He (and it is only 'he') makes them in batches of about 5 at a time, and then goes on to make a batch of something else. So Nitsche Sound is not a high volume producer. I'm not known for my patience, but I like to support small, quality dedicated efforts like this. After all, he does bring us...

Agreed for e.g. Auteurs. Haven't heard the Atrium. And system synergy matters 'much'. My comment was for a. in general and b. somewhat less expensive 'phones than the Atrium But also, I encourage people to not hesitate to use a bit of EQ, especially in the audio domain. Enjoy the music...

Yes, in my experience, another trait of the dynamic high impedance ‘phones is a rolled off bass. All my set-ups include some form of EQ, typically with Loki or Lokius, and my comments reflect a mild bass boost. Also I typically listen at low db, so more bass boost, e.g 4 db. YMMV of...

Zero-th: disclaimer: I have a furtwangr hiding in the wings. For this and other reasons I am predisposed to (dynamic) high impedance (at least 200 ohms) headphones. Not exclusive, but predisposed. (A generality: Planars are ‘faster'--stronger attacks-- but dynamics have other advantages in my...

Two applications, Both start from Linux PC, Audacious player Early gumby eitr in coax>gumby bal out>Lokius bal out>MJ2 > bal to various headphones* or SE to...

HWB3 said: I didn't need to read this. Now I have to keep telling myself that my Vali 2++ is good enough over and over again! Sorry HWB3, it won't work. You are doomed.:relieved: But you also are lucky.:relaxed: This is just the way I ended up with an MJ3, and that makes are rather...

I thought the TAPED Boeing had been tried and tested...

l As the other responses suggest, it depends on your other equipment, what sound you like (lush/lean) etc. but my answer: Listen to the Valhalla first, you will like it. If you listen to Valhalla AFTER Lyr +, you will likely be disappointed with Valhalla. Not that it doesn't have it's special...

Verde and Black said And also wrong 😬 * * * Which I think was part of the point. (Though I hate to defend Ripper) Noah edit: and then you fessed up before I got my post in. Nice community, if a bit verbose.

That's how I got my MJ3, and I hadn't even stopped buying Schiit headphone amps! But I really am resisting now...at least until next year Noah

Hmm, interesting, as this is the way I burn in all new electronics that will feed headphones. On some new stuff (e.g. Yggy MiB) I leave it hooked up and running for even a week, 24/7. But I use a cheap pair of headphones. Noah

re Yggy MIB, Vali 2, Sennheisser HD 650...this is going to be a weird combination. About MIB: patience. Repeat: patience! From Yggy A2 I know it takes a while--as in 2 weeks-- for this to burn in. So when MIB arrives, I stuff it in a corner, get a hp amp and headphones out of the...

re: mj3, urd, or Yggy GS? a) urd doesn’t serve for me because I want my transport to output DVD (for opera, ballet), though I understand well why Schiit doesn’t want to go there. b) for Yggy I want MIB or maybe LIM (though I think gumby is close to LIM)...

Some Light on Heat unit typical power consumption Kara uses 22 watts Freya+ uses 40 Lyr+ uses 30 MJ2 uses na Asgard 3 uses 30 Vali 2 uses 9 (the software here...

well, with a double post Noah