Schiit Tyr MonoBlock Amplifiers Review | Thomas Tan Reports...

Thomas reviews the Schitt Tyr Monoblock amplifiers.
00:00-01:43 First Thoughts & First Looks
01:43-04:44 Specs & Design
04:44-10:42 Sound Quality
10:42- Is it For you?
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[@JacksonMa-ls9rw]

Great review Thomas as always.

[@ChicagoRob2]

The fact that the Tyr is a chameleon shouldn’t require an asterisk in the review. The fact that it can differentiate a $3K preamp from a $6K preamp speaks volumes.

[@Coolguy-xo3cj]

Awesome!! Thomas as usual .....Glad to see with " the absolute sound "good move on them ...

[@soowat1190]

The Tyr convinced me with the weight. Excellent review as always! 😊👍

[@jannotjerome6552]

Because of Thomas i often start my maths lesson by an "Let me tell you a story..."

[@joecartwright9221]

Well done 👍

[@robk5745]

Great review Thomas ❤

[@ptg01]

Whoa.... you are EVERYWHERE Thomas ! Rock on !

[@Thomas-us4wq]

Thomas is the future of TAS !

[@ryanstratton1925]

I've had these amps for a year and half. Had a lot of amps here. Many solid state, many tube. They are all pretty good but most have a little something that bugs me and they end up going bye bye. The Tyr somehow has no thing that really bothers me. It's a music lover's amp, just play it and it won't call attention to itself, just the music. I'm sure it's not the greatest amp there is but has to be one of the best bargains around. I use the Schiit Freya with some museum tubes and cables that cost more than the gear itself. I am constantly amazed at what you get for 4K retail.

[@JayGreezy]

I've had these for around a year and I love them. Only a slight hum on one of them which I can live with.

[@jeffreypicciolo7706]

Beautifully done. TT you've done an excellent job with this review.

[@bomt697]

thanks for giving a shot out to Dominique Fils-Aimé's music. I really enjoyed the birds track. looking forward to listening to it when i get home from work.

[@zounds13]

She is amazing. Sleepy is my favorite song from that album.

[@realleescoggins]

Nice job, Thomas.

[@Turboy65]

What's most amazing to me is that this company actually decided to run with THAT name.

[@ChicagoRob2]

A bold move, for sure, and I seriously doubt it has negatively affected their business one iota.

[@_fakeklg]

Comedy is subjective. They seem to have found their niche.

[@yarrdayarrdayarrda]

Schitt Tyr's full!!

[@ronkindel9734]

I’ve been interested in this amp since the days where there were only hints about its early development on line. I’ve read and watched every review I could find trying to get a grasp of how this amp might sound and how it is different from its competitors. Thank you Thomas. Your review is the first time I feel my questions have been addressed.

[@adrianalexander2651]

Thomas - well done!

[@carlitomelon4610]

This model belongs in their much anticipated *EXCREMENT* product line. High end enough for *AS's* reviewers to touch! Seriously "a schyttr"? This childishness has to end! Excellent review as always Mr.T. Well done keeping it professional with a straight face. Not getting anywhere near the stupid name. You're a great addition to the AS staff! 🎵🎶😀🎶🎵

[@anoniem-7189]

Hi Thomas, great review! thanks a lot! Did you connect the Tyrs with Magnepans? are they able to drive them to the full potential???

[@jackanderson2773]

I own a pair and they seem like they are very powerful/tried them with 4ohm speakers . I also like them because they are very unique in their design….

[@majtextwriter1794]

Always is a pleasure to listen to TT's stories... a hi-fi stories which can pull you into journey perspective, relaxed + funny way, not just another review-er with check out boxes. Bravo TT, keep it doing so... :))

[@amb3cog]

You never mentioned speaker pairings Thomas. How are these amps with your new TL speakers? ✌️

[@TheDarthvader123]

Iam watching this while taking a schiit, how confusing!

[@2023C8HTC]

*Thomas,Again another great review. *QUESTION: I was thinking of getting a pair of TYR's and the Freya+ to replace my Marantz PM10. What are your thoughts? Thx,Tommy

[@robertcowart2456]

I like your measured approach Thomas, and feel like I can judge the equipment based on your analysis,, and descriptors.

[@user-sm3cp8wo5q]

Hi Thomas ! Would you recommend this power amps in combination with Lyngdorf amp and Focal 1027 Be speakers ? Do I achieve better stage and seperation clarity ? ManyThanks ! Pit

[@oldschoolaudioenthusiast]

Thomas, great review as always! P.S. try a passive preamp instead of an active preamp with the Tyr. Right now I'm using the little Schiit Sys Passive Preamp / dual input switch with my Schiit Vidar amp and you know what, it sounds great. Remember the old maxim - "The best preamp is no preamp at all!" LOL. 😃

[@koopsjunta]

All said with a straight face. You couldn’t write a better comedy sketch.

[@RumblestripDotNet]

Hey it's a new tier of shiit

[@Corndog642]

I use a PS Audio GCD as a preamp and get fantastic sound from this combo. I also use Iconoclast cables which preserve timing and air in recordings. This isn’t the 1st time someone said the preamp makes a huge difference.

[@AT-wl9yq]

@@patfrederick7327I agree. Nothing can wreck a system faster than a mismatched preamp. However, its one of those things that people need to hear for themselves. That's why it takes so long for most people to figure it out.

