Schiit Mjolnir 3 Impressions

Discussion in 'Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units' started by ColtMrFire, Aug 18, 2023.

  1. earnmyturns

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    I used to own a BW 2, I agree with this, but from memory, the BW2 was a bit more brash (and grainy) in the upper range, the MJ3 is smoother and more coherent top to bottom. The BW2 was a blast with ZMF Auteur, but ultimately I wanted a more balanced rendering. In a way, MJ3 interpolates nicely between 3F (watercolors) and BW2 (thick oil paint). The MJ3 can't reach the 3F on Utopia (no surprise given the 3F's inception), and arguably with Atrium open. But MJ3 works extremely well with VC, and in a different but even more compelling way with Caldera.
     
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    Just not the amps with 6C33-B tubez
     
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    Thanks for that cocomparison. It was interesting going down that rabbit hole of tuning the LCD-XC by removing a screw. I finally decided to switch from the Mjolnir 1 to a McIntosh MHA200. I wanted to try a tube amp. Now I need to upgrade the LCD-XC to something equal to MHA200.
     

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