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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...

Got my Gumby (Gungnir Multibit) for a few days. I have a Chord Mojo and a Nuforce DAC-80 and I thought I’d compare Gumby with them so that it might help people who are also interested in these DACs. The comparison between the three DACs is based on using Jotunheim’s amp section into stock HD800S. (Gumby is running XLR input to Jotunheim, others are via RCA) Soundstage & Imaging: Mojo has a relatively small soundstage, its imaging is quite accurate but feels congested inside its soundstage. DAC80 has a larger soundstage with an excellent imaging ability. It creates a 3D-like experience. Gumby has a soundstage about the same width as DAC80, yet with deeper depth. It creates a more holographic experience. More on this later. Micro-detail: Mojo is not capable of reproducing every last detail. DAC80 is significantly better than Mojo and obviously brings out a lot of details. Listening to DAC80 the first time brought out a lot of “Ah” moments for me. Gumby has the s...