[cizx]

  Back on topic please.

My Ragnarok is all boxed up, waiting for me to pick a 'phone for it.  On topic makes me sad.

 

[johnjen]

My Rok is starting to open up and reveal hearto unheard aspects of music I'm rather familiar with.
And I KNOW there's more to come…  

 
Me likey…  :thumb
 
JJ

 

[cizx]

How are you planning to lightly mod it?

 

[johnjen]

My first 2 series of 'tests' will be fuses, then followed by adding WA-Q chips to the fuses.  
Which is the same proceedure I used on my Mojo amp.
 
I was initailly rather skeptical about the fuses, but that got blown out of the water within 1 minute.
The same thing happened with the fuse chips.
 
And I really didn't want to believe that a fuse, that cost more than $1 could actually make ANY difference.  
And the same goes for a flimsy piece of stick on 'cellophane'…
Like I said, blown - right - out - of - the - water.
 
I can only speculate as to why.
 
But the improvements that resulted weren't slight nor subtle.  
And only got better thru time.
 
And if they don't make any difference in The Rok, the fuses and chips can be returned for a refund.
Which makes these experiments a no-brainer to my way of thinking.
 
Somehow I suspect that the improvements they made to the Mojo will also be heard in The Rok…
We'll see…  

 
JJ  :thumb
ps This is the portion of ownership I truly love, exploring the system as a whole and the DUT in particular for its 'scalability'.

 

[citraian]

My head hurts from trying to read and understand the last three pages Is it just me?!? )

 

[cizx]

does opening the chassis void the warranty?  if not, sounds like a good plan.

 

[johnjen]

The Rok has a nifty fuse holder that is accessible from the outside, so you don't have to 'crack open' the case, which is a decidely good thing.
 
And unless you are really handy with delicate electronics, have the tools, and a modicum of experience, I wouldn't suggest that people go after the fuse in the Mojo.
 
But I've been an electronic tech for several decades and have mucho experience with such things as this.  So you could say I'm familiar with 'the guts' of electronic devices…
 
And since The Rok's fuses are directly accessible, for some figuring out how to change them will be more involved, than actually swapping them out.  
 
But there are those who really should never be given a screwdriver, or a hammer, or a soldering iron etc., so I'll leave my explanation in this nebulous state, so as to not encourage some to tempt fate…  

 
JJ  :thumb
ps and be aware that…
"Hey, can I replace the fuse?
Sure, you can, but it won't make it sound any better.  Don't use anything other than a 3A slo-blow 5 x 20mm fuse."
 
From The Rok's Owners Manual - FAQ section…   
&
"10 Fuse Tray.
Replace only with a 3a slo-blow style fuse, 5 x 20mm in size.  Fuses usually don't blow without a reason, so we strongly suggest that you check your system for faults, such as shorted speaker wires, before turning the amp back on again.  And–we really shouldn't have to say this–only replace the fuse with the amp unplugged!"
 
From The Rok's Owners Manual - Ragnarok Connections section… 

 

[magiccabbage]

 
Hello Ireland ,   
 
I don't have a link , someone loaned me a copy , it's a recent recording , came out of Europe , probably find it on a google search .   
Sarasate is a South American Composer that I'm just now discovering , Julia recording this is something of a first , I'm guessing .   I'll recommend it to our Leonard Slatkin of the Detroit Symphony next time I see him , probably he already knows . 
  Julia is wonderful , as is J.Bell .   Do you know of any others worthy of discovering ? , I'd love to hear of them . 
 
Tony in Michigan 
ps.  I did just hear the Vahala lady from Finland , I think , she played "Red Violin" for us at the DSO , breathtakingly beautiful .  another five stars , ohhhhh , I wish I had talent ! 

I found it  - its mine. I love Fischer - her Mendelssohn violin concerto in E minor is the best I have ever heard, even better than Janine Jenson. 
 

 

 
 
Visit this thread for the best recommendations. Any questions you have the guys on there will have answers - they are a nice bunch. I have gotten great stuff from that thread in the last 2 years. ¬
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/626563/best-classical-recordings-ever

 

[chengka7]

what is the position of the volume know when you guys are using HE6? I used my Alpha Prime which is 90db sensitivity. But my normal listening level put the knob on almost 2 o'clock position.

 

[tonykaz]

Mr.MagicCabbage in Ireland ,
 
Thank you for Ms.Janine Jenson , lovely .  
and : 
Thank you for Best Classical on head-fi , I live right here in the Center of Head-fi's home base and hardly know the site .  
 
Tony in Michigan

 

[magiccabbage]

 
Mr.MagicCabbage in Ireland ,
 
Thank you for Ms.Janine Jenson , lovely .  
and : 
Thank you for Best Classical on head-fi , I live right here in the Center of Head-fi's home base and hardly know the site .  
 
Tony in Michigan

No problem - those guys really know their stuff and have guided me past bad recording to the really good ones. I have found some real gems through that thread. 

 

[cizx]

And–we really shouldn't have to say this–only replace the fuse with the amp unplugged!"

From The Rok's Owners Manual - Ragnarok Connections section… 

Snivelry. Only inappropriately feminine chumps read manuals or EVER cut the power. .

 

[45longcolt]

Hey Johnjen,
 
What exactly is a WA-Q chip, and where can they be acquired? And do you have a recommendation as to fuse?

 

[cizx]

Hey Johnjen,

What exactly is a WA-Q chip, andwhere can they be acquired?? And do you have a recommendation as to fuse?

Magic bean stores everywhere.

 

[7ryder]

 
Hey Johnjen,
 
What exactly is a WA-Q chip, and where can they be acquired? And do you have a recommendation as to fuse?

http://www.tweekgeek.com/audiophile-tweaks/wa-quantum.html
 
Most people use HiFi tuning fuses - 
fuses - http://www.thecableco.com/Catalog/Fuses
 
if you're not married, you'll have to borrow someone's wife to see if there is a difference in sound, since, as we know, that is the true quantitative measure of the effectiveness of tweaks