I would try their tech support phone. They have always been very helpful to me. Also quite responsive. I have the Ragnarok and the only concern I would have without understanding the connection topology is if they somehow ground our sum the channels for input. The Rag output is fully...

I also have the k7xx. It sounds warmer but less acurate. Also, I do not think the k7xx scales as well as the HD700. To be fair, I have not tried the k7xx balanced. (Not sure if that is possible). I also have the Schiit stack, however I have the Vali which I think does a better job on the HD700...

I have the grace and love it as well. I do have a question for the Grace commenter above, do you prefer the performance to the Toslink over the USB?

I would like to be considered for the USA review unit. Thank you for offering this to the head Fi community.

The amps are similar. But the Dac is a significant improvement. Also the preamp performance is better on th grace. It is also more portable although not as portable as the Mojo. I also have the AKG k7xx and the Grace powers then quite well. I had older **** stack with the Modi/Vali. Plus the Dac...

Pm sent. Very mysterious. I like it.

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I think we are losing perspective. The SE output of the Rag is good. It is not as good as the balanced output. This is not surprising as this is designed as a balanced amplifier from input to output. The output impedance is less than 0.1ohm balanced versus 3.3ohms for the SE. This will have...

Your picture here is gold but your site has black barrels. Is this correct? I don't care about the color really just want to make sur I am getting the right thing. What is the part number?

Ok so I have been doing some listening with them m9XX. I was comparing the USB versus the toss link input and the RCA output as a DAC only use. For comparison I was using my auto BD 105D as another source. For an amplifier, I am using Ragnarok into a balanced set of HD700 headphones. So...

I agree that it is an apples to oranges comparison. I have both. If you were only going to buy one thing I would probably go with the Oppo. It is a great video player and does a decent job at driving headphones. The Rag on the other hand is a beast. It has WAY MORE POWER than the Oppo. It has...

I already have the larger connector. But I think the barrel hits the side of the HD700 frame. I can't seem to make a solid connection. The left channel falls out from time to time. I will try the smaller connector. Thanks.

Yes I have modded the HD700. I added some internal damping which seemed to tame the treble and somewhat increase the bass level. Maybe one affected the other. I also made a DIY balanced cave from 24 gauge cat 5 cable. 4 conductors per leg so a total of 16 conductors in the whole cable. I am not...

I agree the performance of the AKG k7xx is underwhelming on the Rag. The AKG is a pleasant sounding headphone. I use it at work with my JDS C5D, and I like the result. To me, it is good enough that I don't get irritated but not so good that I stop working to just listen. Perfect for work.

Thanks sheldaze. I have the HD 700 and the AKG k7xx. Headphones. I don't think the AKGs scale that well. They really do not sound that much better on the Rag versus my Grace or JDS C5D. Although those pieces are good but TOTL stuff. I noticed a significant improvement with the HD 700 first...

What headphones are you running with the Ragnarok. If you have more that one headphone, which one do you like better. I am looking to upgrade my headphones and was curious at what other people are using and like. Thanks.

Great to know.  I saw your sig.  Did you also upgrade form a Vali to a Ragnarok?  What is your favorite headphone on the Rag?  

I just place some aluminum foil on top and let my daughter use it as an easy bake grille. Quesadillas anyone?;)

Had the amp for about a week. How long did anyone find it takes to burn in?

Just got my new amp to power the HD 700, the Rag. It is a slight upgrade from my Vali :). But after I auditioned the Airist Audio amplifier I new I needed a better amp for my HD 700. It will be interesting to compare the two amplifiers. I really liked the soundstage of the Airist but though...

Amp finally arrived. Only done some initial listening since I have been sick. But boy does the amp have headroom/power. You really need to be careful. You ears and headphones will run out of headroom first. Still waiting for my balanced interconnects to arrive so I can connect the Rag to my main...

Here is my first headphone cable. This is a balanced cable for my HD700.

I recently heard of a simalar problem with a MacPro. Did you recently update the OS on the iMac? You may have some legacy drivers interfering with the sub detection. If it happens again. Check to see if the iMac recognizes that a USB device is connected to the iMac (your YGgy). If you see that...

A guess, but Frequency Sample rate?

Has anyone tried used or build balanced cables for the HD700. As a DIY. I tried to. build my own. Here are some pics. Waiting for the balanced amp to arrive on Tuesday.