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Discussion in 'Speakers' started by Cspirou, Aug 17, 2016.

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  1. spwath

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    How would the Jotun work?
    It's a... Headphone amp...
     
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    So they are that efficient/the amp has that much power?
     
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    Yup. The fe103en only calls for 5 to 15W into 8ohm. Jotunheim is already pushing 7.5W into 16 ohm. So long as it maintains a stable profile into 8 ohms (no reason to suspect it can't given performance of both Mjolnirs) there should be sufficient power.
     
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    Tried neither, but as Marvey suggested, I'd put my money on the Fonken. It is a better design. The Madisound box is a BLH marketing gimmick.
     
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    They claim 7.5W into 16 ohms. Makes me wish I bought those 16 ohm Fostex SOL drivers. Assuming 16 ohms gives the maximum current available then you are looking at ~4 watts into 8 ohms. This is probably a conservative estimate. For a full range driver like the Fostex it's probably enough.

    Don't know if the rear preouts are just the re-routed output, but if that's the case you can use this.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/6ft-CablesO...484672?hash=item5afd0c1740:g:42cAAOSwUuFWznBC
     
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    Reading Schiit's website it looks like the 3 pin XLR's are pre-amp. Would need to modify 4 Pin XLR cable and use front jack. I am seriously considering this as a all in one desktop setup and selling a ton of my stuff.
     
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