Schiit Mjolnir 2 Listening Impressions

[shultzee]

 


Static isn't normal.   Doubt if it would be the amp.  Try a few different outlets to see if you are picking up noise through your power source.  2 nd , switch back to your stock tubes to see if it is coming from your orange glow tubes (not likely),
3rd make sure it isn't coming from your source dac/server/laptop, and lastly swap some of your cables if possible.   Personally I find the mj 2 to be dead silent.

Hm my setup is like this:


Tripp Lite LC1200 > PC > Gustard U12 > ADCOM GDA700 > Mjolnir 2....


I do think it might be the cable I'm using because it does run a bit long at 6 ft and it's just a stock one from my printer because I had lost my other cable. Should I get a somewhat decent Amazon or Monoprice one and see if that helps my case?

You could throw another cheap usb cable at it to see of the problem goes away before buying a pricier one. I had one go bad after using it for year plugging and unplugging from dac to laptop. On another note I did hear a little distortion on a set of tubes before they were run in. It went away after a few hours.

 

[kurb1980]

I got my Lyr2 on Tuesday to pair with my HE:6's but not enough juice so I upgraded to the mj2 and will go balanced all the way.  Nick T said it will have plenty of power for the HE-6's going balanced but the TRS won't be enough power to drive them.  Good news if you upgrade Schiit waives the restocking fee

 

[Astral Abyss]

  I got my Lyr2 on Tuesday to pair with my HE:6's but not enough juice so I upgraded to the mj2 and will go balanced all the way.  Nick T said it will have plenty of power for the HE-6's going balanced but the TRS won't be enough power to drive them.  Good news if you upgrade Schiit waives the restocking fee

What DAC are you using?

 

[kurb1980]

I have a Benchmark DAC2 HGC and iFI iDSD Micro but I primarily use the Micro to upsample with HQP to DSD256 on my discreet music pc.  I do have some RCA to XLR cables that I might use from the Micro to Mj2 and compare RCA inputs.  But for sure I'm gonna go balanced out of the Mj2.

 

[Astral Abyss]

  I have a Benchmark DAC2 HGC and iFI iDSD Micro but I primarily use the Micro to upsample with HQP to DSD256 on my discreet music pc.  I do have some RCA to XLR cables that I might use from the Micro to Mj2 and compare RCA inputs.  But for sure I'm gonna go balanced out of the Mj2.

Very nice.  Shame you can't use the balanced out of the DAC2 direct into the Mojo2 with that setup.

 

[kurb1980]

Well I think I could the HGC has XLR out but I would have to use female to male XLR cable but then I would have to manage the HGC gain output.  Possible but I don't see myself going down the route thoa.  It will be unbalanced out of the micro into the Mj2 balanced out which is good enough for now since the balanced out on the Mj2 has more juice the TRS output.  Right now I'm more concerned about getting enough power to the HE:6's ! 

 

[BobFiggins]

  Well, yesterday I missed the fedex guy...my fault because I couldn't be home in time. So I had the package redirected to the local fedex store for delivery today. Waited ALL day for it to show up there for pickup. The fedex guy usually delivers to the fedex store first thing in the morning. After an hour on the phone I finally got someone who confirmed that the driver missed the package when he was at the fedex store...no schiit. 
 
Now it will go back to the hub and an attempt to deliver to my house will be made tomorrow. Of course I won't be home. I curse my fate...

##@!!! 

 
Exact same thing happened with my HD 800, with the exception it was USPS, and they said the package was lost. After 2 hours of them on the phone while I waited in there pacing back and forth, they were able to locate it and I had to drive across town to another USPS branch.
 
Whenever I order something crappy, always shows up with no issue. Soon as I put some good money into it, issues. Either bad luck or just a lack of noticing the trouble a crappy package goes through. Probably a combination of both.

 

[MattTCG]

   
Exact same thing happened with my HD 800, with the exception it was USPS, and they said the package was lost. After 2 hours of them on the phone while I waited in there pacing back and forth, they were able to locate it and I had to drive across town to another USPS branch.
 
Whenever I order something crappy, always shows up with no issue. Soon as I put some good money into it, issues. Either bad luck or just a lack of noticing the trouble a crappy package goes through. Probably a combination of both.

 
Yup, I know the feeling. I did finally get the package and my amp at almost 9:00 that night. But I will not be using fedex again, ever. I must have made 10 phone calls. Got hung up on twice. One girl told me it was due until the next because I had it sent to the fedex store instead of my home. 

