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Until there is a Valius or Saga 2 with Balance ins and outs for my tube preamp/buffer needs, I will be content with my triple combo. -
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I really enjoy the Magnius but for some reason I couldn't shake the idea that the Jot2 might sound "better", so I ordered one on March...
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If you want discrete transistors (instead of an IC based solution) the cost is more in the tightly matched transistors needed for the...
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The difference is also that Freya+ has a pure tube stage while Saga+ has a hybrid one.
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TheAuthor replied to the thread Schiit Jotunheim 2 - Impressions Thread.And it's also more than twice the price, which is probably why trading some of Saga+'s RCA ins/outs for balanced (if that would even...
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Okay, I have now put Freya+ in between my DAC and Jot2. Running BAL throughout/ stock tubes on Freya+ (Tung-Sol)/ listening volume...
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I would be very interested in a Saga2 with Balance input and output so that I can keep it all balance connected with some tube...
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For those who want to use the Jot2 but want a bit of tube flavor, adding a Vali2 (or Vali2+) between the Jot2 and the dac is a viable...
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TheAuthor replied to the thread Schiit Jotunheim 2 - Impressions Thread.I'm really curious to know how it'd go with a Saga+ or Freya+ given those are specifically intended for pre-amping
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TheAuthor replied to the thread Schiit Jotunheim 2 - Impressions Thread.Some Jot 2 impressions coming from Asgard 3 (Bifrost 2 - Jot 2 - XLR out - Sundaras) - I'm very happy with it so far because it fixed an...
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TheAuthor reacted to tameral's post in the thread Schiit Jotunheim 2 - Impressions Thread with Like.
I ordered the modius with the jotunheim for a low cost sure thing that matches the size. What I want is one of the multibit dacs. I...
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TheAuthor reacted to MtnMan307's post in the thread Schiit Jotunheim 2 - Impressions Thread with Like.
BF2 and Jot2 is an incredible combo IMO. I have a Modius but have not tried it with the Jot2 yet. It was a very explosive and revealing...
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TheAuthor replied to the thread Schiit Jotunheim 2 - Impressions Thread.I'm also very curious about this, not only to add tubes but also because if I were to get one of Schiit's preamps, I'd have remote...
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Has anyone tried a tube preamp into the input of Jot2? I'm going to try this with some GE tubes for fun...
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Yes, I see that in the manual but question whether there are not a combination of HP loads that could cause distortion as described...