[@Zoomerland]

I wanted to buy these buy the idle power is 60 watts/channel according to the AI talker on the Schitt site. That's more than my Parasound JC5. I don't want a Class D amp, but the high end D;s are suppose to be sounding better on the high end. Any suggestions?

[@michaelkregness8338]

Mr. Tan tells us his McIntosh Preamp did not integrate with the Tyr Amps well, does he state which Preamp that was or does anyone know which McIntosh Preamp he used to evaluate the Tyr ??

[@HotSause]

Great video as always. Does it have magic with Maggies, or just Ok.

[@georgekalcheim3651]

Hasn't anybody noticed the speaker binding posts are so far apart and the IEC power cord connection is right in between them? For me that is a problem in and of itself.

[@clarencehoover6748]

Good observation.

[@jackanderson2773]

True…had to split wires a few inches to reach the binding posts

[@brandonburr4900]

You tube reviews of equipment take note. If you build a name and following one day you could work for the big boys to.

[@viencarlodiego8842]

Thomas what about rolling the tubes of freya? Like using the new apos reserve 6sn7

[@bengleason508]

Schiit goes to Audio shows?

[@richardelliott8352]

I started listening hoping to get some guidance on my plan to match a pair of these amps with a McIntosh pre amp , because I wanted tone controls and Mac has a tremendous reputation. ,I felt the pre amp section more critical, and perhaps could save some money on the amps. Back to the drawing board.

[@AT-wl9yq]

You have it right. As long as you don't make any big mistakes when selecting your amp and speakers, the preamp is definitely the most important component to get right. If you are wondering why this is, it has to do with signal strength. The weaker the signal, the more fragile it is. Lower voltage components have to be made to a higher standard. For example, in order for a line stage to equal the sound quality of a power amp, it needs to be made to a higher standard than the amp. A MM phono preamp has to be made better than the linestage to get the same level of sound quality, Same thing going down to a MC phono stage. Low voltage signals are more prone to be effected by outside factors.

[@louiesipes2257]

Sounds like what every good component is……transparent.

[@MrRperez26]

Im a fan of your reviews Thomas. When will you do the Arcam A25 full review?

[@jerrypowers7671]

They are Schiit.

[@ChicagoRob2]

Over-priced for their sound.

[@nickburklow5212]

They should have called it S Tyr ba dum tis.

[@floydlaza8751]

Shiit happens 😂😂

[@aaronlam2584]

$3200 monoblocks ? Very interesting 👀

[@alexxian1701]

Is this a class A/B or class D

[@jackanderson2773]

Neither

[@wallylafferty1166]

I can't get past the 1940's look of Shitt hardware. For me it's a show-stopper.

[@steven8417]

I'd call it a "60's-look" all day long...

[@jackanderson2773]

It’s industrial

[@gtrguyinaz]

I will definitely demo the shit amp ….

[@chwb99]

It‘s Schiit Audio, not Schitt Audio. You should ch3ck what you are talking about and give such a splendid manufacturer credit for who he wants to be!

[@JagadguruSvamiVegananda]

Thomas on TAS? Incidentally, it's spelled "Schiit", not "Schitt".

[@delvalle9256]

Tyr not Tyre

[@chelillingworth9466]

Freya us good for the money, but i don't love it....

[@Thomas-us4wq]

Whats up with this background music !! ? ?

[@revelry1969]

Hmm. Interesting. He is shilling Schiit. Shouldn’t he be talking Galion?

[@chucktyler4057]

Too many letters in this amplifier's class.

[@CarlVanDoren61]

Won't power 20.7s 😮 Coda TS v3 800w@4ohms 62lbs 3kw toroidal, 80k capacitance 40 bipolar junction transistors

[@ryanstratton1925]

I run Maggie LRS from time to time and I agree the Try is not really great with those speakers. I had much better luck with the 30 watt Pass Labs 30.8. makes no sense but that amp weighs 100 lbs so there is a lot going on with the 30 watts. I would wish for a little more with the LRS but it's close with the 30.8. Probably one of the bigger class A Pass Labs amps would be wonderful with Maggies

[@jedi-mic]

I think it's a bit overpriced I would say about 600 Dollars max I don't understand this, with professional Gear you can get things a lot cheaper I know they sell more of it but even so you can buy a 1600w ab amplifier for 400 dollars. I think it's about time they bought the prices down.

[@Corndog642]

They have a choke as big as the power transformer. Each amp weighs 50 pounds.

[@jedi-mic]

@@Corndog642 I thought it was solid state? not tube

[@_fakeklg]

Sometimes this “thinking” doesn’t need to be shared in the comments. Just don’t buy it if you think it’s not for you or your budget or your taste or use case.

[@Corndog642]

@@jedi-mic It is solid state. Using a choke in the power supply is an old design but nobody does it anymore because they’re expensive.

[@ChicagoRob2]

Some of those cheap pro amps sound like dog shit.

[@keith6872]

I stopped buying schitt, too many versions or series of same product. If they built it right to begin with, they would not need version 2 of anything.

[@Fidelity_Sound]

How is this different than most companies????

[@keith6872]

@@Fidelity_Sound OK I see what you are saying. I think I will wait for the TYR version 2 to be released before buying...about 3 years from now.

[@flargosa]

Schiit is always developing new technology and incorporating it into their products. Would you want Toyota to stick to version 1 of their Corolla?

[@floydlaza8751]

It's shiit ok😮😅

[@CameoLux]

This might be the worst take I’ve ever seen. Things change, better tech, better understanding, new ideas. Hop in your steam engine car and go home, lol