OP,
My points are these:
1. Schiit does NOT market this as a "home theatre bypass solution". Two lines speaking in general terms about a product class at the bottom of one page on their site does not constitute marketing. Find me one print/online advertisement where Schiit specifically recommends their preamps as a home theatre product. I'll wait.
(I suspect you only found this verbiage AFTER you decided to start this thread, when you realized that most people saw through your story).
2. The manual is most of the story. Especially when one considers your false "marketing" argument. There is no mention of home theatre in the manual. This is not designed as a home theatre device.
There is no "serious issue" for Schiit to "resolve".
3. But, since you want to hang your hat on this feeble argument, let's take a look at it.
The verbiage in question is as follows: "Home Theater Integration, $0. Okay, all you "home theater bypass" guys. All of our preamps offer true home theater bypass. Just plug in your processor's front channels to any input, select Passive mode, and turn the volume all the way up. Presto! 1:1 home theater bypass, with only a relay in the signal path."
Read that carefully. Or for the first time, I suspect.
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and turn the volume all the way up."
What did you think was going to happen when you switched to a different input, other than the one being used for home theatre?
Are you really going to try and make up an excuse? You keep saying this is Schiit's fault because of these instructions. You chose to go here.
Are you going to say that because the words told you to turn it all the way up that you couldn't logically conclude that maybe you ought to turn it back down before switching inputs?
Are you going to argue that Schiit should put in a warning about high volume levels being dangerous?
Maybe the wording should include a reminder to turn the volume back down.
If that's the case, I don't see much hope for humankind.
Have we gotten to the point where we are totally incapable of thinking for ourselves? We can't take responsibility for anything?
Sad.
p.s.: What about those e-mails?
