do i need to make it Balanced from the X-Sabre to the Ragnarok? or just use RCA cables and for the headphone i go with XLR ?
You should choose balanced v. RCA based on the output quality from the X-Sabre. I know in a few DACs I have the XLR outputs sound better. The ragnarok seems to do equally well regardless of the input used.
My balanced cable for my Alpha Prime's has arrived and the AP'S sound great through my Ragnarok. I can not believe how fantastic Zappa's Dumb All Over from his album: You Are What You Is. Layers must sink into audiophile induced stupor.
Congrats! And I can't believe I haven't listened to any Zappa on this amp yet.