Posts by kstaken

Grant Green - The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark

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The term I would use is transparent. I would definitely not describe it as clinical or even hyper-detailed as those imply that the amp is significantly coloring the sound which I don't think it is. It's definitely not artificially...

I agree with this completely. The only thing I find with the Mjolnir that makes it a tricky recommendation is that it is balanced only. If you're actually a headphone enthusiast that makes it a little difficult to serve as your only...

I want to make it clear that I said "drier" than the Peak, my statement was purely relative. I do not find the Mjolnir to be even close to as dry and etched as some of those vintage solid state pieces can be. It is not fatiguing in any...

Unfortunately I only have an LCD-2 R1 and I can't stand it. I re-terminated the cable, plugged it into the Mjolnir for 5 minutes and then put it back in its box and on the shelf.    Quote: Originally Posted by...

My Mjolnir now has a little over 100 hours on it so I figured it's time to sit down and do a little more detailed comparison with the Apex Peak/Volcano. I use a Shuguang Black Treasure in the Peak and both the tube and the amp are...

The bass settles down substantially through the first 100 hours. Mine now have roughly 120 hours and you definitely do notice the bass if you listen to them right after something like the HD800 but beyond that the bass just seems to...

Which 5692 are you using? Quote: Originally Posted by Solude  The 5692 came in... its official.  The Peak is 110% fine, it was the tubes.  With the 5692 I can even tap the tube directly and nothing.

The Mjolnir is the first dedicated headphone amp I've had that actually has enough power for them. I do like them with the Peak but it clearly runs out of steam if things get busy and large scale classical is out of the question....