Schiit Mjolnir headphone amplifier - Page 53

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Originally Posted by purrin 

From memory having heard the B22 numerous times (4 board and 2 board). To nitpick, I've always felt the B22 treble was overly smooth and the bass not articulate enough - kind of mushy - with the 2ch. A little too polite for my tastes. I did hear a 4 board B22 the same day, but it was from a different DAC.

So what was the verdict on the 4-channel?

Both B22s I had shared a rounded character.  Polite, smooth, high resolution but rounded.  The B22 just doesn't bite.  Up top it makes it soft, down low bloomy.  Better than most, not better than the best.

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Originally Posted by preproman 

So what was the verdict on the 4-channel?

Still polite, but with better articulation in the bass. Solude's comments nail it down. Couldn't have put it better. I like music to have bite when it calls for it.

Heard the Mjolnir yesterday, straight out of the box, via an Esoteric D-07X and into the Audeze LCD3, A/B'd against the Burson Soloist from the same source (albeit via the RCA out this time).

I'd love to combine these amps.

The Mjolnir was a fun listening experience, but I felt that its focus and articulation were slightly softer than the Burson. Burson's images were slightly weightier and better defined, particularly down low. Burson also has more treble energy, whereas the Mjolnir has a smoother top end.

However, listening to tbe Burson, the soundstage was quite tightly walled-in, whereas with the Mjolnir, the walls literally fell away, creating a much more free, speaker-like presentation. I loved this about the Schiit amp.

My perfect 'budget' amp would be to combine the two: greater focus and articulation, together with an expansive soundstage.

This has me looking very much forward to the 'Statement' amp at year's end.

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Originally Posted by purrin 

 

Still polite, but with better articulation in the bass. Solude's comments nail it down. Couldn't have put it better. I like music to have bite when it calls for it.

I have different results with my B22.  I get lots of punch and the attack (bite) is good as well.  The down low bass and the mid bass are both tight, very well controlled and not bloomy at all.  Now you can hear the bloom in the M^3.  

Maybe Ying does a really good job of implementation. 

Sounds like the Mjolnir could do with some burn in time and then another impression/comparison.

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Originally Posted by Duckman 

Heard the Mjolnir yesterday, straight out of the box,

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Originally Posted by rated1975 

Sounds like the Mjolnir could do with some burn in time and then another impression/comparison.

Maybe.

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Originally Posted by Anaxilus 

 

Same.

I'm pretty certain that there is other gear out there that I would like better than my QB-9/BHA-1/HD-800, but things like Bricasti DACs and Stax 009s aren't happening while I still have tuition checks to write.

I use it with the Denon D7100 and have no complaints about synergy. My time with the Mjolnir has been about 75% D7100, 20% HD 800 and 5% split between AKG K701 and HE-5LE. 

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Originally Posted by m2man 


Crossfets are the bomb peeps!
Has anyone tried any low impedance dynamic phones? Like some TH-900's or Denon's perhaps? I kinda wanna rewire my Pro900's too, but I think I'd miss them too much while they were gone.

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Originally Posted by Maxvla 


So was the Bryston too much bite? I think that's exactly what it excels at.

The Bryston was kind of veiled and slow. Ask Anax. He swears the Bryston changed on him and became slow and veiled with use.