Not sure where to post this since there seems to be at least 3 or more Ragnarok threads....
Anyway, I just spent the day testing out the Ragnarok at a local speaker manufacturer,
Acoustic Zen. We hooked the Rag up to their flagship speakers, the Maestro ($43,000/pair).
I was skeptical about the Raggy having enough power to drive these 5.5ft., 225lbs speakers.
Cut to the chase: The Raggy drove these speakers like a champ!
There was plenty of power at hand to get to very loud levels. I had the volume at about 3 o'clock for a moderately loud sound pressure level.
But beyond having enough power, the sound was truly amazing. I know these speakers pretty well. I have been to the factory to listen to them at least 5 times or more. I have also hear their next smaller speaker, the Crescendo, with a $20,000 Triode tube amp.
The Rag is an amazing speaker amp. Even if you never used it for headphones, for these speakers, it is one of the best amps I have heard with these speakers.
The owner of the company who has what I consider to be "Golden Ears" listened and was really impressed. He is super critical and finds the flaws in everything. He has heard many different amps driving his speakers and he said the Rag was "almost perfect". He could not believe the amp was only $1699. I think he is planning on buying one to demo with his speakers.
I can't wait to try the Rag on my speakers (old Mark Levinson Cello Stradivari Premiere speakers).
Oh yeah, we also listened to some headphones:
Paradox Slants, Enigmas, HD800's, Philips Fidelio X2, and a pair of heavily modded PM-2's by
@FFRESPONSE (aka Alex). My favorites were the Enigma's and the best were Alex's modded PM-2's. Those headphones are insanely good especially on the Rag.
