Schiit Mjolnir 2 Listening Impressions

[namvu257]

hello,
I'm kinda new to this hobby.
I currently have h800s and just bought a Mjolnir 2/Gungnir Multibit to pair with it, I want to ask for some advice about tubes rolling.
After I do some research I think most of them recommend WE 396A and Telefunken E88CC or PCC 189
Can I have some thought on how is the sound different on those?
And if I want to go with WE 396A where are good sources to buy them as well as the adapter so it will work with the Mjolnir 2?

Thanks

 

[tjl5709]

Greetings.

I have the same HP and amp. Driving them with the Yggy.

Go to the lyr tube rolling thread, and look into the lyr 1 & 2 discussions, not the 3.. I moved from the lyr 2 to the MJ2. The MJ2 is higher power, cleaner on the high and low end. Both are sweet in the mids. They use the same tubes.

My recommendation would be to target a couple of the higher rated tubes that fit your budget. They will enhance the cleaner and smoother sound the MJ2 provides.

The tube rolling game can become a vicious cycle wasting time and money. I would set a budget, and spread it over a couple sets. Don't set a budget and get lots of cheaper sets. You have a very nice setup. Get nice tubes.

I gathered my tubes quite a few years back so I cannot give you a recommendation on the current market.

 

[ilcose]

Hi all! I'm here just to ask one simple question. Is still the MJ2 a good option in the 2020?

Now i explain bettere my request.
First i mean: the MJ2 is around since some years and i fear that an upgrade could be ralased this year. Maybe a rolling one like the Yggy or the Gumby. Now i can afford the expense to go fully balanced but i'm not convinced about this "detail".
The rest of the setup is a Gumby with USB GEN5 and the Hifiman Ananda. At the moment i still using as an amplifier the valhalla 2 stock tubes that i was already using when i had the Senny HD650 and 660s. It is good but not the best for sure for the Ananda.

Tl:dr: It's better to wait or to look at something else or i can go straight to the MJ2?

 

[gc335]

Hi all! I'm here just to ask one simple question. Is still the MJ2 a good option in the 2020?

Now i explain bettere my request.
First i mean: the MJ2 is around since some years and i fear that an upgrade could be ralased this year. Maybe a rolling one like the Yggy or the Gumby. Now i can afford the expense to go fully balanced but i'm not convinced about this "detail".
The rest of the setup is a Gumby with USB GEN5 and the Hifiman Ananda. At the moment i still using as an amplifier the valhalla 2 stock tubes that i was already using when i had the Senny HD650 and 660s. It is good but not the best for sure for the Ananda.

Tl:dr: It's better to wait or to look at something else or i can go straight to the MJ2?

I still have the original Mj1 and it's still VERY relevant in 2020. I have not heard a better all around amp especially for planars. The Mj2 will serve you well.

 

[Rowethren]

Hi all! I'm here just to ask one simple question. Is still the MJ2 a good option in the 2020?

Now i explain bettere my request.
First i mean: the MJ2 is around since some years and i fear that an upgrade could be ralased this year. Maybe a rolling one like the Yggy or the Gumby. Now i can afford the expense to go fully balanced but i'm not convinced about this "detail".
The rest of the setup is a Gumby with USB GEN5 and the Hifiman Ananda. At the moment i still using as an amplifier the valhalla 2 stock tubes that i was already using when i had the Senny HD650 and 660s. It is good but not the best for sure for the Ananda.

Tl:dr: It's better to wait or to look at something else or i can go straight to the MJ2?

I really enjoy my Mjolnir 2 still (owned it since 2016) but I sort of wouldn't be surprised if there was an update coming some time this year. Out of all their amps it is the only one that hasn't either been updated recently or been implied an update won't happen.

Saying that an update doesn't make the current one any worse as it is already top notch!

 

[Charente]

Saying that an update doesn't make the current one any worse as it is already top notch!

Yes, this is the key point, IMO. The pairing with the GMB is superb, sound-wise and aesthetic-wise. I have early 2017 originals of both, other than an EITR front-end to S/PDIF (BNC), which I prefer.

 

[ilcose]

Thanks you all for the answers! So i'll go for the MJ2 anytime soon and that's It.

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

I'm in the minority who uses MJ2 with LISST. If I were buying today, I'd probably go for Rag 2 and then spring for Yg (GS or regular) when the proprietary USB implementation comes to them.

 

[john9797]

I bought a new Mjolnir & Yggdrasil in 9/2019. They are connected with Schiit's short balanced cables and power HE-500 headphones with a balanced cable. My source is USB from my computer. I leave the Yggy on at all times and switch the Mjolnir on and off when during use with the volume control all the way down. Two weeks ago, the fuse blew when I turned on the Mjolnir. After $50 in postage and two weeks without a preamp, I got the Mjolnir back today with a new fuse. Do you think leaving it on at all times would reduce the risk of blowing another fuse?

 

[JohnIgel]

I bought a new Mjolnir & Yggdrasil in 9/2019. They are connected with Schiit's short balanced cables and power HE-500 headphones with a balanced cable. My source is USB from my computer. I leave the Yggy on at all times and switch the Mjolnir on and off when during use with the volume control all the way down. Two weeks ago, the fuse blew when I turned on the Mjolnir. After $50 in postage and two weeks without a preamp, I got the Mjolnir back today with a new fuse. Do you think leaving it on at all times would reduce the risk of blowing another fuse?

I have the same set-up and operate it the same way. I leave the Yggdrasil on and turn the Mjolnir on only when in use and I have not experienced any issues with blown fuses.

 

[Smoothstereo]

Any MJ2 owners using a different type tube besides the 6922 and equivalent family and the 5670/396A/2C51 family with adapter? Just wondering if anyone rolled some other family type tubes with adapter besides the ones mentioned.

 

[G0rt]

Any MJ2 owners using a different type tube besides the 6922 and equivalent family and the 5670/396A/2C51 family with adapter? Just wondering if anyone rolled some other family type tubes with adapter besides the ones mentioned.

I regularly use NOS Brimar CV4033 in my MJ2, on TubeMonger adaptors. Very smooth with great extension, and aren't to my ears overly warm. These are 12AT7 class, but with Mil specs.

 

[TK16]

Any MJ2 owners using a different type tube besides the 6922 and equivalent family and the 5670/396A/2C51 family with adapter? Just wondering if anyone rolled some other family type tubes with adapter besides the ones mentioned.

Schiit Lyr tube rolling thread is a wealth of info.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-lyr-tube-rollers.673709/page-1544
You want to go back a couple years in this thread where the focus is on 12A*7, 6201, 7316. Every question you may have is answered in this thread. Basically the thread is 6922 variants in the first 1/3, 2nd 1/3 is 2C51/396A/6N3P and the last are all the 12.6/6.3v variants.

 

[Smoothstereo]

Thanks guys. Will take a look at that thread.

 

[thomaskong78]

Can I use 6sn7 tube with MJ2 using adapter?

Had anybody done this ?

How about 12Ax7 or 12 Au7 using adapter?

I have Telefuken 12Ax7 and Amperex 12Au7.