Jot 2 sounds nothing like Rag 1 sadly. Exaggerated slam, steely timbre. Rag 1 was very detailed but not steely, not piercing, spacious and with seemingly bottomless low end. Still my favorite headamp presentation I’ve heard.
I think a major component in the sonic qualities I love so much stems from the circlotron design, which is inherently balanced. I don’t mind balanced but it adds cost and I don’t need it for my system. Oh well.
Black Widow is close, which is what I have it, although it is more warm leaning, and not quite as wide and detailed. It’s close though. Unfortunately circlotron is balanced only affair.
@roshambo123 I haven't heard Rag 2 but I'm willing to bet it sounds more like Jot 2 than it sounds like Rag 1. I think Jot 1 is closer to Rag 1 tonally and in terms of resolving detail, but its non-existent soundstage is the exact opposite of Rag 1's wide open sonic vistas.
I've changed DAC's twice since I owned Rag 2 but I don't think Jot 2 sounds the same. Jot 2 is quite tubey and I don't think Rag 2 is tubey at all, being kind of dead solid state sounding.
After having the Jot2 for about 4 months now, I've grown really cold on it. I don't think I would have noticed how subpar it was though if the SW51+ wasn't right next to it.
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