Anyone listened to the Ragnarok at RMAF?

Never heard them, not many probably have, but these would be on my short list to try.   http://www.kef.com/html/us/showroom/digital_music_solutions/x300a/overview/

If you own a Mac, use ALAC.  If you own a Linux box, FLAC.  Windows either.  I wouldn't use windows lossless, don't remember what it's called.  I would probably go lossless at home and mp3 320 for portable.  

About the best mac you can buy is a Mac Mini.   What I have: Standard Mac Mini 16 gb from other world computing Solid state drive from other world computing HD add on kit from ifixit   Cost about $850 I think.   You can use just about any DAC.  It has USB, Firewire, and...

The airport can output optical into a DAC.  I'm skeptical that you will hear a difference between that and USB.  Digital is digital, at least I have never seen any measurements that lead me to believe one digital is superior to another.  The airport can only do 44.1k/16bit.  Most modern DAC's...

I think the Gallant has T-legs and A-legs.  The T-legs can be adjusted, but are probably more wobbly than the A-legs.  The table top its self is solid as heck.   Edit:  I have three Galants.

You might be better off asking this question in Portable Headphone Amps.

If it is a tube amp, it could be a tube.  I think tube amps are noisier than solid state.  I've only heard one tube amp that did not make a buzzing sound.  I use low impedance headphone though.

It could.  You might be able to get a headphone amp without a DAC and use the tape out on your kenwood amp.   The picture is small, and I don't know the specifications of your speakers or amp.  I've been looking to build a small desktop setup similar to what you want.  I finally decided to...

Any headphone amp/dac with a pre-amp out and a power amp.  You can hide the power amp, or at least put it elsewhere.

Quote: We never figured it out.  I think it was hot glue.  I broke the tube because I smashed an Ikea cabinet into it.  Don't do that.

Quote:   The WA6, WA22 are not OTL amps.  I don't really remember about the CSP-2, I think it was OTL.   I would look more at the output impedance than I would the topography.  3 or less is good, 2.5 or less is better.   Still better to try it out with your headphones.  Or buy...

I put all my tubes in and turned it on, of course I had white smoke come out of mine.    Turned out it was nothing, but I managed to break a tube in the process.  Email Craig, he's good about answering.   Edit: small typo.

Quote: Didn't.  It was too damn loud.  Seriously. He added a way to turn down the gain in later versions.

The Asgard works well.  I didn't like the Concerto that much, but I don't remember why.  I love the Zana Deux SE (oh no an OTL amp ).  I think it sounds great, and I like the versatility.  It's 3 Ohms I think btw.  I didn't like the WA22 with the D7000, and I didn't like the WA6 with the D5000...