[stuck limo]

Ordered my Jot 2 on 12/29 and it just shipped. Really excited to try it out.

On another note, to those who use Paypal to buy your Schiit, have you ever had an issue where you're charged for your order immediately after authorizing payment, but then get charged again the day it ships? I know you're supposed to be charged once, only at the moment of shipping, but all of the orders I've made have charged me immediately, but twice it's actually resulted in a duplicate charge.

Usually this is due to a pre-authorization, not an actual charge. The day it ships is actually the charge date. (For other companies, not specifically Schiit)

 

[In1unison]

I agree, I would say jot 2 is bad, and jot 1 was even worse from day one.

Youtubers are bad, forum user reviews even worse, much worse. I trust no one, not even myself, so go figure. But Jot1, for the time was great, and now is crap, but sound didn't change though, changed competition. It was just as bad. Bad meaning same performance than a decent amp of 25% the cost... Ton of people saying jot1 was flat and boring and etc... from day one though...

I have read overwhelmingly positive reviews on Jot1 in various hifi mags. Youtube is a different story.

 

[Lolito]

I wonder what amp is better than the Jot at 25% of the cost ...

I think current schiit 99$ are "better" than jot1, and there are few. jot2 I did not try it yet, but love to be able to buy one local, with local warrranty, no shipping costs, no custom duties. jds labs atom, "better" than jot1, when single ended. But hey, I think xlr pre amp possibility is already great and worth those extra 300€, and balanced headphone.

Actaully I would say, the difference in price must be the difference in cost or something... Meaning, a decent cheap and nice SE amp is 100$ possible. Same thing balanced 400$. So this jot at 400$ is actually as cheap as a 100$, meaning it's the lower possible price to make the thing nice enough. Magnius amp for example, at 200$ much better value maybe, not so great performance, better go for the 400$, I think. no?

Anyways, all that been said, thing is clinical clean sound it's boring to be honest. Get tired of it. Via headphones soudns great, via speakers not so much.

 

[Lolito]

I have read overwhelmingly positive reviews on Jot1 in various hifi mags. Youtube is a different story.

In the end, I think in the internet one can read whatever you want to read really, and then the opposite too so... I guess a dead end debate, sort of... internet reviews and opinions. Still, so relevant these days. We have a local little shop specialized in high end headphones. Was planing on making a visit now that I have to pick up a fiio iem... but not sure it's the smartest or most responsible idea, need to get a train to get there... they say better stay at home, better for you, better for others... so crap for me... or better sais SCHIIIIIITT

I want a jot 2 so bad, that is a georgeous looking knob, and that volume pot looks properly big, like double D as they say there in the US, no? black of course, black. The silver looks like grandpa silver hifi set. Not even my fatehr ever bought a silver hifi stuff. black all the way!

 

[cgb3]

In the end, I think in the internet one can read whatever you want to read really, and then the opposite too so... I guess a dead end debate, sort of... internet reviews and opinions. Still, so relevant these days. We have a local little shop specialized in high end headphones. Was planing on making a visit now that I have to pick up a fiio iem... but not sure it's the smartest or most responsible idea, need to get a train to get there... they say better stay at home, better for you, better for others... so crap for me... or better sais SCHIIIIIITT

I want a jot 2 so bad, that is a georgeous looking knob, and that volume pot looks properly big, like double D as they say there in the US, no? black of course, black. The silver looks like grandpa silver hifi set. Not even my fatehr ever bought a silver hifi stuff. black all the way!

Grandpa? Maybe Great Grandpa.

I was buying black components when I was a kid in school back in the 70's.

Schiit silver (brushed aluminum) looks fantastic. My first Schiit products (Asgard 3 and Modius) were purchased in black. I purchased a Lyr 3 second hand, only available in silver, and it is gorgeous. I purchased my Jot 2 in silver. I'll replace the Modius with a Bifrost 2 (or hopefully, Bifrost 3) this year, and it will be silver.

 

[MtnMan307]

I have several Schiit units. Only one is black, my Bifrost 2. I bought it as a B-stock deal and they only had it in black.

 

[supersonic395]

Grandpa? Maybe Great Grandpa.

I was buying black components when I was a kid in school back in the 70's.

Schiit silver (brushed aluminum) looks fantastic. My first Schiit products (Asgard 3 and Modius) were purchased in black. I purchased a Lyr 3 second hand, only available in silver, and it is gorgeous. I purchased my Jot 2 in silver. I'll replace the Modius with a Bifrost 2 (or hopefully, Bifrost 3) this year, and it will be silver.

