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Jotunheim

American  
[yaw-toon-heym] / ˈjɔ tʊnˌheɪm /
Also Jotunnheim,

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. the outer world, or realm of giants; Utgard.


Jotunheim British  
/ ˈjɔːtʊnˌheɪm /

noun

  1. Norse myth the home of the giants in the northeast of Asgard

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Jotunheim

< Old Norse, equivalent to jǫtunn giant + heimr world, home

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I’ve been using the Ether 2s primarily with a Schiit Jotunheim, which is just about adequate, but these headphones have vast reserves of headroom to scale up with beefier components.

From The Verge May 1, 2019

The giant universal vistas of Asgard, Jotunheim and Earth are created with surreal brio.

From The Guardian Nov. 15, 2018

I use, and am mightily satisfied with, the $399 Schiit Jotunheim DAC and amp combo unit.

From The Verge Oct. 23, 2017

Odin called the gods to him, with Tyr and Thor at their head, and he told them that they would be journeying far into Jotunheim, to Giantland, to bring Loki’s children to Asgard.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

They traveled east through Jotunheim, always traveling toward the sunrise, for some days.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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