[David Aldrich]

   
If the boys do head to Newport, have them bring a nice set of stand mount monitors, and a pair of good subs. A clean and simple system that will melt people's synapses.

Any suggestions?

 

[US Blues]

 

   
If the boys do head to Newport, have them bring a nice set of stand mount monitors, and a pair of good subs. A clean and simple system that will melt people's synapses.

Any suggestions?

As noted above the KEF LS50's would be a good choice. Have copies of the recent Stereophile review handy that gushed about the combo of those speakers and the Ragnarok. I have read many good things about JL Audio's "E" series subwoofers, they can run off the SE preamp outputs of the Ragnarok. Iggy has been assessed to sound as good as DAC's that are more expensive than that whole set-up.

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

  BTW, one time translation of my signature footer:  I spun, I heard, I came.

 
<off topic>
 
One of my all-time favourites is veni vici velcro
 
Loosely translated as I came, I saw, I stuck around.
 
</off topic>

 

[sludgeogre]

 
Any suggestions?

Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2 and Rythmik F12 subwoofer(s). Then they have a fully internet direct system that really represents the best value that you can possibly get, and it'll sound incredible.

 

[landroni]

 
Any suggestions?

I hear the Elac UB5 are hard to beat when it comes to value... As well as KEF's Q300 bookshelves.

 

[Matro5]

  Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2 and Rythmik F12 subwoofer(s). Then they have a fully internet direct system that really represents the best value that you can possibly get, and it'll sound incredible.

Well, there's an unbiased, objective statement we can all agree on  

 

[limelake]

I think they should take some american or canadian made speakers in respect of american/domestic jobs and manufacturing.

 

[45longcolt]

   
<off topic>
 
One of my all-time favourites is veni vici velcro
 
Loosely translated as I came, I saw, I stuck around.
 
</off topic>

Or as we used to say at the TV studio,
 
Veni vidi video, or
 
I Came, I saw, I rolled tape.
 
Yeah, we really did use tapes...

 

[landroni]

  I think they should take some american or canadian made speakers in respect of american/domestic jobs and manufacturing.

"Domestic" may mean different things for different folks...

 

[artur9]

 
Any suggestions?

I've heard the Salk people are incredibly accommodating for this sort of thing and my email conversations with Jim support that.

 

[noshortcuts]

 
I've heard the Salk people are incredibly accommodating for this sort of thing and my email conversations with Jim support that.

SalkSound are some of the most beautifully hand crafted and beautiful sounding speakers anywhere. And proudly made in America to order. Priced very fair considering all that plus the attention to detail and attention to each customer. I have three pair.

 

[eugenius]

I just had a look at the Ragnarok manual and something left me baffled, dumbfounded and perplexed.
 
The Ragnarok cycles between modes  (spk+hp, spk, hp) with a dumb 2 second hold of a button.
 
Let's say you want to cycle between headphones and speakers. You need to hold the button two times for 2 seconds. What? Who listens to both speakers and headphones at the same time?
 
If you have a fancy microprocessor in there, use it to cycle between speakers and headphones with a 2 second hold and activate both by holding 5 for America. Mkay?

 

[RCBinTN]

Personally, I'm not a modder but this is very interesting discussion.  
I agree with modding things like drums, and I had my piano tuned (by a pro - he was cool), but for messing around inside the Schiit boxes you gotta have more moxie than me.  

 

[johnjen]

  I just had a look at the Ragnarok manual and something left me baffled, dumbfounded and perplexed.
 
The Ragnarok cycles between modes  (spk+hp, spk, hp) with a dumb 2 second hold of a button.
 
Let's say you want to cycle between headphones and speakers. You need to hold the button two times for 2 seconds. What? Who listens to both speakers and headphones at the same time?
 
If you have a fancy microprocessor in there, use it to cycle between speakers and headphones with a 2 second hold and activate both by holding 5 for America. Mkay?

All you do is continue to hold the button and the outputs cycle thru all 3 modes.
The 2 second delay is only to start the cycling process.
 
And I use both speakers and headphones at the same time just about every day.
 
JJ

 

[eugenius]

johnjen, do you often find yourself in the situation of having your speakers and your headphones in different rooms?
 
anyway, how fast does it cycle after the two seconds?