Merrick

Thankfully I have dogs that demand this at least three times a day. I hope you feel better.

I’m fine, just have to remind myself things are fine once in a while. :)

You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run. You never count your money,
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done.

Looks like the 4 disc vinyl version will be available from Amazon, saving $20 shipping in the US https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XZBHG6V

I just went for the digital. Sounds great!

Purchased Vinyl from amazon, got the 'free' download immediately and realized how many downloads I've forgotten from there :0

Gotcha. Was just curious because I have been trying to do a Unison USB vs Rockna's USB input in a meaningful way. Also, in case you are referring to the Gungnir A1 here, a couple of folks have told me that the Gungnir A1 is more natural sounding than the Bf2 even when both are fed via SPDIF.

@EagleWings It is an A1. I have had both DACs simultaneously and fed with SPDIF via Pi2AES they sound very close.

Ah, thanks for this input. I was actually considering replacing my Bf2 with a Gung A1. I guess I’ll just stick with Bf2 for the time being.

Amen. Wrought incalculable damage.

Rummy?

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I own the Leetoo PAW SW1 and I can confirm it *does not* have a line out.

I've had moments thinking I'd just take a Bifrost2 and SW51+ with a few of my favorite headphones and call it good. They ARE good.

On the other hand, unlike 40 years ago, I rarely hear gear that sounds outright bad anymore. Much of it is uninspiring though.

All entry level DACs sound the same through a Vali2. So Vali2 + Chromecast Audio.

Listening with my Gen G and while there are a few moments where I know my Mjolnir would be more refined, I’m not tempted to switch away from the Vali at all.

I would, though I don't know for sure a locking connector will mate correctly with a Hel (the screw collar on the locking connector takes up space and can prevent the connector from engaging with the right pins in some cases).

Here, BTW, is the Deity lav I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAFY6jfM6Yc That might give you a sense of the SQ and appearance in use.

Thanks! I ended up going with two solutions: Bose 700 for ANC with reasonable music quality, and a Yeti Nano with just the basic stand for when I don’t need noise canceling and can use my main headphones for the audio.

https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/schiit-mjolnir-v1.3686/

You're right @purr1n, holy crap this is a good amp!

Props for using “dayenu” in your impressions.

Yeah, bass texture and slam are two things I pursue with any of my systems, headphone or 2.1.

Texture/resolution and slam in tandem make me so happy.

Exactly, it’s why all my current headphones have solid, non-perf pads and I run a sub for my 2.1. Enjoy!

And like that it was 2013.

@Armaegis I’m hearing this as well extended but not bright, but I may have more tolerance than many here.

@zonto I’ve only heard the Rag 1 at meets, so can’t comment on it compared to Mj1. No formal impressions written up anywhere yet.

Here is hoping it was more “Love to love you baby” than “Can’t we just sit down and talk it over”

“Bad Girls”!

1979 German teen magazine had a poster of bad girl Donna Summer I put up in my room. As a 12 yo I was impressed by her looks

It also sounds good on the low impedance output of the SW51+, less slam but more articulation. The sound with the LCX is really addicting though.

That thing is pretty good with IEM's.

@Azimuth lower impedance, high sensitivity transducers were my target for the LCX. LP falls flat with that combo, SW51+ can be good from low OI port but not reliable enough with non-DD tech.

I am really glad to hear that take. I think I have spent way too much time worrying about running the Gungnir balanced when putting together systems.

Without any truly power hungry headphones, I actually prefer using the SE outs on the Yggdrasil to feed the Jot 2. Less power out provides for finer volume level control - without any loss in enjoyment or technicalities (that I care to worry about).

I’d take the SE outs on the big boy Schiit DACs over digital attenuation for sure.

The variety between the different combos keeps the music feeling fresh I guess.

In an ideal world, none of them break down either.

Leck with the gain lowered 12dB. That's about as versatile as it gets.

@Claritas I had a Leckerton for a bit. I mainly used it for portable stuff.

I just remembered what I was thinking of. The iFi Zen. https://ifi-audio.com/products/zen-can-signature-6xx/