 That made me mad. Then one guy who seems to actually be trying to help said it was at the hub across town. I check on line and indeed it said delivered to that address. I jumped in the car and drove 40 minutes over there and guess what? If wasn't there. It was in fact delivered to the original fedex location on the opposite side of town. 

...ugh. 

 

[reddog]

Yup, I know the feeling. I did finally get the package and my amp at almost 9:00 that night. But I will not be using fedex again, ever. I must have made 10 phone calls. Got hung up on twice. One girl told me it was due until the next because I had it sent to the fedex store instead of my home. :veryevil:  That made me mad. Then one guy who seems to actually be trying to help said it was at the hub across town. I check on line and indeed it said delivered to that address. I jumped in the car and drove 40 minutes over there and guess what? If wasn't there. It was in fact delivered to the original fedex location on the opposite side of town. :angry_face: ...ugh. 

I do not like fedex either, they delivered my Asgard 2, to the wrong house, in the rain. When the driver finally, delivered it, the box was wet, but do to Schiit Audio's excellent workers, the amp was in a thick plastic bag, and was not wet or damaged.

 

[BobFiggins]

All this talk about how bad Fedex is, and they have my A6 on the trucks right now. Eeek!

 

[elwappo99]

 

  Interesting there's a Questyle CMA800r listed in the FS section if anyone else is considering a comparison! 

...I predict that once the mjo is fully unleashed and people have time to evaluate it, this amp is going to make some serious waves. The performance at the price point is stellar. The Schiit dacs may be getting much of the press these days, but the time is coming for the mjo2. 

 
Glad you're enjoying! 

. Have anything running balanced to compare balanced vs SE? 
 
I think I might jump from the carbon preorder to the Mjolnir2. Still haven't found a lot of good impressions though, but a few say they're pretty close.

 

[MattTCG]

   
Glad you're enjoying! 

. Have anything running balanced to compare balanced vs SE? 
 
I think I might jump from the carbon preorder to the Mjolnir2. Still haven't found a lot of good impressions though, but a few say they're pretty close.

I've heard the LC twice now at meets and got to spend a couple of hours with it recently in Nashville. The only reason that I'd go with the LC would be if I needed a smaller amp or transportable. But for desktop amp there isn't anything that the mjo 2 doesn't do better IMO. The mjo2 is slightly more expensive but I don't feel that it's a high price to pay for an amp that performs better than many $1500 amps that I've owned. 
 
Still waiting on some burn in time to make a more detailed review. 

 

[vhsownsbeta]

  I've heard the LC twice now at meets and got to spend a couple of hours with it recently in Nashville. The only reason that I'd go with the LC would be if I needed a smaller amp or transportable. But for desktop amp there isn't anything that the mjo 2 doesn't do better IMO. The mjo2 is slightly more expensive but I don't feel that it's a high price to pay for an amp that performs better than many $1500 amps that I've owned. 
 
Still waiting on some burn in time to make a more detailed review. 

 
I am trying to decide between Multibifrost/Valhalla2 and Multigungnir/Mjolnir2 for HD650/800. Early impressions of MJO2 with the Senns?

 

[raybone0566]

I've heard the LC twice now at meets and got to spend a couple of hours with it recently in Nashville. The only reason that I'd go with the LC would be if I needed a smaller amp or transportable. But for desktop amp there isn't anything that the mjo 2 doesn't do better IMO. The mjo2 is slightly more expensive but I don't feel that it's a high price to pay for an amp that performs better than many $1500 amps that I've owned. 

Still waiting on some burn in time to make a more detailed review. 

matt, I like to hear what you think when you pair mj2 with your hd800's

 

[MattTCG]

 

 
 

matt, I like to hear what you think when you pair mj2 with your hd800's

 
TBH I'm a little surprised at how good the mjo2 is with the hd800. I didn't really care for the orginal mjo with the hd800. The mjo2 is a completely different story. There are few amps that can bring out the warmth and bass of the hd800 and still not muck up that wonderful extension up top. The mjo2 is able to do just that. The bass bumps nice and tight and is in no way shy...puts a big smile on my face with EDM. Mids are sweet and natural with female vocals being produced in a very engaging manner. 
 
This is the best sub $1k amp that I've come across that does the hd800 this well. I need more time to evaluate and put this all in perspective. Most amps that can pull off what the refinement and power that pairs well with the 800 are pretty special and have a much higher price tag.