[Zojokkeli]

Sign me up for a desktop speaker amp as well. My LS50s will move to my desk at some point in the future.

As for Jot 2, it will go back to mothership today and a new one is already on its way here.

 

[darkarn]

Sign me up for a desktop speaker amp as well. My LS50s will move to my desk at some point in the future.

As for Jot 2, it will go back to mothership today and a new one is already on its way here.

Good luck, may the new one rip and tear once it is ready!

 

[ev666il]

My Jot 2 has just been delivered. HYPE!

 

[Currawong]

Here's an updated copy of the Schiit Spec Comparison:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mSKIl8oojX6qPkJjaMq2lUnQJhdZbF90/view?usp=sharing

If you want to see and compare the old products too, highlight everything, right click, and select "unhide" to make the rows visible.

Although I have to admit that spending some time at ASR has me much less interested in using the specs as a purchasing decision.
I'll take my Bifrost 2 over a Topping any day!

Great work! There are some weird things in how it is configured, including a couple of things that don't make sense:

• Where products have an upper -3dB frequency of 100kHz, you have it set to "red", which I presume means a poor number. 100 kHz is not a poor number! Below 20 kHz might be!
• Power output is set in Watts. It should be milliWatts, so that an accurate number is given for devices that have a low power output.
• Crosstalk is only listed with the best result. Amps such as the Jotunheim 2 have different measurements at 32 Ohms and 600 Ohms.

Otherwise, it's quite fascinating.

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

schiit has fed ex international priority and i believe import fees are not charged with that service

They will collect, IIRC, a $10 fee in addition to the Cdn taxes.

JC

 

[ev666il]

I definitely had to pay import fees with FedEx International Priority.

 

[433521]

Probably Jason just ignores us for a few days with all the ideas and advice we share ... valuable though it may be for them ... can you imagine they actually follow us and then we're like, "why'd you make a five watt desktop set headphone/speaker amp, we need class D monoblocks".

 

[Les Strat]

But you said you don’t use your Freya S...

You are right about my Freya S @Derrick Swart. It is currently sitting unused, in the rack.....
However, if I get a new CD transport, I'll need a preamp for volume control.

 

[MtnMan307]

I’m thinking of biting the bullet and getting either the Aeon RT or the 2, probably closed. If I plan to use both the Jot 2 and Lyr 3, is it best to get the headphone with the balanced cable and then get a SE adapter? I don’t really want to buy 2 whole cables.

 

[433521]

I’m thinking of biting the bullet and getting either the Aeon RT or the 2, probably closed. If I plan to use both the Jot 2 and Lyr 3, is it best to get the headphone with the balanced cable and then get a SE adapter? I don’t really want to buy 2 whole cables.

I got an adapter made by Corpse Cables on ebay for $25.

You would want to be able to lay the adapter flat on the desk in front of the amp as it's rather heavy. If you can't do that easily (say you have mouse pad there) settle for the 1/4" for now, the Jot 2 sounds just great with RT that way.

 

[Zojokkeli]

My Jot 2 has just been delivered. HYPE!

Are those Utopias in your profile pic btw? How do you dig them with Jot 2?

 

[ev666il]

They are, and I’m digging them a lot! Then again their sound signature is practically tailored around my preference Much better with Jot 2 than with Jot OG, though.

 

[Paladin79]

They are, and I’m digging them a lot! Then again their sound signature is practically tailored around my preference Much better with Jot 2 than with Jot OG, though.

I love the Utopias, at this time I only use tube amps built to my specific tastes with a Gungnir in the chain. I do hope to try any new tube amps @Jason Stoddard develops as well as the transport.

 

[JoeKickass]

Great work! There are some weird things in how it is configured, including a couple of things that don't make sense:

• Where products have an upper -3dB frequency of 100kHz, you have it set to "red", which I presume means a poor number. 100 kHz is not a poor number! Below 20 kHz might be!
• Power output is set in Watts. It should be milliWatts, so that an accurate number is given for devices that have a low power output.
• Crosstalk is only listed with the best result. Amps such as the Jotunheim 2 have different measurements at 32 Ohms and 600 Ohms.

Otherwise, it's quite fascinating.

Thanks! Just to clarify if anyone else is wondering about the same things:

• All columns are formatted such that the more desirable value is green. That means some decent specs might show as red, but it's only in comparison to other values which are better.
• Power is in watts to make units consistent, otherwise Rag would be 24,000! Just multiply by 1000 to get mW
• For product with multiple specs, I tried to pick the ones for 300 ohms in high gain as that is what I use

But the excel file is totally public domain, anyone can feel free to download and modify it to match their setup and headphones!

The formatting is all automatic, just type in new values and the colors will update as you go!

 

[ScubaMan2017]

schiit has fed ex international priority and i believe import fees are not charged with that service

Interesting. It's more expensive than FedEx Internantional Economy... Faster service, more money, no importation fees... versus... slower service, less money, import fees. I'm too old to risk grey-market using post boxes in Blaine (WA) or Port Huron (MI)! And walking kit across the border (those agents have NO sense of humour).