With a little tinkering (Moondrop Spring Tips, high quality copper balanced cable & some EQ) It is possible to mitigate some of its shortcomings while retaining what makes it an interesting listen. It needs a lot of power in order to stretch its legs. Also sounds best with a deep fit but slightly loose in the ear to not create pressure in the canal.
It runs a DD and Planar in parallell, no crossover! The imaging is slightly fuzzy as a result, but it does deliver a speaker-like presentation. It is a different and fun, extremely energetic sound sig as the FR graph suggests below:
Detail is much better than I remember. It has a spacious and roomy, kind of chaotic presentation.
One thing to note is that it is extremely tip and fit sensitive. It even puts the MEST MK2 to shame in that unfortunate category. I can definitely see why it was rated very badly by some reviewers - they could not achieve a good fit.
Just wanted to talk about it. Anyone else has it or has heard it?
Went back and and forth for a few listens of Rush - Limelight, Steve Miller Band - Take the Money and Run, 10cc - Good Morning Judge, Danzig -Mother and Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey. Winner goes to Thor - Mjolnir MKII. Itās not by a milestone though.
Kick drums seem close but, Thor just reaches deeper with slightly more punch. Dare I say you can feel more air being moved. Canon came across as slightly softer in comparison; still punchy though.
Midbass is a clear winner though for me. This seems to be where I can really start to distinguish the difference. Bass guitar just has more weight in the low frequency and definitely more growl through the mids. Snare drums sound more satisfying and have more of boxy presence at the mids.
The electric guitars are weird and Iām not sure the best way to describe it. Overall presence on the Canon is more forward and bright. But the electrics guitars lower presence seems more evident is my thought. Like it just sound sounds thicker.
Overall though the two are great choices. Biggest differences I can hear is in the treble region. And where I think one should ultimately make the choice for which they prefer. I find the Thor Mjolnir MKII to be an easier listen and my preferred. Canon isnāt fatiguing to me but, if Iām using the terms correctly, it sounds more bright and forward. Someone please correct me if that usage is wrong or knows what Iām talking about. It plays well for the most part just sometimes seems to be more than I like. It does have the benefit though of allowing more detail to come through.
Edit: Definitely should mention this is with the switches at default setting. Going to mess more with them later and see the changes.
Anyone have any information on this from the Thor Mjolnir MK2 description?
āThe rear acoustic chamber is also precisely designed to exact dimensions, and is fitted with a replaceable Knowles dampening apparatus, which is used in balanced armature drivers. This design allows for pressure relief, but also allows the user to change the rear dampening level by switching out the apparatus. The bass response can thus be effectively tuned to the needs of the user.ā
My Mjolnir only came in a Linsoul tin and no extras or pamphlet. What are these magical dampers, where do I get them and how do I change them?
Based on the comparison of the two graphs between Mele and Chu. This is an improvement from my version (RED) if there will be a next generation of tripowin single Driver after Mele and Olina.
Itās got a weird bump at 100Hz on the ad graph and mine (squiglink smooths it a bit)
They gotta have the closest to reality graphs in the biz. Moondrop and Thie
Iād be doing you wrong trying to elaborate a comparison to the OH10. I sold mine probably two months back and it kind of sat around before that. Only thing I can say for certain is the OH10 often times had to much treble, possibly to sharp, on a lot of songs a like. Then the weight and fit of the shell just didnāt work for me. Didnāt sit well with me for fatigue free listening. Thatās about all I can say without going into gray area.
On a side note if your in the market for a Mext I have one for sale for a fair price. Not sure if I can go into full detail on where here. Only getting rid of it because the UM shells just donāt work well for me.
