[Moonhead]

Somebody need HE90 with Stax drivers

Do the scroll

http://mjolnir-audio.com/?page_id=9

 

[icebear]

Going from Shiit Mjolnir to Mjölnir Audio is for sure a little confusing for some.
They have nothing to do with each other but the name based on Nordic saga.
As far as I know Mjölnir Audio (Iceland) is only building electrostatic amps.

 

[Moonhead]

Well I made a pit stop for Questyle cma800r which is a much nicer amp and a lot more sturdy built than Mjolnir.

Well you point it out yourself those two have nothing do you with each other, so not really not fair compering those two, is it

Both are long gone by now.

 

[Zoom25]

  Maybe its just me, but I havent see anything about this mentioned up here
 
Sennheiser celebrates its anniversary: 70 years of innovation
 
http://en-de.sennheiser.com/the-pursuit-of-perfect-sound

 
70th anniversary...so...that means a new flagship right

 

Zoom

Let me know if you decide to try your Marantz and how it turns out.

I'm considering getting a Yamaha receiver for HD800, they are not that expensive and plenty power or volts.

Yeah, will do it today as soon as I get a chance and report back.
 

Mjolnir should be good with Audeze, but never tried that combo, only HD800 and HE6.
Built quality on Mjolnir are poor, so I'm done with Schiit gear, IMO.

Hate tubes so not going that rute either, thanks anyway.

 
I actually really want to try a tube setup once with the HD800 to see how it will sound. Some of the Woo, Stratus/Sonett, EC stuff. It's just that the names of the tubes, rolling this and that, and tube maintenance, warm up time and making sure you don't fall asleep overnight without turning the tubes off - it seems so damn complicated.

 

[bearFNF]

FYI - just so you know Mjolnir Audio is Spitzer's site...one of the Stax enthusiasts here on HeadFi.

 

[Moonhead]

Well dah

 

[Blackmore]

I think they have something to release around the 1st of June, as it is, the DATE!
 
 
 
 
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70th anniversary...so...that means a new flagship right

 

 

[V-DiV]

Listening to my HD800s.  The 2L Mozart Violin Concertos, Thorsen/Trondheim (24/96) is fantastic this morning - excellent clarity, beautiful tonality, even with my less-than-perfect source.  Soon will be upgrading that (Metrum Octave, NAD M51, PWD MkII...).
 
I also got out the K701 and SR225i for fun.  
 
The K701 are really nice for acoustic music, nice sense of space and resolution, but don't have the weight or as much resolution or soundstage as the HD800s.
 
The SR225i are still fun for guitars (electric or acoustic) even if a big step down from the HD800 in terms of resolution and its sharper, more colored tonality.  Love that mid-bass hump though for a lot of music even if it doesn't have much below that.  Too bad Grado messed up the RS1 with the new RS1e edition (or so I've read).  I was quite interested in having RS1s to complement the HD800s for guitar music.
 
Happy listening. 

 

 

[rage3324]

  Listening to my HD800s.  The 2L Mozart Violin Concertos, Thorsen/Trondheim (24/96) is fantastic this morning - excellent clarity, beautiful tonality, even with my less-than-perfect source.  Soon will be upgrading that (Metrum Octave, NAD M51, PWD MkII...).
 
I also got out the K701 and SR225i for fun.  
 
The K701 are really nice for acoustic music, nice sense of space and resolution, but don't have the weight or as much resolution or soundstage as the HD800s.
 
The SR225i are still fun for guitars (electric or acoustic) even if a big step down from the HD800 in terms of resolution and its sharper, more colored tonality.  Love that mid-bass hump though for a lot of music even if it doesn't have much below that.  Too bad Grado messed up the RS1 with the new RS1e edition (or so I've read).  I was quite interested in having RS1s to complement the HD800s for guitar music.
 
Happy listening. 

 

Plenty of RS1/RS1i have hit the used market lately. They are a huge step up over the 225/325 (which is where I upgraded from) in terms of imaging, clarity, bass control and smoother/sweeter treble. It really is night and day.

 

[pearljam50000]

Should I wait and not buy the HD800?

 

[Blackmore]

why not, also can save some cash for better source/amp, however I think more of stats than replacing of HD800.
 
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Should I wait and not buy the HD800?

 

[pearljam50000]

Lol
I'm affraid to buy HD800 now , and in June there will be an improved HD800 for the same price.

 

[Moonhead]

Blackmore

Just be sure what you are going into with Stax, they are not as reliable and some 007 have cable problems and some 009 have imbalance issues, plus they Should be kept in box when not used to avoid dust in drivers.

I have owned both 009 and 007 and now are getting HD800 again, they are more fun with the suprême bass slam, where Stax are much more natural sounding, especially with vocals.

 

[Blackmore]

Guys, I was talking about STATS not Stax in particular. I think Sennheiser will release stats to celebrate 70th Anniversary
 

 
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Lol
I'm affraid to buy HD800 now , and in June there will be an improved HD800 for the same price.

 
 

Blackmore

Just be sure what you are going into with Stax, they are not as reliable and some 007 have cable problems and some 009 have imbalance issues, plus they Should be kept in box when not used to avoid dust in drivers.

I have owned both 009 and 007 and now are getting HD800 again, they are more fun with the suprême bass slam, where Stax are much more natural sounding, especially with vocals.

 

[Moonhead]

Ah, Roger that