Hotdoggn
New Head-Fier
My experience with it is it completely depends on how much money you’re willing to spend on tubes. Inexpensive tubes = solid state more or less. Golden Lions = hey there’s some tubey goodness. Amperex 7308s = yesssssssss.
I have a Mjolnir 2 paired with Gold lions and I can agree with Mars that these were the ones to start providing the tubiness that I was looking for. This combo has been my go to with my HE1000SE. They smooth out the elevated/excited treble that the SEs can throw out on some solid state offerings. The Gold Lions also help open up and spread out the instruments than with the stock tubes or more budget friendly JJ tubes. If you’re not looking for ultimate tube warmth, I think the MJ2 can be a great option.For anyone who owns one of these, how is this in comparison to other tube amps? Does it have a warm, tub-ey signature? Or does it lean more towards a solid state? Any words on the way it h does staging?
Considering picking one up as a supplement to my other gear and hoping it would add a bit of that euphony/soften some edges.
I just got a MJ3 in the house and I’ve been doing some comparisons. The staging has definitely shrunk, compared to the MJ2 so I’m still debating if that’s what I’m in search of. If you’re interested in trying out the MJ2 and still in search of one, I might be willing to part with it though. Ugh such a “tough” situation to be in haha