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Mitchell & Johnson MJ2 Headphones
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Mitchell & Johnson MJ2 Headphones
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From Mitchell & Johnson, an exciting new hi-fi company out of London, the MJ2 allows you to enjoy the sound of an electrostatic headphone without having to own a specialized electrostatic amplifier. It does this with an electret driver, which works like an electrostatic driver but is permanently charged using a special diaphragm that can store and utilize this charge in everyday use Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downZhiyaoYoung
144
Feb 21, 2018
Wake up guys. This is not a “new exciting hifi company”, just an OEM product from Taiwan.
ZhiyaoYoung
144
Jun 17, 2018
DalamarI guess that's for JP1 or MJ1. MJ2 should be more expensive. Anyway, none of them worth the money IMO.
Xephyroth
238
Jul 19, 2018
Lmao, if that's the description your 5 year old daughter gave, I can't wait until I have kids.
JLD61
2
Apr 18, 2018
If anyone is looking for a pair of these headphones, I have one for sale at the offering price ($340). Apparently I somehow bought two pairs at the same time. Massdrop refuses to take one set back. Otherwise I will list on Ebay or Amazaon (retail is $500). James. 917-242-1889. jldooley61@gmail.com.
MarkUp
93
Feb 22, 2018
I bought and tested a more affordable model from this company. Their GL1... Painful to wear and some of the worst that I have ever heard. Boxy, harsh and boomy yet lacking low sub bass. Maybe defective? Not likely. Those are $300 on Amazon and not even worth $50.
Oh, get this. Another company with a clever two person name pulled out of thin air I presume called Tate & Bauer has this near identical electrostat, the HD900R (go look it up) for $80. Good God these look a bit like a once $300 now $30 Sharkk Bravo nightmares.
Oh, get this. Another company with a clever two person name pulled out of thin air I presume called Tate & Bauer has this near identical electrostat, the HD900R (go look it up) for $80. Good God these look a bit like a once $300 now $30 Sharkk Bravo nightmares.
Audiopro
166
Jul 20, 2018
I am confused. From reading the specifications it seems there are actually two drivers. One electrostatic, and one 40mm dynamic. So, is this some kind of hybrid or am I missing something?
Barondla
146
Jul 22, 2018
Yes it is true that dynamic drivers are slower than electrets/electrostatics. But, they are using the slower dynamic driver to play the bass notes (which are slower). This concept has been used in many home speakers. Check out Martin Logan. The trick, as you mentioned, is to meld the two driver's into a coherent sound. The Mitchel & Johnson do a very good job of this.
The dynamic driver advantage is the amount of impact the bass has. Electrets/electrostats can't move much air in the bass frequencies. Look how panels are built - tightly stretched like a drum head. A dynamic driver can move back and forth much more. The only way for the electret/electrostat to make up for the shortfall, is to use a much larger panel. There are limits for what people will wear on their head.
Most of the electrostatic home speaker manufacturers advertise their hybrid speakers as electrostatic. It is the more expensive tech.
I agree that the Mitchell & Johnson don't sound exactly like $2000 Stax. But, the Stax I've heard are open back. These are closed. The MJ can be enjoyed in noisy environments. That is important since they are designed for listening on the go. enjoyed
No technology or product can do everything. The MJ2 give us a different choice. Just like the hybrid trend of adding balanced armature drivers to dynamic in ear monitors.
The MJ2 are nice sounding headphones. They do require break in. Don't even try to judge them without break in. Even though they are very efficient to drive, not every phone or dap can control the dynamic bass driver. Like most "speakers" they do better with better equipment.
The dynamic driver advantage is the amount of impact the bass has. Electrets/electrostats can't move much air in the bass frequencies. Look how panels are built - tightly stretched like a drum head. A dynamic driver can move back and forth much more. The only way for the electret/electrostat to make up for the shortfall, is to use a much larger panel. There are limits for what people will wear on their head.
Most of the electrostatic home speaker manufacturers advertise their hybrid speakers as electrostatic. It is the more expensive tech.
I agree that the Mitchell & Johnson don't sound exactly like $2000 Stax. But, the Stax I've heard are open back. These are closed. The MJ can be enjoyed in noisy environments. That is important since they are designed for listening on the go. enjoyed
No technology or product can do everything. The MJ2 give us a different choice. Just like the hybrid trend of adding balanced armature drivers to dynamic in ear monitors.
The MJ2 are nice sounding headphones. They do require break in. Don't even try to judge them without break in. Even though they are very efficient to drive, not every phone or dap can control the dynamic bass driver. Like most "speakers" they do better with better equipment.
Audiopro
166
Jul 22, 2018
BarondlaI understand what you're saying but there is one bone of contention in that bass frequencies are not necessarily slower as sound travels at the same speed regardless of frequency. However the mass of a driver designed to reproduce bass is usually higher and therefore it reacts, and recovers, much slower. That's why speaker designers who plan to marry a dynamic woofer with a planar or electrostatic mid and tweeter, try to build low frequency drivers that are really rigid, with as low a mass as possible. As a bass player, a Martin Logan owner as well as a Magnepan owner and recording engineer, I know that the bass is not slower. Gale Saunders of ML says he has to cheat a bit in the crossover network, to get his hybrid's woofers to work well with the electrostatic mid/high drivers. On the other hand the Maggies are planar drivers throughout with plenty of bass output due to the larger area devoted to reproducing lower frequencies. Hence the drivers being of the same material, and driven uniformly, are equally as fast and you will hear those parts of the bass frequencies that are anything but slow. In other words, you will hear the detail and definition of the bass notes.
