Schiit Mjolnir 3 - Impressions Thread

[theveterans]

Add the Grimm TPR to the list of inexpensive but great sounding audio cables!
Pro Audio LA builds them to length. They take a little bit of time, but it's worth it for the reasonable price.

Nice! Great find there! Have you tried the Grimm SQM lineup just for comparison?

 

[Redwingnine]

Congrats!

Let us know your thoughts, when you have had a few listening sessions.

Just got it. Initial impressions are "Wow" So this is what I've been missing. Incredible sound.

Went with reviewers recommendations selecting XLR in, low gain, single ended, zero feedback, XLR out.

 

[MindBreak]

Just got it. Initial impressions are "Wow" So this is what I've been missing. Incredible sound.

Went with reviewers recommendations selecting XLR in, low gain, single ended, zero feedback, XLR out.

NIce, I am glad you are liking what you are hearing.

For some headphones I leave all the switches off, but other ones I do turn on PP and/or high gain. It also depends on the recording sometimes which settings I prefer. If I am using the Mjolnir 3 as a preamp then all the switches stay off.

Yeah, you definitely want to feed the Mjolnir 3 4v from XLR vs 2v RCA to get the most out of it. I have mine hooked up to a Yggdrasil+ MIB via XLR (previously I used a Bifrost 2/64).

 

[Clemmaster]

Nice! Great find there! Have you tried the Grimm SQM lineup just for comparison?

No, it's too expensive.
I asked for a trial, but it was a no go.

For less than half the cost, my go-to is the Xangsane 6N silver cables (although, they might be a lot more expensive to import nowadays, given the current trade climate...)

 

[artur9]

No, it's too expensive.
I asked for a trial, but it was a no go.

For less than half the cost, my go-to is the Xangsane 6N silver cables (although, they might be a lot more expensive to import nowadays, given the current trade climate...)

The pricing on the Xangsane store is very attractive! And colors, who invented colors for cables? Black was required, I thought...?

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

And colors, who invented colors for cables? Black was required, I thought...?

SWMBO


JC

 

[artur9]

SWMBO


JC

And the S is for ... Savant, right?

I think of myself as the AWMBO the Aesthete etc etc ...

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

And the S is for ... Savant, right?

I think of myself as the AWMBO the Aesthete etc etc ...

If in doubt you could always Google it.


JC

 

[adydula]

MJ3 + G2 are a very very nice setup!

 

[j0val]

MJ3 + G2 are a very very nice setup!

Great setup

 

[Redwingnine]

Currently using the Mjolnir 3 with a Topping DX9. Great sound as well. The DAC employs the AKM 4499 EQ, one of the best sounding DACs at any price, IMHO.

Have too many SACDs to use a Schitt DAC. Maybe one day.

 

[MindBreak]

Currently using the Mjolnir 3 with a Topping DX9. Great sound as well. The DAC employs the AKM 4499 EQ, one of the best sounding DACs at any price, IMHO.

Have too many SACDs to use a Schitt DAC. Maybe one day.

"The only one who has to like the sound of your system is you". That being said, the Mjolnir 3 is fairly revealing of the source, so if that is your preferred DAC, I can understand how you like the pairing. To be clear I am not saying that the Mjolnir 3 has no influence on the end result (its a Schiit amp after all), but everyone has a preferred pairing.

 

[Redwingnine]

"The only one who has to like the sound of your system is you". That being said, the Mjolnir 3 is fairly revealing of the source, so if that is preferred DAC, I can understand how you like the pairing. To be clear I am not saying that the Mjolnir 3 has no influence on the end result (its a Schiit amp after all), but everyone has a preferred pairing.

Good observation.

Ran across this video recently:



I had thought that DAC's varied more sonically than they do. When I tried the DX9 as a DAC, I was floored just how good it sounded. I compared it to PS Audio DSD MK1, and a Chord Hugo TT. To my amazment, the DX9 sounded just as good (or better) than the other DACs listed. Had to re-think what I thought I knew about DACs. The Mjolnir 3 really made the headphone playback setup better.

I was looking at Schiit DAC's but they only handle PCM. I was hoping at least one of them would support DoP, but alas, that is not the case.

 

[Festive56]

Good observation.

Ran across this video recently:

 

[adydula]

Old stuff..