[saxelrod92]

Man this thing looks beefy, and should be insane sounding. I was deciding between waiting for this or getting the new Violectric V281, and eventually went with the V281 only because I dont need speaker output capabilities, and it will probably break my desk in half lol (its from ikea). But otherwise if I had another 1700 bucks laying around, I'd just get both! lol. and if I had more money laying around after that, I'd get speakers just because I'd have an amp for them. But sadly I have yet to learn how to grow a money tree in m backyard yet, so this is all but a dream

 

[kphfrail]

I hope I get chosen for the beta! I was so excited I forgot to put my whole list of headphones I was going to try, hah.
 
Edit: After seeing Maxvla update his headphone list, I want to update it too!!
 
1. Sennheiser Momentums
2. Westone 4r 
 
(these are mainly to show I am able to try lower impedance headphones on the Ragnarok)

 

[KLJTech]

  Will this thing power KEF LS50 speakers? I don't see any specs listed.

 
One of the reviewers at Stereophile drove the KEF LS50's with the NAD D 3020 (and loved the results) so you should have no problem at all driving them with the Ragnarok. 

 

[goldendarko]

   
One of the reviewers at Stereophile drove the KEF LS50's with the NAD D 3020 (and loved the results) so you should have no problem at all driving them with the Ragnarok. 

Cool, I signed up for the Beta, will give it a try against my Peachtree setup, which is severely lacking on the headphone output side of things.

 

[reddog]

Will this thing power KEF LS50 speakers? I don't see any specs listed.

The Ragnarok was reviewed in the Head-Fi SUMMER Buying Guide. In that review Jude used the Ragnarok to power a pair KEF LS50, with impressive results.

 

[goldendarko]

Thanks, I'll check that out, must be nice getting to review products before they are even released in Beta!

 

[Maxvla]

I hope I get chosen for the beta! I was so excited I forgot to put my whole list of headphones I was going to try, hah.

Oh, that's interesting. I signed up within minutes of this thread posting and the headphone entry field was not there. Jason, can you edit my entry to include:

AKG K-550
Hifiman RE-262
Koss Portapro
MEElectronics M9
Sennheiser HD600
Sennheiser HD800
Sony MA900
Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor

 

[Armaegis]

  OK, I'm in.  Looking forward to testing this.

 
Hah, I was just thinking that if Bear got in on this, then the Rag is only a short drive and a quick border hop away...
 
 

 

[preproman]

Do you recommend stacking or that's a no no?

 

[Ron12]

I want amp/DAC combo of Ragnarok and Yggdrasil in one box and w/ a Wyrd module installed 

 

 

[goldendarko]

  I want amp/DAC combo of Ragnarok and Yggdrasil in one box and w/ a Wyrd module installed 

 

One step at a time, let's just get the Ragnarok first and call that a day.

 

[wnmnkh]

From the comparison with LCD-X, Rag is not that as big as I thought.

 

[ipooptoomuch]

How does the headphone amplifier in this compare to the Mjolir? Is it a real balanced amp from input to output?

 

[kugino]

too bad i'm not in CONUS...but will be looking forward to the reviews. interested in a speaker/head amp for later this year and rag is on the top of the list...good luck to all the beta testers.

 

[Zojokkeli]

Looking forward to impressions with Fostex TH900. I might be in the market for a new amplifier in next year or so.