An Asgard 2 won't bottleneck the Multibit that much. If you're looking for a good amp within your budget. In fact, I still use the Asgard 2 as preamp for my speakers. All of the multibit goodness are well resolved through the Asgard 2 as well as the Class AB amp that's built-in to my active...

  I've swapped my Asgard 2 for the Jotunheim in my work rig for now, but will be putting them head-to-head this weekend and will report back.   Initial impressions with HD800S make me think the Asgard 2 might be going away, but I wouldn't commit to that 100% until I've actually done the...

I'm intrigued to read more comparisons of Jotunheim vs Asgard 2.  Being Class A one might logically expect the Asgard 2 to be better, but obviously there are other factors at play here?

Jot (SE) > Asgard 2 (SE) for Ether C Flow headphones (sourced with microRendu->Bimby). Louder piano passages could sound a bit "rough" with Asgard 2 compared with Jot, for example (I hear live jazz piano pretty often so I have some sense of how it sounds). Not that Asgard 2 is bad, I had a great...

Yeah ditto. Also, Asgard and Valhalla.

Lol... If I have to consider how close my fire/smoke detector is to my Jot just to leave it running continously, I may have to reconsider my priorities.:D

I nearly ordered a black Asgard 2 this week.  I used to have one, and was very much pleased with it, but then I upgraded beyond it.  Now funds are short, so I had planned to get one again.  Glad I didn't though, as this looks promising!  I'll be super pleased if it has even a slightly more...

Surprised to see that Mimby runs hot! My Bimby is stone cold, but my Asgard 2 is very hot at the side vents that it takes 3 - 5 seconds before I lift my palm. Maybe Jot runs at around 110 - 120 degrees while Asgard 2 runs at 150 degrees or more.

...are 120 ohms and above in their design. SO your right on that boarderline with the LCD3's IMO. The Jot looks like it has more power than the ASGARD 3 especially with the balanced outputs... The ASGARD is newer and has some new design improvements. the Continuity AB circuit design, and...

How hot does Jotunheim get compared to Asgard and Lyr 2?

The reviews suggest higher performance then magni and Asgard closer to mjoliner

why not just buy an asgard with the DAC module and not buy the modius?

Tempting getting the Jotunheim to replace my Asgard 2 instead of the Lyr 2.

Jotunheim balanced is a definite win over Asgard 2.

Jotunheim sounds relatively neutral, maybe a tad warmer than the Asgard 2. Even single-ended, I like it better than the Asgard 2 in general, and specifically because of its better handling of loud piano passages. Balanced, it does a much better job on bass. All tested with MrSpeakers Ether C Flow.

What makes the Jot sounding better than Asgard 2 aside from the extra power of course?

The reason I never bought a Jotunheim is because I was scared it too would have hum issues like my Asgard 2 which hummed like a damn truck. I finally got a ground loop which got rid of the hum but it also seemingly cut my volume by half. Loved the Asgard 2 but settled on a O2 which got rid of...

Thank you! If the Jot handles piano pieces better than Asgard than most likely it is the more transparent amp. On some amps/dacs it can be hard to keep track of the piano because of either it's higher noise floor and or RF noise. The noise makes it hard to focus on individual instruments or...

I've left a pretty hot-running class A Asgard 2 running for months in my home office (almost always < 22 C air temperature). I have a good fire/smoke alarm system in the house, with a detector 1.5m away from the Asgard 2, so I think it's safe to keep the Asgard 2 nice and toasty.

Just got my Jotunheim. Right out of the box. Pretty good. I have an asgard 2, Kinda shows how good the asgard 2 is for 250$. I would say so far the Jot is 8% better. This is all single ended. I bought this amp to have a daily driver for balanced headphones. I only use my cavalli on...

  I recently received my Jot, and put my Vali 1 and M2U in storage.  I've kept my Asgard on line for it's class A capabilities. I've also maintained my Valhalla  because it is much more capable driving SE 600 ohm cans.   Proper tool for the job and all that.......

  Its not that it sounds terrible, however I find the 4490 is not the best pairing compared to other offerings. The Ifi Micro paired like crap with the Asgard 2, yet the 4490 was just wonderful. Its all about synergy.

I'm confused - it looks like a souped up Magni, but the size of the chassis is more like Bifrost/Asgard. 

Yeah, sort of what I imagined to be the case.  The 560s were quite decent with the Asgard 2.  The added power that the Jotunheiminsteininhauser would be quite beneficial.  On the other hand, the Asgard 2 provided just a nice little bit of warmth that seemed to "help" what I guess you could call...

  I don't think it is the additional power - in fact, in SE I don't think it is necessarily more powerful than the asgard 2.   Jotunheim is clearer, and the clarity and detail is presented in a very pleasing way. It is hard to describe - 'beautiful' for lack of a better word.