Kenneth Tang
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Finally got my jot w/DAC right now, I have made the PO last week. Can not wait to feed my elear!
Finally got my jot w/DAC right now, I have made the PO last week. Can not wait to feed my elear!
Anyone have any thoughts or experience on whether the Mjolnir 2 is worth double the price of the Jodie when paired with a Gungnir D/S DAC and the combo is used to drive LCD-2's and Genelec active studio monitors? I would be running full balanced and don't really care about tube rolling. I imagine the cost difference would be better spent on upgrading the Gungnir to MB? Thanks!
No, very similar setups here and you definitely won't do better with MJ for the money or even not, unless you want exotic tubes.
No, very similar setups here and you definitely won't do better with MJ for the money or even not, unless you want exotic tubes.
The black Jot is very stylish! On USB vs S/PDIF, there are lots of opinions around, but in my experience with Schiit Multibit DACs, a decent USB>S/PDIF converter can improve sound quality if the USB source is a generic computer as is in your case.
You're well beyond of a lot of people who just started the headphone audiophile world BTW. It's a no-brainer to get the balanced cable especially with Jot since Jot is inherently balanced in the first place. Take advantage of it. Then you can use your Modi 2 Multibit on another setup and upgrade to Gungnir Multibit or Yggdrasil.
Your current setup is pretty much end game unless you want to foray in the high end components or TOTL. In my case, I found my ideal setup already until the next half a decade or a decade comes (Bifrost Multibit -> Saga -> Yamaha HS7 computer speakers (I highly prefer the listening experience of computer speakers than headphones)).
I really want to see if using a balanced cable will make any noticeable improvement in the meantime... so I broke down and ordered an XLR headphone cable from c3audio; the UPOCC one for 300$! Insane! I read some interesting reviews and since they have a 14 day return policy... If I can't tell a worthwhile difference with this, then I know to just wait until I can afford what will likely be my end game... (The Yggy, the HD 800 S, and maybe an amp like Ragnarok...)
I'd love to follow the speaker route too, but... I decided the cost difference for the same quality was too much if I'm the one using it. ...I remember drooling over Martin Logan statement speakers; Theta Digital equipment; room treatment and design... Hah... too much... That's actually one thing that really hooked me with Schiit. That one of the founders was originally from Theta Digital. Affordable quality?! I was hooked.
Although I'm focusing on headphones... I would love to try for the Magneplanar speakers or some halfway affordable setup someday.
Oh, I almost went for the Bifrost too... until I started reading about the Jot, and allocated my funds differently.
i´m interested about the sound with elear
Anyway, I couldn't discern a difference between the two inputs with what I tested so far. The one "advantage" I noted with the USB, was its ability to handle odd sampling rates like 176kHz.
I really want to see if using a balanced cable will make any noticeable improvement in the meantime... so I broke down and ordered an XLR headphone cable from c3audio; the UPOCC one for 300$! Insane!
@Kenneth Tang thank you. The important is that the jot souds good in the price range. The similar products(excluding audio-gd)are more expensive. I'm waiting the stock from european reseller