[Wes Pruett]

I sent an email to Nick on Monday 4th. I did not get an answer so far. So I tried to send a message throw the contact form.

I'm shocked. Haha.

 

[Phantaminum]

Burning in these bad boys. Interestingly enough they give the HD650s a wider sound stage than my Tungsram but the Tungsram are head and above in technicalities, clarity, bass, and smoothness.

Hoping after a week of burning them in they'll open up a bit more.

 

[Wes Pruett]

The past couple pages on this thread are interesting. From what I can tell, all the "wants" seem to revolve around functionality. To me, that's complexity and cost.

Having moved from Lyr > Lyr 2> MJ2 I have to say why all the fuss. This thing rocks..

Yes. this thing does ROCK!

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

I'm debating upgrading to WA22.

 

[FLTWS]

I'm debating upgrading to WA22.

That's the one Woo that always catches my attention. The question in my mind is always; are the stock tubes as lack luster as some claim and are the premium tubes the only way to make it listenable as some claim. Usually the truth of such matters falls somewhere in between the 2 extremes. The 'ne plus ultra' tube sets can push the cost from $2K to $4 or $5K. But it does look sexy with lots of bling-y options for input and output.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

It's certainly audiophile art to a degree, though the balanced operation for under 2k is a decent find. With preowned units, I usually see a handful of audiophile tubes thrown in with the amp itself. Obviously it lacks the power of MJ2, and indeed I am extremely loath to give up any audio component, but especially as a preamp to Panache (awkwardly, via the 1/4 inch headphone jack converted to RCA, the WA22 would be really a gem to possess. Perhaps balanced out to the emotiva active speakers I keep toying with...

 

[Phantaminum]

Has anyone here run a Hifiman Edition X V2 out of a Mjolnir 2? I wanted to know if it distorts because of the low impedance of these headphones and the power the Mjolnir pushes.

 

[Globox]

Never try the Hifiman Edition X V2.
But MJ2 works great with Audeze LCD-X, which have even lower impedance.

 

[Phantaminum]

Never try the Hifiman Edition X V2.
But MJ2 works great with Audeze LCD-X, which have even lower impedance.

Thanks for the feedback Globox!

 

[Globox]

You are welcome !
I am listening to it right now ! No distortion at all (with 6BZ7 tubes)

edit : By the way, you need to use it at the lower gain in order to not have blank audible noise.

 

[SAndreev]

Has anyone here run a Hifiman Edition X V2 out of a Mjolnir 2? I wanted to know if it distorts because of the low impedance of these headphones and the power the Mjolnir pushes.

I'm using MJ2 with Denon AH-D7200 which are 25 ohm and are very sensitive (105 dB/mW). I stay around 9 o'clock on the volume at low gain and it is great. I prefer how 7200 sound with LISST more than the tubes, but the difference is miniscule and more a matter of taste.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

MJ2 powers HE-1000 no problem.

 

[Phantaminum]

I'm using MJ2 with Denon AH-D7200 which are 25 ohm and are very sensitive (105 dB/mW). I stay around 9 o'clock on the volume at low gain and it is great. I prefer how 7200 sound with LISST more than the tubes, but the difference is miniscule and more a matter of taste.

I have a pair of E-MU Teaks that sound great on low gain (with the right tubes) single ended and have never had to use the high gain with the HD650s off the balanced end. Power!

Thank you guys for the feedback. Next step is to buy a balanced cable for all my headphones and I should be set. I feel like there’s a slight difference from the SE compared to the balanced connection.

 

[SAndreev]

Oh, IMO there is significant difference when going balanced with MJ2, especially on HD650s. Once I tried balanced with MJ2, I never want go back to SE.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

As I see it SE is more of a convenience thing than a statement thing. Original MJ didn't have it, and Jason included it here to be more consumer friendly. Balanced only really does put a damper on sales...