[Argo Duck]

Gold and diamonds sound best to my wife. Red tuning fuses not in the running

 

[kazsud]

Guys! Just got my Ragnarok today and loving it ^,^
Does it sound any better from burn in?

When did you order it?

 

[servantsaber]

When did you order it?

January 15

 

[kazsud]

January 15

Not bad. I ended up buying a used one on the boards. Should have it tomorrow but it will be serving pre-amp duties until I get the 800S.

 

[Saad Abdul Aziz]

hi anyone have a hd800 or HD800s anyone getting bass distortion at around 1 oclock knob 3rd gain 40 seconds onwards on this song 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=51&v=SFsAQwmq7eQ
 
just a reference getting it on others aswell 

 

[ambrose1985]

  hi anyone have a hd800 or HD800s anyone getting bass distortion at around 1 oclock knob 3rd gain 40 seconds onwards on this song 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=51&v=SFsAQwmq7eQ
 
just a reference getting it on others aswell 

 
using LCD3, therefore, may be not be a good reference, but am not hearing any distortion if it helps. 

 

[yage]

  hi anyone have a hd800 or HD800s anyone getting bass distortion at around 1 oclock knob 3rd gain 40 seconds onwards on this song 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=51&v=SFsAQwmq7eQ
 
just a reference getting it on others aswell 

 
Don't have a Rag, but I hear no distortion with Audeze LCD-XC + DNA Sonett 2. Nice track.

 

[kazsud]

Question....
 
I have a PS Audio Perfectwave Dac mkii feeding the Rag balanced which are feeding Emotive Stealth 8s. Which one do I turn the volume to 199 and which one do I use to control the overall volume with?

 

[AudioBear]

Maybe I'm missing something, I can be slow at times.  What is the Rag even doing in the system?  I ask because the Emotiva has an electronic cross-over and dual amps.  No matter what the Rag does or doesn't do to the sound, the Stealths control what you hear.  I don't know if I am saying that well. 
 
If the Perfect Wave has balanced out just run it into a passive volume control (Emotiva has a balanced one) and if it doesn't have balanced out, just used an SE passive pre-amp like the Emotiva SE or the Schiit Pyst.  I use the latter on my Stealths and it works fine.
 
You don't need a balanced connection in this set-up and you don't need the Rag.
 
Edit:  then you can sell me the Rag.

 

[kazsud]

Maybe I'm missing something, I can be slow at times.  What is the Rag even doing in the system?  I ask because the Emotiva has an electronic cross-over and dual amps.  No matter what the Rag does or doesn't do to the sound, the Stealths control what you hear.  I don't know if I am saying that well. 

If the Perfect Wave has balanced out just run it into a passive volume control (Emotiva has a balanced one) and if it doesn't have balanced out, just used an SE passive pre-amp like the Emotiva SE or the Schiit Pyst.  I use the latter on my Stealths and it works fine.

You don't need a balanced connection in this set-up and you don't need the Rag.

Edit:  then you can sell me the Rag.

The Rag is a pre-amp as well. It will power my HD800S in a month.

 

[sheldaze]

The Rag is a pre-amp as well. It will power my HD800S in a month.

Seems pretty cut-and-dry, using the Ragnarok as a pre-amplifier and setting the DAC to full volume - because that is what you'll do when you get your headphones. No sense in changing procedures - one for headphones and another for speakers. Was there a particular concern you had with this setup?
 
The only thing I can think of - I do not know if it is possible to turn off the pre-amplifier outputs on the Ragnarok, which you would have connected to your powered speakers. In the manuals I have read for the lower tier products, the pre-amplifier outputs are turned off when the headphone outputs are used. Maybe someone can chime in on how the pre-amplifier outputs work from the Rag. I simply turn off my powered speaker, which is connected to the pre-amplifier output and can be turned off easily with a remote.

 

[kazsud]

  Seems pretty cut-and-dry, using the Ragnarok as a pre-amplifier and setting the DAC to full volume - because that is what you'll do when you get your headphones. No sense in changing procedures - one for headphones and another for speakers. Was there a particular concern you had with this setup?
 
The only thing I can think of - I do not know if it is possible to turn off the pre-amplifier outputs on the Ragnarok, which you would have connected to your powered speakers. In the manuals I have read for the lower tier products, the pre-amplifier outputs are turned off when the headphone outputs are used. Maybe someone can chime in on how the pre-amplifier outputs work from the Rag. I simply turn off my powered speaker, which is connected to the pre-amplifier output and can be turned off easily with a remote.

Thats how I tested it out before I made the post. But the pwd has a remote Maybe I'll try it the other way around ad be careful. I'll also download the PDF manual or maybe it's in the box. When I lifted it out of the box I was aww awe struck and probably forgot it even arrived in a box

 

[claud W]

Ordered my Yggy today. The next to last component of my revamped headphone system

 

[rgs9200m]

Is there any word yet that there will be an Yggy with a black finish? Thanks.

 

[SeaWo|f]

Is there any word yet that there will be an Yggy with a black finish? Thanks.

You pretty much just have to wait and watch the site. That is how I got my black rag. When I talked to schiit they said that if they have enough with cosmetic issues they sometimes do a black run rather than send the chassis back. It's happened once before with the yddy if I'm not mistaken.

Could be next week or next year, if you must have it you will just have to wait.