Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Test Gear...

All critical listening was done using lossless or hi-rez flac files or DSD files played locally through Roon, or in the case of flac files also streamed from Qobuz.

Chain 1...

Chord 2Go + 2Yu: youtu.be/S3O7JNOJIqI
into
Ferrum WANDLA GSE (review pending):

Chain 2...

Chord 2Go into Chord Hugo 2: 1) youtu.be/95i00hn4-Cs
2) youtu.be/uuSOYjFtcvY

Chain 3...

Schiit Mimir DAC: youtu.be/JnT_3HpAHt0

Headphones used...

Beyerdynamic DT880 600 ohm: youtu.be/iDaUsS2rFrk++
DCA E3: youtu.be/wzUqM7OJlTk
Focal Utopia (OG) (1): youtu.be/sqHjnH6EdM4
(2): youtu.be/tb3le-TwGnQ
HEDD D1: youtu.be/VEMQwuZDVBs
HiFiMan HE1000 Unveiled: youtu.be/pSXKdoYg0Tc
HiFiMan Susvara (1): youtu.be/mZJ78eXWkt0
(2): youtu.be/oUrJx173P5M
Massdrop + Sennheiser HD6XX: youtu.be/02Um5rMNYS8
SJY Horizon Closed Carbon: youtu.be/8UOM3K_VLDc

Amps Compared...

Aune S17 Pro EVO: youtu.be/kKBhzMKcs38
Lake People G111mk2: youtu.be/kSxg9OJWlXQ
Schiit Asgard X: youtu.be/n8H8SN3Rdf4
Schiit Jotunheim 2: head-fi.org/showcase/schiit-jotunheim-2.25159/reviews#review-25865

Timestamps...

00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
02:18 Shameless Self Promotion
02:45 Use Timestamps!
03:14 About Jot 3
09:04 Potentiometer, Build, Ergonomics
15:40 Test Gear in Description!
16:00 Burn it In!
20:35 Sound!
29:38 Comparison to Jotunheim 2
33:19 Comparison to Asgard X
38:48 Comparison to Lake People G111mk2
41:18 Comparison to Aune S17 Pro EVO
45:08 Some Ground Hum (?)
48:24 Wrap Up