Think it might be too soon for a Bifrost 3, reckon the BF2 will keep going for a while yet.

 

[MtnMan307]

Think it might be too soon for a Bifrost 3, reckon the BF2 will keep going for a while yet.

IMO the BF2 is an awesome DAC. I don’t think Schiit plans to do a new Bifrost in the near future.

 

[In1unison]

In the end, I think in the internet one can read whatever you want to read really, and then the opposite too so... I guess a dead end debate, sort of... internet reviews and opinions. Still, so relevant these days. We have a local little shop specialized in high end headphones. Was planing on making a visit now that I have to pick up a fiio iem... but not sure it's the smartest or most responsible idea, need to get a train to get there... they say better stay at home, better for you, better for others... so crap for me... or better sais SCHIIIIIITT

I want a jot 2 so bad, that is a georgeous looking knob, and that volume pot looks properly big, like double D as they say there in the US, no? black of course, black. The silver looks like grandpa silver hifi set. Not even my fatehr ever bought a silver hifi stuff. black all the way!

Oh dear. You have a crush on Jot2! Good thing about reviews, is that one can narrow choices and than (at least in the USA), let's say order three products from the list and return those you don't like. That is how you cut other people's bias and use only your own

 

[antdroid]

I wrote my review blog on the Jot 2: https://www.audiodiscourse.com/2021/01/schiit-jotunheim-2-review.html



It can power the HE6se v2, which requires 3 nuclear reactors, while harnessing the power of the sun's core at the same time, so that's saying something right?

 

[cgb3]

I have read overwhelmingly positive reviews on Jot1 in various hifi mags. Youtube is a different story.

Oh dear. You have a crush on Jot2! Good thing about reviews, is that one can narrow choices and than (at least in the USA), let's say order three products from the list and return those you don't like. That is how you cut other people's bias and use only your own

Love your avitar. I haven't seen such a wide open mouth since my last PornHub session.

 

[In1unison]

Love your avitar. I haven't seen so wide open a mouth since my last PornHub session.

Hahaha

 

[WaveTheory]

I wrote my review blog on the Jot 2: https://www.audiodiscourse.com/2021/01/schiit-jotunheim-2-review.html



It can power the HE6se v2, which requires 3 nuclear reactors, while harnessing the power of the sun's core at the same time, so that's saying something right?

Nice review. I did my own review here: https://forum.hifiguides.com/t/schiit-jotunheim-2/19191/28

To me the Jot 2 lags behind some other mid-fi amps in technical performance - MLP and Lake People G111, for example - but unique at the price point is that it has roughly equal technical abilities from the SE and balanced outputs with slightly different signatures. With Asgard 3 sitting at $200 and MLP/G111 representing ~$500, I'd say the sound from each of Jot 2's outputs individually would be worth about $300. Putting them into one chassis really drives up the value proposition for the right use cases, though.

 

[antdroid]

Nice review. I did my own review here: https://forum.hifiguides.com/t/schiit-jotunheim-2/19191/28

To me the Jot 2 lags behind some other mid-fi amps in technical performance - MLP and Lake People G111, for example - but unique at the price point is that it has roughly equal technical abilities from the SE and balanced outputs with slightly different signatures. With Asgard 3 sitting at $200 and MLP/G111 representing ~$500, I'd say the sound from each of Jot 2's outputs individually would be worth about $300. Putting them into one chassis really drives up the value proposition for the right use cases, though.

Asgard 3 is such a stellar deal at $200. I love its sound signature and one of my favorites for budget picks for a new person into the hobby, easy. I havent tried the other two amps you mentioned before yet, but MLP is normally $700 isnt it?

 

[WaveTheory]

Asgard 3 is such a stellar deal at $200. I love its sound signature and one of my favorites for budget picks for a new person into the hobby, easy. I havent tried the other two amps you mentioned before yet, but MLP is normally $700 isnt it?

MLP has been on a price roller coaster over the past year. I believe it's currently $799 - which was its launch price. However it spent much of 2020 below $500. I bought mine in August for $485. It stayed around there until November when there was one morning it dipped down to $293. Then it was $399 for most of the rest of the year. Give it another week or so and it will probably fall back down again. But at this point I think it's best to consider it in the $400-600 price category.