McClelland
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I would highly recommend springing for the Mjolnir 2. For three main reasons
2. Gumby excels with its balanced outputs. MJ2 is fully balanced for a balanced path from DAC through amp. Use balanced headphones for ultimate quality, or the single ended - allowing more options when it comes to headphones and mods.
@Ttenu Thanks for this recommendation and your thoughts on PM. Same for @RCBinTN who had the same thoughts about the balanced option. I set the Gumby/Mjolnir combo up with the SE connectors first and the 1/4" HP out to my LCD-Xs and later changed to the the balanced path when I got the cables. I thought the difference was quite striking. I did some A-B testing and think it is for real, at least for my subjective tastes. Everything is wonderfully silent beneath the music and both vocals and acoustic instruments in particular, are more pleasing.