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Jul 24, 2017 at 5:18 AM Post #376 of 1,113
UntilThen said:
Ross I have the Sherwood and powerbloc Denon receivers for driving my speakers. The Denon has real grunt. It will drive a truck. So yeah, getting an amp to drive speakers is not a priority now. :)

You would have seen me introducing Yggy as dac and Euforia as preamp to my speakers and sub. Very very enjoyable.

If I get v281, I could use it for preamp duties too. Of course I'd be curious to see how Raganork stacks up against my Sherwood of Nottingham Forest in the sonics department.

What I don't understand is why Ragnarok is so expensive from A2A. It's US$1699 in Schiit USA online order but at A2A, it's AUD$2950. How does that exchange rate works? Someone is marking up Rag big time here.
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While I believe that the Rag is a fine amp, I don't think there would be any way in the world someone could talk me into buying one for $2950 and this is nothing against the Rag, but against the price of it.

At that price way to many more amps come into the fray.
 
Jul 24, 2017 at 5:23 AM Post #377 of 1,113
whirlwind said:
While I believe that the Rag is a fine amp, I don't think there would be any way in the world someone could talk me into buying one for $2950 and this is nothing against the Rag, but against the price of it.

At that price way to many more amps come into the fray.
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$2950 is aussie dollars and no need to worry about shipping cost and custom taxes. :) However that's still US$2348. It's a lot of money.
 
Jul 24, 2017 at 5:27 AM Post #378 of 1,113
UntilThen said:
$2950 is aussie dollars and no need to worry about shipping cost and custom taxes. :) However that's still US$2348. It's a lot of money.
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Especially for a $1700 amp..again, nothing against the Rag it is a very popular amp for $1700 and rightly so, but even at $2350, it starts to lose it's appeal for a nice bang for the buck.
 
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Jul 24, 2017 at 5:30 AM Post #379 of 1,113
Somehow v281 is discounted. Getting out of fashion? lol. I really like the voicing of v281. Besides Euforia, I find the v281 to be almost perfect with HD800 in balanced mode.

I'm late to the party. Both Ragnarok and v281 have been out for several years. I just see these amps being able to drive any headphones I can throw at it, barring Stax.

Too much power in the hands of a audio enthusiast can be a dangerous thing. These amps have power. :yum:
 
Jul 24, 2017 at 5:36 AM Post #380 of 1,113
whirlwind said:
Especially for a $1700 amp..again, nothing against the Rag it is a very popular amp for $1700 and rightly so, but even at $2350, it starts to lose it's appeal for a nice bang for the buck.
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You are lucky Joe. Everything I buy is more expensive because I live in Australia. I'm sucked into this hobby big time though. It's so rewarding to get these crazily good tones. I'm surprised I got into head-fi so late.... but it's never too late. :)
 
Jul 24, 2017 at 5:37 AM Post #381 of 1,113
You Aussie's need to find a local to make amps :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
 
Jul 24, 2017 at 5:39 AM Post #382 of 1,113
UntilThen said:
You are lucky Joe. Everything I buy is more expensive because I live in Australia. I'm sucked into this hobby big time though. It's so rewarding to get these crazily good tones. I'm surprised I got into head-fi so late.... but it's never too late. :)
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I am just finding this out, did not realize the difference in price was so big.
 
Jul 24, 2017 at 5:59 AM Post #383 of 1,113
whirlwind said:
You Aussie's need to find a local to make amps :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
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We have some legends here. Ever heard of Halcro?
http://halcro.com/about-us/

Where head-fi is concerned, I can think of Burson amps. Of course China is closer to us and they are churning out top class r2r dacs faster than the speed of light. :)

Like your Holo Spring Level 3 Kitsune dac :)
 
Jul 24, 2017 at 6:06 AM Post #384 of 1,113
No, I have never heard of Halcro, have you checked in with them Matt ?
 
Jul 24, 2017 at 6:15 AM Post #385 of 1,113
Halcro is famous for it's mono blocs. We're talking top end gear. See the Halcro mono blocs next to the speakers in this picture?

Oct 2002 issue of Stereophile proclaimed it as the best amplifier ever. :) At $64,000 then, it better be.

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Jul 24, 2017 at 6:16 AM Post #386 of 1,113
Very nice....do they make head amps?
 
Jul 24, 2017 at 6:28 AM Post #388 of 1,113
Anyone sell any head amps there ?

Off to work for me....sad day.....last two weeks with my new gear has been wonderful....welcome back to the real world :)

Good luck with your choice of amps...I am sure you will get something that you will enjoy for long time.

Happy listening, Matt.
 
Jul 24, 2017 at 6:42 AM Post #389 of 1,113
Thanks Joe. Enjoy going back to work and generate more money for more gear LOL.

It's looking like the Violectric v281 that will take pride of place next to Euforia. German engineering at it's best. The amp reminds me of Bendix 6080wb. Solidly constructed and no nonsense goodness. Lots of favourable impressions on the thread.

I will buy the Cardas balanced 4 pin xlr cable, simply because it looks and feel irresistible and I'm sure the sonic goodness that I heard that day was attributed partly to this cable. I never believe in expensive cable before and I blame Tom for letting me hear HD800 with the Cardas.
 
Jul 24, 2017 at 6:56 AM Post #390 of 1,113
I bought a balanced cable for my HD650 and a little dongle. With the Cardas for the HD800, I should be ready for 1812 Overtures.

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