It gives you the authentic feeling of having Wolverine's claws in your ears! Just kidding I've never heard them.

Got my replacement pads in. Also got the new The Pro 2024 cable which you can see pictures of in this thread. It's interesting to see how the lambskin perf pads have evolved over the last four years. Newer ones are below the older ones.

Got The Pro 2024 cable in today. Feels REALLY nice, soft, flexible, and light. It's a good looking match for my zebrawood Auteur OGs. I don't have any balanced gear currently but I got it terminated with 4.4mm for future proofing. They don't make an adapter from the same cable so I had to get a...

I got ZMF's new "The Pro" cable in the mail. We'll see how it is.

Folkvangr was a crazy 10 tube monstrosity, and quite a bit thicker than the 2" chassis height of the Mjolnir 3. If he has a design that fits in a Bifrost/Asgard chassis, but needs two transformers to work, stick it in the Mjolnir dimensions. Maybe he'll even have room for a stepped attenuator...

It's not automatically Folkvangr.

Solution: Make Valhalla 3 in the Mjolnir 3 footprint.

Could just install a fireplace in the house and get the same effect.

Is that the original foam? If so it's held up really well!

Right? that's pretty dang cool

Those who have purchased cables and pads from ZMF, how long is the turnaround? It's been a couple weeks so far for me.

I think all it needs is a floor lamp in that corner (maybe scoot the shelves over a little) with a soft (40w equiv?) warm temp light for the ultimate evening relaxation vibes.

I did some minor rearranging. Jotunheim A makes a lot more sense next to the stack. Also invested in some nicer power cables. All Chinese, so nothing crazy, but VERY good for the money. (ahem... excuse the dust) I won't comment much on if the cables did anything, so as to not stir up the...

I don't really see myself ever selling my Corda Classic. I've always loved its sound, and I've made it my own with various mods.

It's intended to come out this summer.

Aaannd that's why the Valhalla 3 is big on my radar. :eyes:

If it helps set your mind at ease, the Lyr+ is the most versatile option among those you're considering, for reasons you can probably discern. On the technical side (detail, clarity, staging, etc) it cannot disappoint. It's among the best in its price. The only variable to concern yourself with...

If I were interested in a Jot 2 I'd probably just buy one secondhand because they pop up pretty regularly for a pretty significant discount. I have not heard the Jot 2 but I have read comparisons between it and the SS mode of the Lyr+, saying they were comparable. Having said that, the SS mode...

Seconded on the multibit options. You will really want that to max out the soundstaging depth potential.

Definitely the closed pads muffled the midrange too much imo.

Multi-driver headphones have always been more experimental and novel in nature than anything else. Back in the 70s and early 80s there might have been slightly more of a practical reason as it was more difficult to make a single driver with true full range. The reasoning behind loudspeaker...

With the non-linear stepped volume pot, there's VERY few instances where you need low gain. I have just one headphone, a vintage pair, that I use with low gain, and that's only because it came from the era where a "headphone" was a pair of mini-speakers being crammed into giant cups that...

Yeah neutral is how I (and most people) would describe their signature. They don't really impart much of a character of their own, but rather just a clear, smooth, wide and very dynamic sound. I never found them dry or analytical, but you can certainly do a LOT better than the AD797 opamps that...

I never had the DACCORD, but my Corda Classic never sounded shrill like you're describing. It did get a sizeable upgrade in sound when I replaced all the opamps with Sparkos Labs SS3601s.

Man I'm so glad I got one of the last Jotunheim As from close-out. I'm jamming out on my RAAL CA-1as on Herbie Hancock's Head Hunters album. This is the quintessential Schiit sound IMO. Engaging, dynamic, a touch of warmth but clear and fast. I'm really groovin to it tonight.