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Comparison Review: Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid Amp, Jotunheim

Here's my comparison between the Massdrop Cavalli Tube Hybrid (MCTH) and Schiit Jotunheim (Jot), arriving at 30 hours of burn-in. Using Gumby Gen 5, I was using balanced from Gumby to Jot and SE from Gumby to MCTH. I’ve been mainly listening through HD650 & HD800S. 1. Pairing with HD650 (connected via SE 1/4” plug) Starting with HD650, the sound from MCTH is very organic and lively. Having been using SS amps all these years, (Asgard, O2, Jotunheim) there's an immediate sensation of sweetness & smoothness on first listening to MCTH. Vocals are incredibly real and full of emotions, emanating waves of sonic pleasures into the space around my head. The bass was a tad soft but in a very relaxing way. One could easily float in this pool of music, liquid music and forget about anything else. Plugging into the Jot, the whole sound signature changes. As if woken up from a dream, everything became more transparent and imminent. The leading edges of sound from diffe