Schiit Mjolnir 2 Listening Impressions

[jonathan c]

If you find it please return it to me overnight delivery at your ultimate and absolute convenience. Not essential…

 

[roman410]

One hell of a place to start in the 12AT7 arena! Also a hell of a place to finish…! (if you can…)

I hope so, that's my plan! After settled down with my current favourites, I place order only for curiosity

 

[jonathan c]

I hope so, that's my plan! After settled down with my current favourites, I place order only for curiosity

Curiosity has been known to kill wallets as well as cats…

 

[jonathan c]

Having never heard the 455's, I am uniquely qualified to say they are better than everything.

…that has come before and that is yet to come…I hold this truth to be self-evident and self-perpetuating…

 

[jonathan c]

Listening to the CV455 right now, and I agree. Seriously though, the CV455 just took the number 1 spot on my list.

Did the CV455 take, with effort, the number 1 spot? Or did it languidly slink and settle, in feline fashion, at the number 1 spot as its rightful and obvious place?

 

[jonathan c]

You obviously have not heard the 1851 Mullard ECC765's I just made up. Pre electricity tubes are the best.

The best thing about the pre-electricity era would be the ABSENCE of GE !!!

 

[AuditoryCanvas]

ok.. i got the mj2 back from being repaired.
I've been playing with both the 3 mica-1957 from pulse and the CV455 1956 from langrex.
I had a brain fat when i ordered the CV455. For some reason i thought they would work in my Primaluna... so i got a bunch. (8) What!

both are delightful .. but i'm leaning a bit toward the CV455.. (or am i coming up with a reason to like them because i have 8...)

Also, i'm using them with a Susvara which picks up less tube goodness than other headphones. I'll switch over to the focal later.
(kinda shocked the mj2 can drive the susvara.)



EDIT:
holy cow.. man tubes are great on the Utopia!

I can take a pair of them if it helps.

 

[Wes S]

Did the CV455 take, with effort, the number 1 spot? Or did it languidly slink and settle, in feline fashion, at the number 1 spot as its rightful and obvious place?

It took some effort to dethrone my beloved 6201 PWTMDG, but after last night's session with my VC and CV455, it was obvious who the winner is. The level of detail/ability to produce nuance, impact and holographic stage (being inside the music if you will ) with the CV455 is stunning and can't be bested. The PRAT with the CV455 is another key strength and it really gets me moving and lost in the music like no other tube has done. Hell, I even sold off all my CV4033 Square Getters, if that says anything.

Their is a new King! I have a bunch of other "Holy Grail" level tubes but my rankings only include 2, because these 2 are better than all the rest and are the only driver tubes I need or care to use. I can go big and spacious with the 6201, or tight and exciting with the CV455, and they both put me "There", but in very different and unique ways.

My top 2 tubes

1. Brimar CV455 FSG 56'
2. 6201 Hamburg PWTMDG 58'

 

[Guidostrunk]

It took some effort to dethrone my beloved 6201 PWTMDG, but after last night's session with my VC and CV455, it was obvious who the winner is. The level of detail/ability to produce nuance, impact and holographic stage (being inside the music if you will ) with the CV455 is stunning and can't be bested. The PRAT with the CV455 is another key strength and it really gets me moving and lost in the music like no other tube has done. Hell, I even sold off all my CV4033 Square Getters, if that says anything.

Their is a new King! I have a bunch of other "Holy Grail" level tubes but my rankings only include 2, because these 2 are better than all the rest and are the only driver tubes I need or care to use. I can go big and spacious with the 6201, or tight and exciting with the CV455, and they both put me "There", but in very different and unique ways.

My top 2 tubes

1. Brimar CV455 FSG 56'
2. 6201 Hamburg PWTMDG 58'

That was one hell of a battle bro

 

[Wes S]

That was one hell of a battle bro

Yes sir! Definitely a heavyweight battle. Honestly, I would be happy with either one, but owning both is where it's at. They both produce detail and nuance like no other, while projecting completely different soundstage presentations.

 

[Wes S]

I do have a new King with the CV455 FSG 56', but as the story goes, I have another special tube on the way with the potential to dethrone.

Say hello to what I have coming my way.

Laboratory Sample Brimar 6060 Triple Mica Square Getter from Footscray. Could this be a prototype of the King? We shall see. . .

 

[Wes S]

I know there has been some discussion about shipping and tracking info with Langrex and I have been chatting this morning with Michelle of Langrex about that very thing. Basically, if the order does not total over 100 euros before tax and shipping fees, they usually don't ship with tracking info. So, the only way to get tracked shipping with Langrex is to order more than 100 euros worth of stuff or you can also request tracked shipping at the time of order.

Dealing with Langrex lately, I have been just as impressed with their customer service, as I am with Pulse and that says a lot.

 

[Guidostrunk]

I do have a new King with the CV455 FSG 56', but as the story goes, I have another special tube on the way with the potential to dethrone.

Say hello to what I have coming my way.

Laboratory Sample Brimar 6060 Triple Mica Square Getter from Footscray. Could this be a prototype of the King? We shall see. . .

I was hoping you'd scoop that up. Lol. I sent a message asking if they had a second tube and they didn't.

 

[Wes S]

I was hoping you'd scoop that up. Lol. I sent a message asking if they had a second tube and they didn't.

Thanks to you, for reminding me about it the other day.

 

[Rowethren]

Dealing with Langrex lately, I have been just as impressed with their customer service, as I am with Pulse and that says a lot.

I still haven't heard back from them about the noisy CV455 they sent me. I have been using this email enquiries@langrex.co.uk but I don't know if there is a better method of contacting them.