[bosiemoncrieff]

MJ2 continues to be my recommendation as a do-all amp. It's not euphonic in the way that the Woo stuff is, but it is highly neutral and linear, and with good tubes achieves incredible transparency. With *any* tubes it is ridiculously POWERFUL and will make a tremendous headphone amplifier even for HE-6 and K1000.

 

[Globox]

Hi, Sad to read of your problem.. As other fellow Schiit travelers have already noted, it sure sounds like the phono jack is the issue. Have you consulted with the Nick at Schiit? He is usually helpful, though brief. He can be reached at tech at schiit dot com....

Nop, so far, only local Schiit dealer takes care of it. But, if they can't find anything, I will try to contact Nick. Thanks for the advice !

 

[eee1111]

thinking of upgrading from lyr 2

is this a no brainer for my new hifiman he1000s?
are they good with low gain




and should I go telefunken again?

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

They're fine with low gain unless you want ear blasting volumes.

This is a very fun thread to post in but the product is so intensely recommendable that 97% of interactions can easily go: "Should I get Mjolnir 2 with headphone X?" "Yeah for the money it's the best option."

 

[eee1111]

the lyr 2 had a bit of a hard time powering my he1k but it still gave me loud volumes

how could this be as bad or worse

its gotta power them better

 

[tjl5709]

More power than the Lyr2, better bottom and top end from a clarity standpoint.

Whats not to like.

How do I know? I have both.

Up graded when they released it as I had a bunch of good tubes from rolling on the Lyr. Paired with Yggy, it's end game for me.

Well at least for the time being.

If the Ether E's are as good as they appear from the early comments, I could be expanding my HP station.

 

[eee1111]

I have telefunken e88cc from my lyr 2

and they probably have only 100 hours on them

biggest issue is waiting for mjolnir 2 and gungnir multibit to arrive

 

[TK16]

The MJ2 is worth the wait, got the Lyr2 as well. A substantial upgrade over the Lyr2. Tubes are more transparent with the MJ2. Lyr 2 is no slouch though. Got the MJ2 to go balanced.

 

[eee1111]

im gonna have to part ways with the lyr 2 to pay bills

 

[ahossam]

Any impression Elear > Mjolnir 2 with stock tube?

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

Mike has a "buy better gear" light on Yggdrasil, not sure if Elear would make MJ2 light up with such an LED.

 

[rnros]

Any impression Elear > Mjolnir 2 with stock tube?

It's great with the MJ2, but I didn't use the stock tubes. I will add that excellent tubes can be had for a very modest cost.
The Elears are easily driven, the MJ2 will enhance the performance with a very low noise floor and larger soundstage.
Of course, the tubes contribute to the microdynamics within that soundstage.
(Only tried SE with the Elear. I would expect balanced to add dimension.)

 

[neoluddite]

thinking of upgrading from lyr 2

is this a no brainer for my new hifiman he1000s?
are they good with low gain




and should I go telefunken again?

I am using HE1000's Verson 1 and I can deafen myself with the Mjolnir.. Same for the Hifiman LCX. Great amp/ great headphones combination for me

 

[neoluddite]

Any impression Elear > Mjolnir 2 with stock tube?

You can do much better than stock tubes Go see my thread on Mjolnir tube rolling.

 

[ahossam]

You can do much better than stock tubes Go see my thread on Mjolnir tube rolling.

Damn this hobby man!!...I ended up getting Mjolnir 2 it should be arrive sometimes next week, too bad I have to wait Gungnir MB as my local dealer says they're out of stock right now.

I have subscribe to your threads and I hope I can get control of myself to not get lost in tube rolling madness