[warrenpchi]

Not even going to bother with explanatory PMs... just, well, happy holidays to everyone. 

 

 

[Solude]

  So for one who HAS NOT HAD THE PLEASURE OF AUDITION WITH GS-X Mk II, can you provide a brief comparo between the two amps?

 
I have had a few Dynalo based HeadAmp offerings and the mk2 is a good improvement over the original build.  I've also has the Mjolnir two times now on a few different sources.
 
Long story short if you consider the GS-X mk2 neutral then the Mjolnir is tonally shifted up into the treble with a more aggressive presentation.  Going the other way the GS-X mk2 would be tonally shifted down into the bass where it has endless reserves for deep bass.  The presentation is more natural, completely effortless.
 
They ride either side of the fence so a lot will come down to source and can.  The the LCD-3 the Gungnir/GS-X combo was too dark, PWD2/Mjolnir too bright.
 
For the asking price the Mjolnir is a no brainer when well paired.  The GS-X mk2 is the better amp for me and the added feature set make it worth the price gap for me. 

 

[David1961]

Odd. In Canada (or at least Ontario), your home insurance doesn't stop providing coverage once you take something out of your house and bring it somewhere else. So in England if someone stole your watch while you were out shopping you would be out of luck?

I don't know for sure if I could claim on anything that's part of my home insurance, if I was to take it out my home then it be damaged. But assuming I could , and I took either my GS-Xmk2 or BHSE to a head-fi meeting and they got damaged. Knowing I could claim is all well and good, but there's no way I'd want to be without them for a day, let alone how long it might take for either to be repaired.

 

[georgep]

I don't know for sure if I could claim on anything that's part of my home insurance, if I was to take it out my home then it be damaged. But assuming I could , and I took either my GS-Xmk2 or BHSE to a head-fi meeting and they got damaged. Knowing I could claim is all well and good, but there's no way I'd want to be without them for a day, let alone how long it might take for either to be repaired.

 
Sure, those are certainly other considerations that are important.

 

[cooperpwc]

GS-X MK2 is on the way. This discussion of Audio GD has me wondering if the NFB-17.32 would be a good match as a balanced source for driving the HD800. I like the WM8741 chips but the implementation is the issue. 
 
I guess I am wondering if the NFB-17.32 is going to hit below the GS-X MK2's level. Any thoughts are appreciated. 

 

[tvolpe1600]

Based on the DAC + GS-X discussions on this thread, the issue is not so much if the "NFB-17.32 is going to hit below the GS-X MK2's level," but rather how much you like the sound signature of the NFB-17.32. I will shut up as I don't have mine yet, but everyone here seems to say that the GS-X is transparent to the source. Anyway, I found this recent ranking interesting, but would be curious to see them add in the GS-X, as it seems like a perfect amp for DAC comparisons: http://www.head-fi.org/t/693798/ranking-of-17-dacs-and-dac-configurations
 
Also, to be clear, your GS-X hasn't shipped yet, right?

 

[Dubstep Girl]

   
I have had a few Dynalo based HeadAmp offerings and the mk2 is a good improvement over the original build.  I've also has the Mjolnir two times now on a few different sources.
 
Long story short if you consider the GS-X mk2 neutral then the Mjolnir is tonally shifted up into the treble with a more aggressive presentation.  Going the other way the GS-X mk2 would be tonally shifted down into the bass where it has endless reserves for deep bass.  The presentation is more natural, completely effortless.
 
They ride either side of the fence so a lot will come down to source and can.  The the LCD-3 the Gungnir/GS-X combo was too dark, PWD2/Mjolnir too bright.
 
For the asking price the Mjolnir is a no brainer when well paired.  The GS-X mk2 is the better amp for me and the added feature set make it worth the price gap for me. 

 
 

 
yes!!!

 

[cooperpwc]

  Based on the DAC + GS-X discussions on this thread, the issue is not so much if the "NFB-17.32 is going to hit below the GS-X MK2's level," but rather how much you like the sound signature of the NFB-17.32. I will shut up as I don't have mine yet, but everyone here seems to say that the GS-X is transparent to the source. Anyway, I found this recent ranking interesting, but would be curious to see them add in the GS-X, as it seems like a perfect amp for DAC comparisons: http://www.head-fi.org/t/693798/ranking-of-17-dacs-and-dac-configurations
 
Also, to be clear, your GS-X hasn't shipped yet, right?

 
Thanks for the reference. I am in the next batch so no, it has not shipped yet but I believe that we are getting close....

 

[tvolpe1600]

Yep, I agree. I'm in this batch too. Once those BHSEs are done ...

 

[justin w.]

The black panels/knobs for this production run are arriving today. This only leave the difficult to produce silver panels 

 

[tvolpe1600]

Thanks for the update! Hope these arrive in good shape. Also, glad I switched to black.

 

[Jd007]

The black panels/knobs for this production run are arriving today. This only leave the difficult to produce silver panels 

Excellent news! So are we looking at a Jan shipping window? Excited for the new year now lol

 

[Cante Ista]

  The black panels/knobs for this production run are arriving today. This only leave the difficult to produce silver panels 

 
Thanks for the update Justin. 
 
I am glad I went with black as well. I an curious though, why do the subs have harder time with silver? Are blemishes easier to notice? 
Thanks!

 

[Maxvla]

Silver is notoriously hard to do. Something in the chemical process that doesn't work as well as other colors.

Hoping mine will be done in the next couple weeks. Got my whole setup prepped for its arrival.

 

[Cante Ista]

Silver is notoriously hard to do. Something in the chemical process that doesn't work as well as other colors.

Hoping mine will be done in the next couple weeks. Got my whole setup prepped for its arrival.

Thanks Max! Interesting.