Even standard cone speakers have the problem of differences in the mass of the drivers, the smaller tweeter being quicker reacting than the woofer. Bottom line: any perceived slowness in bass reproduction is more due to reaction time of the higher mass woofer than the actual bass frequencies themselves.
Even standard cone speakers have the problem of differences in the mass of the drivers, the smaller tweeter being quicker reacting than the woofer. Bottom line: any perceived slowness in bass reproduction is more due to reaction time of the higher mass woofer than the actual bass frequencies themselves.
Fayne
2586
Feb 21, 2018
So yeah. Kinda want these. But at the same time, do I really want fake electrostatics? These are just about half the cost of KOSS ESP-950 or STAX SR-207 (with amps).
Barondla
146
Feb 22, 2018
Well known for electrostats. Someone else said it was possible to buy those at a much greater price. Just pointing out the MJ2 hold their own.
motod
145
Nov 26, 2018
i bought the MJ1s on the most recent drop and for the price ($90) they were... okay. sound signature was fine but not great. nothing really stood out as unique, exciting, or energetic. or even clinically neutral, for that matter. build quality was subpar. comfortable, but not luxuriously so. the packaging, accessories, fit and finish were way, WAY off what i was expecting for a supposedly $400 retail headphone, even on super sale. for example, both the wooden cups and the metal rails felt and looked plastic-y and cheap, if that makes sense. (i will say the earpads were quite soft and comfortable, though.)
by way of comparison, i also recently bought the master and dynamic MH40, a headphone that actually justifies the $400 price tag. way more energetic, emphasized but clear bass (they aren't studio monitors), great comfort, nice accessory lagniappes, and a gorgeous nearly-completely metal and leather build. granted, i purchased it for half off (so, still twice what i paid for the MJ1s), but i felt like what i got was still a $400 set of cans -- certainly more than double what the MJ1s offer.
TLDR: at least for the MJ1s, but i assume also for the MJ2s, there's absolutely no way they should be listed at $400 or $500 retail. that's just completely absurd, in my opinion. whether they are worth the massdrop sale price is up to the listener, of course. fwiw, i'm not *unhappy* with my purchase, but i'm not particularly impressed. all my other massdrop headphone purchases -- HD6XX, HE4XX, 1000XM2, 1moreTripleOver, etc -- have put a smile on my face and some great sounds in my ears. these (the MJ1s) just made me shrug and think 'meh.'
jwbrent
35
Nov 28, 2018
motodI took advantage of a half price sale on Amazon for the gun metal/black MH40 and just got it about an hour ago. These guys know how to present their product with the included case and bag and accessories, all exuding a nice level of quality. The MH40 itself is beautifully made. I’m burning them in for the next few days, so we’ll see if the sound is as nice as the presentation. Right now, they sound a bit muted in the trebles, but I imagine they will open up with some play time.
KlektiX
8
Feb 25, 2018
Would buy if they shipped to UK...where M&J are based...and where I live... aargh!!!
(I know that MD is based in the states..but still aargh!!!)
Oh hi MarkUp, sorry you didn't like the budget model GL1. I have the GL2 SE (kickstarter mid-tier model based on Verisonix technology just like the MJ2) and they are absolutely brilliant for the money - they just need a little running in time to get on song. Final design GL2 SE model is currently £300 on Amazon UK. These superior MJ2 phones are currently £472 on Amazon UK so a real steal at 340 dollars Massdrop!!
Oh by the way, just to correct a little 'fake news' below...Mitchell & Johnson is an established British Hi-Fi company founded by Paul Mitchell and David Johnson.
(I know that MD is based in the states..but still aargh!!!)
Oh hi MarkUp, sorry you didn't like the budget model GL1. I have the GL2 SE (kickstarter mid-tier model based on Verisonix technology just like the MJ2) and they are absolutely brilliant for the money - they just need a little running in time to get on song. Final design GL2 SE model is currently £300 on Amazon UK. These superior MJ2 phones are currently £472 on Amazon UK so a real steal at 340 dollars Massdrop!!
Oh by the way, just to correct a little 'fake news' below...Mitchell & Johnson is an established British Hi-Fi company founded by Paul Mitchell and David Johnson.
JLD61
2
Apr 20, 2018
Thank you for the tip! Like many good amps and speakers, they need "break time" time. Good to remember.
audioinmyears
22
Apr 25, 2018
KlektiXYou can call them direct and ask for the Massdrop price explaining the geography issue and I can't imagine why they wouldn't help you out.
No_username_available
47
Feb 22, 2018
May I suggest doing yourself a favour by heading over to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214784295/mitchell-and-johnson-electrostatz-headphones/updates for more info about the headphones itself and their connection - if any - with Verisonix .
Do check https://www.head-fi.org/threads/mitchell-johnson-electrostatz-2-way-hybrid-headphones-appreciation-and-impressions-thread.828004/ and use your favourite search engine for more user reviews.
For a credible reviews: https://headfonics.com/2017/02/the-mj2-by-mitchell-johnson/ and https://headfonics.com/2016/12/the-k872-by-akg/2/. Scroll to the bottom of the page 2 for the info on the MJ2.
Groch
73
Feb 22, 2018
No_username_availablePerhaps you could clarify what you mean by "their connection- if any- with Verisonix. A search of the page for "Verisonix" shows 1 press release, which is a bit vague like most are, but seems to me to say Verisonix developed, patented, and manufactures them, and M&J focuses on sales, pricing, distribution (and perhaps tuning). Certainly sounds like a relationship, but not an exclusive one (re: Sharkk / B&T.)
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