IRL gettogether at their retail space in Newhall, CA was just as memorable as any in recent history.No titles that are all-caps, clickbait, PSAs, pro-tips or contain emoji. ![]()
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