Recent content by commtrd
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Schiit Mjolnir 3 - Impressions Thread
The sound staging with the Elite and my stack is incredible. On well recorded and mastered songs this is intoxicating. The detail and layering with instrumental placement within the stage is blowing my mind. I think I am now a sound stage + detail + airiness junkie. Vocals are just sublime...- commtrd
- Post #2,889
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Mjolnir 3 - Impressions Thread
Damn it these pads transformed this headphone! OMG I am loving this headphone now! Who would have thought pads can make such a difference? Such a good recommendation. Staging is even better now, no more congestion, maybe just now hearing the MiB and MJ3 to the full extent. Ecstatic.- commtrd
- Post #2,887
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Mjolnir 3 - Impressions Thread
You were right! These pads do make a difference. And I have come so close to pulling the trigger on Atrium Open stabilized so many times, still not ruling that out. I hope to get a chance to listen to both at Can Jam Dallas in November. I am seriously thinking about building a DIY Aegis amp...- commtrd
- Post #2,886
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Mjolnir 3 - Impressions Thread
Thinking about ZMF Caldera stabilized to complement with the Elites. I am getting the new angled alcantara pads today and will be rockin those this evening. Those pads are supposed to help quite q bit, so I bought them to try, $200 for the pair. Ouch. But I intend to keep the Elites because I...- commtrd
- Post #2,883
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Mjolnir 3 - Impressions Thread
I have been running my amp on low gain and push-pull, but it's kind of a toss up really and may be somewhat load dependent. Experiment and see what works best for your ears is ultimately what we all do.- commtrd
- Post #2,881
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Mjolnir 3 - Impressions Thread
I shined a bright LED flashlight into the vent slats to see if there is any dust building up in there, not seeing anything yet. My amp is dead quiet and no choke vibes either, which is interesting. No cracking or popping noises on power down / cool down whatsoever. Case bottom very slightly warm...- commtrd
- Post #2,878
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Mjolnir 3 - Impressions Thread
That's a good question. If mounted such that the air flow is drawn from the vent holes in the sides and out the top thru the fans, that will help facilitate heat convection and running cooler. With my fan setup, I am blowing cooler air conditioned air from outside directly onto the heat sinks...- commtrd
- Post #2,877
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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ZMF November // 2023 // MEGATHREAD!
Mainly due to not being able to demo headphones any other way to use with a person's own dac and amp at home. The only other way is a brief audition at say Can Jam, which is noisy, and not your own equipment, and very little time to listen to a headphone. So definitely not an ideal way to try to...- commtrd
- Post #2,412
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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ZMF Caldera - New Planar Magnetic from ZMF!
This is why I love reading these threads so darn much. Useful info, from audio nuts for audio nuts... no real biases, just straight up impressions about how stuff sounds. I cannot wait for that day when I can try the Caldera Open with an Aegis amp. I did go ahead and order the alcantara angled...- commtrd
- Post #7,195
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Schiit Mjolnir 3 - Impressions Thread
It was a little over $1k to send mine in to Schiit for the changeover to MiB with shipping, insurance etc. Was it worth it? Absolutely. Should I have just bot MiB to start with? Of course. Just the boards to swap out on your own are still 850, but not sure if there might be some firmware or...- commtrd
- Post #2,871
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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ZMF Caldera - New Planar Magnetic from ZMF!
I will order the angled pads for Elite. I like them enough to keep after i get Caldera. Those angled pads are $200 just for the pads. Ouch. But since I was planning on getting a stabilized Caldera in November Can Jam, I need to go ahead and get the pads for my Elites.- commtrd
- Post #7,193
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Schiit Mjolnir 3 - Impressions Thread
I really liked my LiM, I like my MiB even more. Synergies are naturally interpretations of perceptions yes?- commtrd
- Post #2,868
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Schiit Mjolnir 3 - Impressions Thread
Yggdrasil MiB is less tilted to the dark side, and provides better detail resolution. The synergy thing is so important. The LiM is also a great dac, but needs a substantially more neutral amp to pair with it. That is why the synergy with the GSX Mini was so good. The MiB with the MJ3 is better...- commtrd
- Post #2,866
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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ZMF Caldera - New Planar Magnetic from ZMF!
I think I am starting to understand the "veil" on my Elites. I doubted it before but after many long multi-hour jam sessions with the Elites on the MJ3 / MiB stack, it's starting to bug me. Not sure if it the veil, or the amp, pretty sure it's not the dac. The MJ3 pumps out the bass, and fairly...- commtrd
- Post #7,185
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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ZMF Aegis Official Thread
Thank you! The impression I always got from reading hundreds of pages of tube amp threads was that the tube rolling was a mandatory thing to make the amps work at all. Which is one reason I never got into tube amps, but I always wanted to try one. And all I have read about the Aegis makes me...- commtrd
- Post #314
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)