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ZM73 said:
When Mjolnir was discontinued last year, I kicked myself for missing the boat. Besides Jason, who knew an even cooler boat was on its way? Cool as in really hot.

I spent last night listening to the Folkvangr and for me, it's as good as it's ever going to get. Thanks to Jason and the team for creating something so wonderful.
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To slam the sales floodgates wide open, you need to take another picture in subdued lighting to really show off the glow. With a picture like that, I'd probably buy another!
 
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From Folkvangr's user manual:
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But… Folkvangr doesn't have any LEDs on the front. 😳
So I guess I can lick the caps roll the tubes immediately?! 🤪
 
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NewSchiithead said:
The Glow! The GLOW! Must...Not...Buy....

Assuming my will doesn't crumble like a thin cracker, how would you say it compares to the Valhalla which I see you have right there? Because I like my Valhalla quite a bit.
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I had used Asgards exclusively for the past eleven years until I received the Valhalla last fall as a birthday gift. While I love the immediacy of the Asgards, the Valhalla is so pleasant to listen to - everything's there but it's like the performers took two steps back and it made a ton of difference. Not better, but different. There's no similarly-sized sonic gap between Valhalla and Folkvangr, but it's there. Only the Folkvangr has given me the melt-in-the-chair warm fuzzies.
 
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Okay, okay, I am weak-willed audio-phool. I couldn't resist the siren song of the lovely tube glow, and just placed my order for a Folkvangr. And, apostasy for me, I've ordered it in *black* -- everything else is silver in the rack -- simply to augment that glow. (I consider that fact a minor victory over my audio OCD at least. Ha!)

The very first Schiit component I bought many years ago was a Bifrost Uber after reading the review in the New York Times followed closely by my beloved Valhalla. After reading Jason's comment that Folkvangr is Valhalla on steroids as it were, I simply couldn't resist.

Now I need to get a new single ended cable for my HD800's, since the original one met its untimely death at the paws of my daughter's overzealous puppy, and I only have a balanced cable which I've been happily using with my BF2/Jot2 setup in the bedroom. Time to spend a little time on Etsy. Anyone have recommendations? I'll probably have to re-jigger my audio rack too to make a well-ventilated space for this monster. Might have to retire the NAD CD player...

On the rational side of the equation, I do live in Minnesota, so Folkvangr will be an effective space heater for half of the year.

Still catching up on Jason's thread (been away from it for a long time), so I apologize in advance if I've missed a post discussing this pairing, but has anyone who's gotten a Folkvangr used it with a HD800 or HD800S yet? Impressions would be greatly appreciated.

Enjoying the new Porcupine Tree and the Radiohead-in-all-but-name release by The Smile. And, of course, I've been spinning Bowie's Ziggy rather frequently in honor of its 50th anniversary (how can that possibly be??). Happy listening all.
 
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DACattack said:
Okay, okay, I am weak-willed audio-phool. I couldn't resist the siren song of the lovely tube glow, and just placed my order for a Folkvangr. And, apostasy for me, I've ordered it in *black* -- everything else is silver in the rack -- simply to augment that glow. (I consider that fact a minor victory over my audio OCD at least. Ha!)

The very first Schiit component I bought many years ago was a Bifrost Uber after reading the review in the New York Times followed closely by my beloved Valhalla. After reading Jason's comment that Folkvangr is Valhalla on steroids as it were, I simply couldn't resist.

Now I need to get a new single ended cable for my HD800's, since the original one met its untimely death at the paws of my daughter's overzealous puppy, and I only have a balanced cable which I've been happily using with my BF2/Jot2 setup in the bedroom. Time to spend a little time on Etsy. Anyone have recommendations? I'll probably have to re-jigger my audio rack too to make a well-ventilated space for this monster. Might have to retire the NAD CD player...

On the rational side of the equation, I do live in Minnesota, so Folkvangr will be an effective space heater for half of the year.

Still catching up on Jason's thread (been away from it for a long time), so I apologize in advance if I've missed a post discussing this pairing, but has anyone who's gotten a Folkvangr used it with a HD800 or HD800S yet? Impressions would be greatly appreciated.

Enjoying the new Porcupine Tree and the Radiohead-in-all-but-name release by The Smile. And, of course, I've been spinning Bowie's Ziggy rather frequently in honor of its 50th anniversary (how can that possibly be??). Happy listening all.
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You are in good company here. I like LQI Cables for their build quality which is top notch. There are cheaper and more expensive options of course.

https://lqicables.com/
 
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