Not sure if you mentioned this already, but can you hear any differences between the 281 and the reissue?

Which headphones are you using? I doubt it’s the Pontus

The MJ3’s power supply is overbuilt and picky i see, the building i live in was built about 5 years ago so i imagine there’s some sort of power filtering going on because i get zero noise and no vibration from my MJ3. When i hear of people using dc blockers and things of that nature i just think...

Great question

Doesn’t sound too good, my MJ3 is very quiet actually…i can’t hear the buzz or vibrations that people speak of…i can hear it faintly if i put my ear to the chassis

Great seller, great dac, GLWS my friend.

Looks like they were made for each other, atrium will be my next set

Yea i do the same with Roon, but as you said it’s a feature that should be implemented more often. Digital is getting better but such changes always sound better at the analog stage.

Yea 18k is where i tap out at, strangely i've been hearing a tad bit better in one ear than the other...that cant be good lol sometimes it bugs me sometimes it doesnt. I may have to see and ENT specialist about possible wax deep in the canal, if thats not the problem i may have to look into an...

Been enjoying my MJ3 but I’ve also been wanting to get my hands on a 281 to see what the hype is about, so feel free to reach out if you’ve been thinking about selling one. I am in the NYC area if that helps.

I experimented with both directions, also, i ultimately decided not to use a fan as for whatever reason i just wasn’t crazy about the way it sounded when running cool. YMMV Another thing, if your going to run the airflow inwards, I’d be prepared to open it and air dust occasionally because I’d...

Yea psy is definitely out to get you slack lol get that wallet ready!

Oh they will

Very good point

Yea once the M-field comes out i think it’ll be the amp that gets compared more to MJ3. Mentor is tuned differently, good news is that people have the mentor beating the Vio V550 which is tuned similarly at about double the price, that’s big. My MJ3 is sounding warmer to my ears these days, i...