[uncola]

Just snatched a used mjolnir on ebay.  Excited to hear the difference more power makes.. now I just need the correct cable from zach

 

[zach915m]

$120 bucks for the Vali?  Wow.....I wonder how it stacks up against the LYR.
 

 Just snatched a used mjolnir on ebay.

 
Got mine on ebay too! 

 
Appreciate that amp more every time I use it.  It's just so clean and powerful while maintaining a nice articulate timbre. 

 

[grizzlybeast]

is the vali available yet.... How powerful is it?

 

[Tiemen]

  is the vali available yet.... How powerful is it?

 see these posts: http://www.head-fi.org/t/685162/new-vali-schiit-amp/30#post_9876674
http://www.head-fi.org/t/685162/new-vali-schiit-amp/30#post_9876731

 

[grizzlybeast]

 
 see these posts: http://www.head-fi.org/t/685162/new-vali-schiit-amp/30#post_9876674
http://www.head-fi.org/t/685162/new-vali-schiit-amp/30#post_9876731

well there is my next amp!

 

[satwilson]

  $120 bucks for the Vali?  Wow.....I wonder how it stacks up against the LYR.
 
 
Got mine on ebay too! 

 
Appreciate that amp more every time I use it.  It's just so clean and powerful while maintaining a nice articulate timbre. 

Yeah, started following the Vali thread yesterday, lots of hype and OT but the posts by Purrin give a lot of comparison to other gear including the LYR. His analysis and enthusiasm for the Vali AND the price, MY NEXT AMP! Should sound great with the ZMF. Looks like a few weeks away before they ship..................satwilson

 

[Taveren]

Just when I have decided to get an NFB 15.32, this comes along and makes me reconsider.... Both joy and pain

 

[holyangel117]

  What is your budget for an amp and a DAC?

around 150-200 USD.

 

[Tiemen]

   
My review will be posted on Headfonics some time next week.

 

 

[Ishcabible]

I actually have had the review done for a month but it's still being queued for publishing. The Brainwavz review had to be posted first because of the fact that there was a preorder going on and I wanted it to be published before the preorder was over. But all 2500 words of it should be up soon!

 

[uncola]

I got my zmf balanced t50rp working with my mjolnir, it sounds fantastic.  I had a buzzing issue but it turned out to be a dimmer switch causing it!  

 

[zach915m]

I actually am enjoying my Mjolnir too, a little more every day I think...not sure if it's just getting burned in or if I'm getting used to the sound.  Really nice, powerful and transparent amp.

 

[Taveren]

I am actually enjoying the ZMF with a Little Dot I+ with stock tubes listening to classical and jazz 

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After a lot of reading, I am now starting to think my initial plan to get a NFB 15.32 is not a very good investment. I always thought more power is what the T50RP drivers need but it seems that quality power is more important.........nothing is ever easy 

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[uncola]

The following is an everything/nothing post:
 
Importance of amp power to me, is way exaggerated.  If I unplug my headphones from my mjolnir and plug it directly into my laptop headphone out, I get depressed because the difference if you quantify it in a percentage is so low.  But then I quantify it in terms of enjoyment and I feel better.  My audiophile journey was conducted in a pretty inefficient way with lots of small upgrades or sidegrades as I learned more.  Had I just immediately jumped to a top of the line amp like the mjolnir I could have saved myself so much money and time.  Part of the fun of these forums is learning more, but I learned a big part of these forums is actually subtly putting down people with cheaper equipment or headphones.  I think a lot of people get insecure and upgrade because of that sort of peer pressure.  I was affected that way anyway.  Now that I have what I consider TOTL amp/headphones I think I'll stay at this level for a while.  The only place to go is HD800/LCD3 or some kind of stax setup which is never gonna happen for me because that's like.. car money to me

 

[zach915m]

Amen!