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JOTUNHEIM 2 with Dac
JOTUNHEIM 2 with Dac JOTUNHEIM 2 with Dac JOTUNHEIM 2 with Dac

JOTUNHEIM 2 with Dac

£500
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Schiit Jotunheim 2 With Dac

Schiit Jotunheim 2 is a very Versatile Headphone Amplifier and Dac

Unique technology, unrivalled flexibility, and modular design—the Jotunheim 2 sets the standard for balanced headphone amps and preamps. It’s ready for any headphone—and fully enabled to be the centrepiece of a complete desktop system. 

If you’re talking fully discrete, truly balanced headphone amps, you’re usually talking big, big money. Not with Jotunheim 2. It meets—or even exceeds—the 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 Schiit Audio's exclusive Nexus™ current-feedback, inherently differential, input/output agnostic topology. It also includes Schiit's 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 a modular, affordable balanced headphone amp. Choose from one of three optional modules: 

Choose the ES9028 module with Unison USB™ for a world-class delta-sigma DAC. 

Or, choose the MM phono input module (Special Order), for 42dB of gain and passive RIAA, for great phono sound. 

Also, Jotunheim 2’s modular design means you’re ready for the future. You won’t get stuck with dumpster fodder if DAC technology changes—just swap the module. And, you won’t get stuck with an amp that doesn’t work for you—change the module to meet your changing needs.

Made in USA.

3 Year Warranty

Jotunheim is covered by a 3-year limited warranty that covers parts and labour. 

Specs

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, +/-0.01db, 2Hz-700KHz, -3dB


Balanced Headphone Output:

Maximum Power, 16 ohms: 7.5W RMS per channel

Maximum Power, 32 ohms: 6W RMS per channel

Maximum Power, 50 ohms: 4W RMS per channel

Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 1.2W RMS per channel

Maximum Power, 600 ohms: 600mW RMS per channel

THD: <0.00015%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 4V RMS, 300 ohms

IMD: <0.0002%, CCIR, at 4V RMS, 300 ohms

THD: <0.0004% 20-20kHz at 2V RMS, 32 ohms

IMD: <0.0006%, CCIR, at 2V RMS, 32 ohms

SNR: >123db, unweighted, referenced to 4V RMS

Crosstalk: >-85dB, 20 Hz-20KHz, 300 ohms

Crosstalk: >-70dB, 20 Hz-20KHz, 32 ohms

Output Impedance: Less than 0.1 ohms, at either gain setting


Single-Ended Headphone Output:

Maximum Power, 16 ohms: 2.4W RMS per channel

Maximum Power, 32 ohms: 2.0W RMS per channel

Maximum Power, 50 ohms: 1.2W RMS per channel

Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 330mW RMS per channel

Maximum Power, 600 ohms: 165mW RMS per channel

THD: <0.006%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 2V RMS, 300 ohms

IMD: <0.007%, CCIR, at 2V RMS, 300 ohms

THD: <0.03% 20-20kHz at 1V RMS, 32 ohms

IMD: <0.035%, CCIR, at 1V RMS, 32 ohms

SNR: >102db, unweighted, referenced to 2V RMS

Crosstalk: >-85dB, 20 Hz-20KHz, 300 ohms

Crosstalk: >-70dB, 20 Hz-20KHz, 32 ohms

Output Impedance: Less than 0.1 ohms, at either gain setting


Input Impedance: 50K ohms

Gain (balanced input): 2 (0dB) or 8 (18dB)

Gain (SE input): 1 (0dB) or 4 (12dB)

Inputs: Balanced XLR and Single-Ended RCA, relay switched

Outputs: Balanced headphone (4-pin XLR), single-ended headphone (1/4” TRS), switchable balanced and single-ended line preamp

Optional Inputs: ES9028 DAC or Passive MM Phono

Gain Stage: Nexus™ fully discrete differential current-feedback topology with Continuity S™ output stage

Power Supply: One 48VA transformer with four stacked rails, series two-stage ultra-low-noise regulation and over 65,000uF total filter capacitance


Optional ES9028 DAC:

USB Input Receiver: Schiit Unison USB™

D/A Conversion IC: ESS ES9028

Analog Output: differential I/V conversion based on LME49724, switchable summed SE mode

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20KHz, +/-0.1dB

THD: <0.0005%, 20Hz-20KHz

IMD: <0.0005%, CCIR

S/N: >116dB, referenced to 2V RMS, unweighted


Optional Passive Filtered Phono Stage:

Gain: 42dB

THD: <0.01%, A-weighted, at 1V RMS

SNR: >80dB, A-weighted, inputs shorted

Crosstalk: -70dB, 20-20kHz

Sensitivity: 2.3mV for 400mV output

Overload Margin: >20dB

Input Impedance: 47k ohms 

Input Capacitance: 100pf

RIAA Accuracy: +/- 0.25dB, 20-20kHz

Topology: Fully passive RIAA network with AD8599 gain stages and PET film capacitors throughout, DC coupled, with DC servo

Power Consumption: 25W typical

Size: 22.86 x 15.24 x 5.08 Cms

Weight: 2.27 Kgs

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