What the Forkbeard is this???

Jason Stoddard gives a quick introductory video on how Schiit Audio's new product Forkbeard, the only multi-product, multi-stack unified control system, works in real time.

Ditch your collection of Schiit remotes and get complete control—and much more—on your phone or tablet. Welcome to Forkbeard™

[lionhearted]

This is pretty slick! Never thought I’d see the day that Schiit released an app

[craigiouk]

Great to see the lab Jason, and thank you for the time in sharing

[Camride]

This looks fantastic, really excited to see this release!

[theyreMineralsMarie]

Ah yes, the final evolved form of a neckbeard, the Forkbeard.

[jamesrevell]

Thank you for making the Forkbeard optional. I'm one of those people that do not want to control anything with an app. I believe that my phone and my stereo should never meet. I'm also slightly OCD and it would bother me to no end to have this function and never use it. IMO, less is more. The Forkbeard included would be a deal breaker for me. The Vidar 2 is my dream amp. I hope to purchase in March 2025. Don't change a thing.

[OblivionIce]

Love all my Schiit products. Ill always buy from them. Great company.

[CesarAnton]

Exciting! looking forward to try this.

[Krell]

Very cool, I can see this being a useful addition for my use case. I'd love a macOS version at some point but not a biggie.

[theoriginalDJ_H]

Please come out with Left-Right balance control. It is a must for those of us with odd-shaped rooms and two or three walls in the listening space.

[chriseggroll]

would love to have this! my schiit is a few years old but hope eventually it'll work with it

[bankruptfilly]

So you need to buy one of these for each component in the stack? How much are they priced at?

[olmecus]

Schiit Sol in the background!! Sell me yours Jason!!

[chrisrud]

I like it, I don't really need it but it's a well designed option none the less. Cheers.

[Leo-tfgu]

Welcome to 2016 Shiit. :) My Arcam from 2016 can do this. But a good thing none the less.

[aceventuraaceventura]

Can we make a DAC that allows to reproduce the sound signature of tuner from the 80's like Marantz, Fisher (Studio Standard), or Kenwood receivers? Turntable, Cassette, and/or FM Stereo sound signatures?

[wolfmanjacksaid]

We still need a Listen/Measure toggle switch!! 😅

[limabravo]

Would love to see it connecting with my homeassistant so i can integrate my hifi system into my smarthome.

[ANSWERTHECALLOFJESUSCHRIST]

I love how connected the app feels to the hardware. It's a very integrated-feeling even watching through the phone screen. Doesn't exude that fiddly, flaky, loose wireless operation. You know what I mean! 😅

[curtiscroulet]

Why "Forkbeard?" The Forkbeard I know about was -- briefly -- one of the Norse kings of England. Sweyn Forkbeard. He died seven weeks after he seized the throne from Aethelred The Unready. Then Aethelred resumed the throne for a couple of years until, he, too, died in AD 1016. Cnut The Great was Sweyn Forkbeard's son.

[robertkirkpatrick]

Any word on when the URD will be back in stock?