[watchnerd]

   
I wanted to ask MJ2 owners that also use it as a preamp a question as I'm considering a purchase - how annoying is the fact that preamp outputs won't be muted when you plug-in headphones?
 

 
I use my MJ2 with active monitors.
 
When I don't want to hear them, I reach behind them and turn them off.  Takes <10 seconds.

 

[rmoody]

   
I use my MJ2 with active monitors.
 
When I don't want to hear them, I reach behind them and turn them off.  Takes <10 seconds.

Mine are hard to get to and I'm lazy.

 

[Naugrim]

 
Mine are hard to get to and I'm lazy.

Same, that is not gonna work for me. I love how my Asgard 2 just goes to them when I remove my headphones.

 

[kolkoo]

  Same, that is not gonna work for me. I love how my Asgard 2 just goes to them when I remove my headphones.

Yeah I want the same experience :S

 

[peter1480]

Any one using a Mjolnir 2 with Audeze LCD-XC and/or Meze classic 99? Looking for a new amp only, suggestions welcome.

 

[franzdom]

It is a fabulous pairing!
 
 

  Any one using a Mjolnir 2 with Audeze LCD-XC and/or Meze classic 99? Looking for a new amp only, suggestions welcome.

 

[peter1480]

  It is a fabulous pairing!
 
 

Thanks, just have to wait for the next shippment to the EU.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

And probably more amenable to LISST than pairings with, say, HD800.

 

[peter1480]

  And probably more amenable to LISST than pairings with, say, HD800.

so you would suggest getting the solid state tubes as well, which I was considering. The front end will be a Fiio x7, AK300 and a Naim ND5.

 

[GuyUnder]

I have auditioned:

Asgard 2
Valhalla 2
Mjolnir 2
Joutenhiem
Ragnarok

I actually had the Mjolnir 2 last year and had picked up some NOS tubes for it which brought it up a level. I really liked it with my HE-6, even though I felt it still wasn't at it's full potential. I ended up sending it back due to personal circumstances -- and I've missed it ever since. So after owning the Ragnarok for a while and auditioning the Joutenhiem, I sold the Ragnarok and ordered another Mjolnir 2. I feel it is Schiit's best amp. With NOS tubes it is quite euphonic and I can't wait to listen to it through my Utopia.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

Did Rag at all improve HE-6?

 

[kolkoo]

Few questions:
 
Anybody using the SE pre-amp outputs for speakers and balanced outputs for headphones can maybe answer these:
 
How do the SE preouts sound compared to the XLR preouts when paired with powered monitors - will there be a big difference?
Does the fact that you are using the SE preouts actually affect the sound of the XLR headphones in anyway?
 
Appreciate the  answers

 

[westermac]

And probably more amenable to LISST than pairings with, say, HD800.

I'm using the HD800 with LISST and love it (though with Sonarworks which is key). It's a super engaging combination and I am not a treble head by any means, though I do prefer a more neutral sound signature so if it's lushness you want look elsewhere.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

I don't mind it either, though classical music is sort of what HD800 was designed to do. I soft petal the synergy because most people listen to more abrasive genres.

 

[Joong]

MJ2 will convert either way. SE to Balanced, Balanced to SE.

Those converting are done through differential opamp that is normally case in audio?