Hello All,
I am loving my Valhalla 2. I think it's a considerable upgrade over the magni 2 uber to power the Sennheiser HD600. I am considering trying the Asgard 2 because even though I really like the Valhalla 2, I can't deny I find myself longing for the attack, speed and brightness of my speakers (Klipsch). In my already extensive comparisons I have found that some songs, even when they dont sound better as more clear or dynamic, do sound more fun to me on the magni 2 uber. Granted, those are just certain songs, and identifying a genre or even a pattern of songs or styles have been quite hard. I have been unable to do it, so at this point I am thinking about it being because of synergies that depend on a lot of really hard to determine factors, in which I think the preference of the recording engineers for certain sound signature or qualities/attributes for the final mix plays a heavy role.
With all that said, would you think the asgard 2 would give me what I am looking without sacrificing the overall clarity, resolution and smoothness that the Valhalla 2 has above the magni 2 uber??
I think the magni 2 uber sound great, but often I think it falters when driving the HD600, making it sound congested, sometimes nasal, shouty, in complex passages of music. What I want is the overall magni 2 uber attack (solid state attribute?) without its shortcomings, already fixed by the Valhalla 2, imho. Is it Asgard 2 or are there tubes for the Valhalla that could make them sound brighter, closer to the magni 2 uber??