While I don't doubt that many DACs are indistinguishable to many people, this is certainly not true for all people or all DACs. For example, I very easily hear a big difference between my Modi 2 Uber and my Gungnir MB. Since I was suspicious if it might be bias, my friend helped me do a blind...

Looks cool and would like to try. Question for you though, how did you know these tubes would be compatible and not cause any damage? Was it based on specifications? Also, do have any info about bias adjustment in the Mjo2? I only ask because I have not seen any official way to know what tubes...

With most amps (Mjo2 included), balanced will give you more power, however not necessarily noticeably better sound. Consensus on the Mjo2 seems to be that the balanced out sounds better, because the summing stage before the SE output reduces some of the advantage of the circlotron circuit in the...

I purchased them from a fellow enthusiast, who was able to walk me through how to verify they are authentic. He had purchased a couple sets from a seller in Russia a couple years ago, and sold me his spare set. As for where to find them for sale today, I'm not sure. I've spotted some that seem...

I've never heard the 74, and I don't know how much these tubes vary year-to-year. Sorry.

Posted some tube impressions in the Mjo2 thread, for anyone interested: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-mjolnir-2-listening-impressions.778250/page-160#post-13995793

So I’ve been listening to a variety of tubes with my Mjo2 and while I know there are plenty of tube reviews out there, I figured I should chip in my impressions. These won’t be incredibly detailed reviews using lots of audiophile terms, but may be helpful as a data point anyway. Feel free to...

I would break it down this way: First a caveat - I have not heard the new analog 2 Yggy, could be a game changer but no idea. When we are talking about the differences between high quality DACs like this, especially using very similar tech, we are talking about a small difference in absolute...

Yeah I was not knocking UK audio gear, lots of really great companies, Chord gets a lot of love here on Head Fi in particular. Just saying that when you read reviews from any publisher that has clear and strong bias its important to note that as enthusiasts and raise an eyebrow at their...

What Hifi are well known for their bias towards UK company products. They basically only rate UK products highly, everything else is junk. You shouldn’t trust a single word they write, unless you are also a shameless fan of British audio industry.

I purchased (from a seller on this forum) an ALO Reference 8 MMCX / 4.4 sony balanced IEM cable to go with my zx300 and campfire vega. I have no other 4.4 balanced cables, can only compare to the stock Litz single ended. So really a comparison between S.E. and balanced on the zx300. But my...

Absolutely yes, the mj2 has power to spare, and while not the most resolving, analytical amp I have heard, it is will make those ZMF sing. Warm and musical is a great way to describe the pairing. While LISST sounded just a bit harsher on some bright cans, I found the smoothness and warmth of the...

I don’t know about the Atticus, but it sounded great with my Coco Eikons with both tubes and LISST. The Eikons are super smooth and the sense of macrodynamics from the mj2 was a great compliment. I liked the pairing better with LISST than with most tubes, but the very best tubes I listened with...

If you are using the Jot as both Dac and Amp (digital in, headphone plugged in front) then this will not work. It will only work when you have separate components.

Thanks for the advice! I also strongly considered a Freya+Jot combo, which might have been awesome, but I'll probably never know, since I just placed the order for an MJ2 instead. Currently waiting in the backorder queue.