Submitted by angelf2704 t3_zngauh in headphones
broncosandwrestling t1_j0gviob wrote
Reply to comment by IMKGI in Are Schiit products reliable in the long term? by angelf2704
Is this still accurate? I remember an old design frying gear and Schiit being coy about it but that was years ago
chef8489 t1_j0gwjcf wrote
No it is not still accurate and when it did happen on the rare occasion on a piece of faulty equipment, schiit took care of it
spartaman64 t1_j0h73hm wrote
does schiit give people replacement ears also? but that aside supposedly their new amps fix the issue
chef8489 t1_j0h8lhz wrote
it was an issue while turning on and off the amp not while listening to them.
spartaman64 t1_j0h95vk wrote
most stories ive heard is of people leaving them on idle and then coming back to a blown headphone
chef8489 t1_j0h9evn wrote
Nope. That's not true. The confirmed cases were overloading the circuit while turning them on and off. Too many people spreading rumors.
spartaman64 t1_j0hbg8o wrote
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/my-headphone-got-burned-up-by-a-schiit-heresy-amplifier.958253/
This guy said he was plugging in headphones between different amps no mention that he was constantly turning all of the amps on and off. He said its probably due to ESD.
https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/xs9uus/schiit_stack_blew_my_headphones/
The hd660 blew after he turned the amp off and on but he seemed to suggest the sundara blew when he left his computer for a bit with the amp on.
https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/9tzvog/psa_oops_lyr_3_did_it_again/
This report also seems to indicate that it happened while in use and not immediately after turning on.
chef8489 t1_j0heif9 wrote
I think something else is going on with the person and the lyr 3..
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The first post something was triggering the overload circuit while he was unplugging and plugging the headphones. It was faulty equipment and schiit took care of it.
The 660 issue there was a fault in the amp and that is why they were quiet and they didnt blow the headphones till he turned it off and back on while they were plugged in. Again schiit covers this..
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These are rare occasions and people tend to blow these situations way out of proportion. I have used a lot of Schiit gear and a lot of other gear over the past several decades such as Woo Audio, Cayin and many more. I have seen defects in all of them.
spartaman64 t1_j0hf5bg wrote
i mean ofc i dont think this is happening with every unit or most unit its probably like 1% or something. But still its bad product design and I'm glad schiit fixed the problem with their product refresh if they did.
chef8489 t1_j0hgpf2 wrote
I dont even think it is 1% or we would have seen a lot more of them pop up. I think very few people had issues and being the internet it got spread every where and blown way up. I think issues like the one with the lyr 3 you posted is something entirely as he had the issue with multiple amps and multiple headphones and no other records from lyr 3 owners including the two amps I personally had had issues.
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I do think Schiit is really quick at addressing the issues and resolving them and compensating the customers that had issues.
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