The box is opened to track the serial number, as Schiit does not have this on the outside of the box.
If youre talking fully discrete, truly balanced headphone amps, youre usually talking big, big money. Not with Jotunheim 2. It meetsor even exceedsthe insane parts and build quality of boutique amps. A true balanced, 4-gang, silky-smooth Alps RK27114 potentiometer and 1% supermatched JFET inputs, 10% matched, paired BJT gain stage and output devices, and zero capacitors in the signal path is just a start. Jotunheim 2 also features our exclusive Nexus current-feedback, inherently differential, input/output agnostic topology. It also includes our Continuity S output stage for exceptional linearity and efficiency at high output. Or, in English, Jotunheim 2 connects seamlessly to all your sources without compromise, puts out an incredible amount of power, and is whisper-quiet on even the most sensitive IEMs.
Total. Desktop. Control.
Jotunheim 2 provides all the connections and control for your entire desktop. Choose balanced, single-ended, or an internal card source with one front panel switch. Enjoy all your headphones, from the most power-hungry to the most sensitive. Hook up to powered monitors or speaker power amps via the balanced and single-ended preamp outputs. And, enable or disable the preamp outputs with a convenient switch. Jotunheim is all you need for a state-of-the-art desktop.
Modularity: Tailored To Your Needs, Ready For the Future
Jotunheim 2 is the only modular, affordable balanced headphone amp available today. This means its the only amp that lets you tailor it perfectly to your needs. Choose from these optional modules:
- ES9028 DAC.Choose the ES9028 module with Unison USB for a world-class delta-sigma DAC for $100.
- True Multibit Unison USB DAC.Or choose our own True Multibit technology, with AD5547 DAC and proprietary DSP-based digital filter, as well as our own Unison USB interface, for $200.
- MM Phono.Or, choose the MM phono input module, for 42dB of gain and passive RIAA, for great phono sound, for $100.
Also, Jotunheim 2s modular design means youre ready for the future. You wont get stuck with dumpster fodder if DAC technology changesjust swap the module. And, you wont get stuck with an amp that doesnt work for youchange the module to meet your changing needs.
Designed and Built in California
By designed and built in California" this is what we mean: the vast majority of the total production cost of Jotunheim 2chassis, boards, transformers, assembly, etcgoes to US companies manufacturing in the US. Our chassis are made minutes from our facility. Our PCBs are done just over the hill from us. Our transformers are made in NorCal. You get the picture.
