Before, I listened to Anand using two amplifiers, including the Zen Dac, and there was no problem with the sibilants. I will start by using the Zen Dac as a DAC so there is a chance the problem will not occur 
J2 is tempting, but I donāt need more power, the Asgard 3 is sufficient in this respect. The only thing that may be interesting for the future is a different sonic signature on the balanced output. I also have concerns whether the bass will not be too thin with such sensitive headphones.
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You should be in really good shape with the A3. Itās powerful and clean, leans sightly warm. I couldnāt imagine it having poor synergy with the Ananda.
My 2cents, get the A3, and go for a completely different amp in the future when you want different sound and more power. The A3 really is special at itās price point.
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Many thanks for your help
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A little Schiit Shootout for your eyes and ears.
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Maybe @MazeFrame can help me understand something here since Iām not very knowledgeable about electronics/circuitry:
I have my Bifrost 2 and Jotunheim 2 connected via XLR/balanced cables; single-ended isnāt attached at all. But Iām able to select the XLR option on my Jotunheim and listen that way as well as via SE/1ā4" jack. How is that possible? Is the SE option on the amp somehow also connected to the balanced circuit?
To answer that, I would need a photo of the underside of the circuit board.
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Ah, okay. I just didnāt know if that was something common in amplifiers or not, haha.
There are hundred of ways to āwoopsieā with circuits.
The arguable number 1 way to have something where nothing should be is ācapacitive couplingā. For that you just need two conductors in close proximity.
In a water analogy: Imagine having two pools divided by a rubber sheet. Making waves in one pool creates waves in the other pool.
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I just tried waht you described: BF2 ā Jot2 via XLR. And I only hear music when selecting the XLR input. When I select RCA or DAC Card input I hear nothing. Do you have anything connected via RCA?
Ah, let me clarify, since Iām re-reading what I wrote and I definitely misspoke:
The BF2 and Jot2 are only connected via XLR, but I can hear from the 1/4"/SE jack when I select the balanced input.
Yes you would. The input is XLR. The output can be SE or balanced. It is not a straight line. You can put SE in and choose balanced out.
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Got it. I just always associated SE with āunbalancedā and didnāt think it worked on the balanced/XLR circuit.
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As far as I know, input and output are unrelated.
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haha, yes, this is correct! Any input can signal any output.
I have input XLR BF2 ā Jot2; output RCA ā Power Monitor playing right now.
(Nice looking silver stack, btw)
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lol thank you! Iām most proud of my dry-erase marker ādotā on the Jot pot - took me forever to get that right so I could see it 
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looks good! 
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New knobs 
Links.
Knobs on Lokius: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K8589MJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_BGMA1HWH880JRDH1VV4Q?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Knob on Jot2: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TY2YLX7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_1NS4PER7JTTDHZMMFV8F?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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What a knob head XD
No but seriously it looks nice the quantity of the knob was the main reason I did go with a silver Asgard ^^
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Was it pretty difficult to change out the knob on the Jot2?