[Jimmyblues1959]

Question to MJ3 owners, I noticed when I turn on the headamp, there is no relay click to let you know the amp is ready for operation which is unlike my Jot2, Freya N, and Vali2 which all do click after 14 to 45 seconds after being turned on. Just wanted to make sure my MJ3 is normal.

That's a good question. I'd call Schiit. I believe that Jason also reads posts on this thread, so he might post an answer to your question here.

 

[ZoNtO]

Seems right. There is no microprocessor in this amp (old skool) so nothing to run a post turn-on operations check, and I assume no relays either.

 

[blasjw]

Question to MJ3 owners, I noticed when I turn on the headamp, there is no relay click to let you know the amp is ready for operation which is unlike my Jot2, Freya N, and Vali2 which all do click after 14 to 45 seconds after being turned on. Just wanted to make sure my MJ3 is normal.

On mine, I do here what sounds like three relay clicks when turning it on or off. They're not very loud so you might need to put your ear closer to it.

 

[XERO1]

Question to MJ3 owners, I noticed when I turn on the headamp, there is no relay click to let you know the amp is ready for operation which is unlike my Jot2, Freya N, and Vali2 which all do click after 14 to 45 seconds after being turned on. Just wanted to make sure my MJ3 is normal.

On mine, I do here what sounds like three relay clicks when turning it on or off. They're not very loud so you might need to put your ear closer to it.

Same here.

Once its switched on, it takes 8-10 seconds, then there are three faint clicks, and then the amp turns on.

 

[XERO1]

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sch...bable-start-up.701900/page-8410#post-17726208

Kind of a unique review of the Mjolnir 3. And I agree with most of its points, especially about how the choke-input power supply that the Mjolnir 3 uses gives it incredible authority in the bass and makes it sound FAR more powerful than its "modest" 1-2W power output rating would suggest.

 

[Smoothstereo]

Thanks guys, I will need to pay attention next time I turn it on. If the clicks are there, it must be really, really faint because I haven't heard it the first few times I turned the MJ3 on.

 

[Smoothstereo]

Placing my head near the hp amp, I was able to hear the 3 clicks after I turned on the MJ3 today. Quite faint, it clicks like about 5 secs or so after flicking the switch on. So all is good. Thanks guys.

Now on to listening some music!

 

[keenerz]

Finally truly getting around to listening and damn y'all right the resolution is insane.

 

[artur9]

Finally truly getting around to listening and damn y'all right the resolution is insane.

I can't decide if it's a scalpel cutting the notes so finely or a microscopic making the plankton look like elephants.

 

[keenerz]

hmm I'm having a possible issue, I think something might be wrong with my right channel, I'm getting static/crackling on the right channel in single-ended/no feedback/balanced in and out. Weirdly when I switch it over to Push Pull the static goes away. tried it on multiple headphones, and the single ended (6.35mm) jack on the front and even without anything plugged into the amp still has a small persistent static in just the right channel. The left is dead silent.

 

[Jimmyblues1959]

hmm I'm having a possible issue, I think something might be wrong with my right channel, I'm getting static/crackling on the right channel in single-ended/no feedback/balanced in and out. Weirdly when I switch it over to Push Pull the static goes away. tried it on multiple headphones, and the single ended (6.35mm) jack on the front and even without anything plugged into the amp still has a small persistent static in just the right channel. The left is dead silent.

Hopefully this is just an isolated incident, but you're the second person on this thread (Melting735 is the first) to notice something amiss with their MJ3. I'd contact Schiit and
turn the MJ3 off until you can determine what is causing the hiss. Best of luck!

Melting735 said " I turned it on before dinner and listened to a couple of tracks, but I left it on without music playing. After I come back in 2 hours, I heard hiss in the right cup. I restarted the whole chain, and only heard music in the right cup. I tried a few more things to diagnose, the right channel died soon after."

 

[mjstealey]

Hopefully this is just an isolated incident, but you're the second person on this thread (Melting735 is the first) to notice something amiss with their MJ3. I'd contact Schiit and
turn the MJ3 off until you can determine what is causing the hiss. Best of luck!

Melting735 said " I turned it on before dinner and listened to a couple of tracks, but I left it on without music playing. After I come back in 2 hours, I heard hiss in the right cup. I restarted the whole chain, and only heard music in the right cup. I tried a few more things to diagnose, the right channel died soon after."

Wondering if heat is the culprit here? Lots of parts living really close to the heart of the heat packed pretty closely in there ...
Even though the MJ3 went through several design iterations (and limited user testing) prior to being released, there are still lots of variables that cannot be reproduced until units are actually out there in the wild.

Folkvangr had a heat related issue with the molex connection is some units.
An issue that I'm sure would have been addressed in subsequent iterations (if there were any).

Hopefully what ails these MJ3s is something simple, something that can be explained in layman's terms, and something that the rest of us can be on the look out for.

To those being affected, please do keep us posted as this all unfolds, and hoping for a speedy resolution!

 

[boes66]

Can we get a conformation from Schiit if there is coming a 230v for europe or not????

 

[dsyzling]

I thought I read on another forum that a run of 230v models would be made but it might be 6-8 weeks out. I did speak to Electromod in the UK but they don't carry stock limited run Schiit products.

 

[boes66]

I thought I read on another forum that a run of 230v models would be made but it might be 6-8 weeks out. I did speak to Electromod in the UK but they don't carry stock limited run Schiit products.

Yea but i like to hear some conformation from Schiit about if they are making a 230v for europe and not rumors on forums