Schiit Forkbeard

Schiit Audio

About this app

Forkbeard replaces an entire rack of Schiit remotes with unified control on your iPhone or iPad. Multiple products and multiple systems are easily accommodated. There’s no pairing and no account creation—just add your Forkbeard-enabled products and you’re ready to go.

Forkbeard Functionality:
- Complete remote control, including volume, input select, output mode, mute, sample rate*
- System health reporting, including output power, temperature, current, tube heater integrity*
- Unique inter-product functions like Visual Volume™, instant headroom visualization

*Functions vary by product


Current Forkbeard-Enabled Products

DAC
- Yggdrasil
- Mimir Balanced DAC and Digital Preamp
- Gungnir 2 Multiform™ DAC
- Mesh Card

Preamps
- Saga 2 Preamp
- Kara F Nexus™ Preamp
- Freya+ F Tube Preamp

Power Amps
- Gjallarhorn F Compact Continuity™ S Speaker Amp
- Vidar 2F Power Amp
- Aegir 2F Continuity™+Halo™ Power Amp
- Wotan Nexus™ Power Amp
- Tyr F Nexus™ and Continuity™ choke-input monoblock amplifier
- Kraken™ 5-Channel Power Amp

Headphone Amps
- Lyr 5

EQ
- Loki Max F

Phono Preamps
- Skoll F Phono Preamp
- Stjarna Phono Preamp

Forkbeard is patent-pending.

Ratings and reviews

the connection between my stack and the app is regularly very spotty even if I'm sitting <10 ft away from the devices using a pixel 10 xl. I know that the Bluetooth can reach much further than this (this is unobstructed by furniture with direct line of sight to the devices). Additionally, firmware updates to my Ygg we're not seamless (had to try a few times before the firmware upgrade applied - which is worrying as I don't want to brick my singular)

Works flawlessly on my Pixel 10 Pro XL, S26 Ultra, iPad Pro M4 and iPad 10th Generation. TIP: If you open the app without BT on, it will not detect your Schiit equipment. Obvious. BUT...when you turn on BT with the app open, it will still not detect anything when rescanning, so you need to exit the app and open it again, and then it'll quickly show your Forkbeard devices. ❤️‍🔥

Works good now after a few issues at the beginning. Appreciate its simplicity and usefulness. I am feeding my MIMIR to SYS passive volume control into my Parasound Power amp and I use the volume control on the Mimir all the time as I am on the couches. Do wish they would update to offer more Eq options but the three are useful.

What’s new

This update introduces Forkbeard support for Eitr 2.