[NotKunvinced]

Walnut V2 arrived this morning and installed the 16gb card I had prepared for it. Just 2 files, approx 600mb of AC/DC and 400mb of Dire Straits. No tags etc. as suggested on here. Plugged in my month old Hifiman HE-350's and fired up the music(yes I turned it on before plugging in the headphones....). Sweet holy f+&k, delighted I went through the hassle of making single files with no tags for entire collections would be an understatement. Non-flat response be damned, I'm a fan.
Not sure how much of a factor it is but having to just listen to whatever song comes next without constantly looking it up and/or skipping to the next track made me relax and enjoy the music more than I have in a while.

 

[waynes world]

Walnut V2 arrived this morning and installed the 16gb card I had prepared for it. Just 2 files, approx 600mb of AC/DC and 400mb of Dire Straits. No tags etc. as suggested on here. Plugged in my month old Hifiman HE-350's and fired up the music(yes I turned it on before plugging in the headphones....). Sweet holy f+&k, delighted I went through the hassle of making single files with no tags for entire collections would be an understatement. Non-flat response be damned, I'm a fan.
Not sure how much of a factor it is but having to just listen to whatever song comes next without constantly looking it up and/or skipping to the next track made me relax and enjoy the music more than I have in a while.

 
Nice! I'm looking forward to getting my Porcupine Tree albums prepared for my nut!

 

[jpciii]

  yes it is a constant buzzing static sound that can still be heard when the music has been paused, and adjusting pot or digital volume does not affect this static noise.
 

 
This sounds like a grounding problem.

 

[vapman]

   
This sounds like a grounding problem.

Do keep in mind the potentiometer used for the volume is an ultra budget one, anyone willing to do some soldering could upgrade that for a few dollars and get a significantly improved volume knob & probably overall SQ.

 

[nick n]

about 1/3 of the way there for a few mods on some units, waiting at the mailbox, waiting...

 
Starting to think I am crazy

 

[vapman]

  about 1/3 of the way there for a few mods on some units, waiting at the mailbox, waiting...

 
Starting to think I am crazy

So overkill but that is just how i love it.

 

[nick n]

lol it's that "what if " factor at work. 
"what if" only one type of caps is the best and gives me nonstop goosebumps. What if..
 
then I'd NEED all the spares. Good logic huh.

 

[Dark Helmet]

I don't have Walnut yet, but I can already tell you they're going to be quite different. I can elaborate more when I get the Walnut.

I ordered one already a few days ago.  I dig the M2 but after listening to my Galaxy s7 throught the Centrance Mini M8 I was longing for the wider soundstage.  I also find that the line out on the m2 isn't all that great.  It's better as a standalone.

 

[vapman]

  I ordered one already a few days ago.  I dig the M2 but after listening to my Galaxy s7 throught the Centrance Mini M8 I was longing for the wider soundstage.  I also find that the line out on the m2 isn't all that great.  It's better as a standalone.

Even if you don't like the Walnut by yourself, it's pretty hard not to like it as an amp. All headphones can benefit hugely from the Walnut's high operating voltage. I will mess with it as an amp for other devices soon.

 

[waynes world]

  So overkill but that is just how i love it.

 
Nick "ovakill" N is what we like to call him lol! And if that wasn't so, I wouldn't have one of the most awesomest pairs of T50RP's out there
 
Holy crap @nick n! Looking forward to seeing what you do with all of that stuff!

 

[vapman]

   
Nick "ovakill" N is what we like to call him lol! And if that wasn't so, I wouldn't have one of the most awesomest pairs of T50RP's out there
 
Holy crap @nick n! Looking forward to seeing what you do with all of that stuff!

I have never heard the T50rp but want to ultra bad. I didn't know nick n was a JVC fan too. I am trying to convince him to give the SZ1000's a listen

 

[nick n]

waynesworld:
Plan is to let you hear all 3 ( or 4 ) variants of the Walnutter yourself. Just waiting for parts and a few units to put them into.
Once everything shows it'll be blazing fast to do them up.
if I can trust you with them
can even include the MX10-B again since it has better Sony 700/1000 pads on it, low end comes out to play moreso than stock while keeping exact sound otherwise.
 
Trouble is it'll all have to be stock opamps otherwise it's not a fair comparison. maybe they'll all sound close but I am guessing not if we know what to listen for, and we do.
  My issue now is I keep swapping Opamps out it's addictive.
 
Think I need to settle in on one per month or good decent listening period,  and hone it right down to the best.

 

[vapman]

  waynesworld:
Plan is to let you hear all 3 ( or 4 ) variants of the Walnutter yourself. Just waiting for parts and a few units to put them into.
Once everything shows it'll be blazing fast to do them up.
if I can trust you with them
 
Trouble is it'll all have to be stock opamps otherwise it's not a fair comparison. maybe they'll all sound close but I am guessing not if we know what to listen for, and we do.
  My issue now is I keep swapping Opamps out it's addictive.
 
Think I need to settle in on one per month or good decent listening period,  and hone it right down to the best.

that is how i am taking it, opamps change too many things to know in just a couple tracks. i am still finding differences with the JRC opamp I didn't notice before (it's not a particularly amazing one though so I'll probably pass on it)

 

[nick n]

which JRC was that?
 I do leave them in for a bit, but really to get a good solid grasp it'd need a week or so I feel

 

[vapman]

  which JRC was that?
 I do leave them in for a bit, but really to get a good solid grasp it'd need a week or so I feel

NJM2114D  but mine is an old one that says JRC on it. They are the same anyway. Should be overall louder and warmer and darker overall  than NE5532