Schiit Jotunheim 2 Headphone Amp - Is it really a baby Ragnarok?

A detailed review of the #Schiit Audio #Jotunheim 2 balanced headphone amp including discussion of it's performance single-ended vs balanced, the quality of it's single-ended and balanced inputs and some #audiocomparisons between the Jotunheim 2, the Schiit Asgard 3, the Schiit Magnius, the Geshelli Labs Erish and the Burson Soloist 3X. You can learn more and buy here: https://www.schiit.com/products/jotun...

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00:00 Introduction
02:01 Giveaway instructions
03:01 Design and features
10:32 The power issue
13:30 Sound quality
16:18 Balanced vs SE inputs
17:24 Balanced vs SE outputs
20:01 Jotunheim 2 vs Asgard 3
21:09 Jotunheim 2 vs Magnius
23:17 Jotunheim 2 vs Geshelli Erish
24:49 Jotunheim 2 vs Burson Soloist 3X
27:43 Final conclusions

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