skyline315
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I'm interested in the pre-amp option. I'd be 100% happy with the Asgard 1 if it had that option...
I'm interested in the pre-amp option. I'd be 100% happy with the Asgard 1 if it had that option...
I won't receive the Asgard 2 for about another week. But, on paper it will have lower distortion and a much lower noise floor. I'm expecting a very clear, open amp with no fatigue.
but the lackness of bass compared to my experience with the integrated Rotel was just too obvious.
as far as the volume level is concerned i don't have a clue...i mean it's not that important how much the knob should be turned, therei s still plenty of room for loud listening. but with both units below 12 o'clock is just not loud enough for me. asgards 12 oclock level was approximately the same as rotel's 9-10.
What are you using as your source?
one thing is sure, there is no way my 10 o'clock volume would satisfy any listener, and you can easily listen to it at 1 o'clock. my pc volume is at max of course. maybe you also having no issue with bass is somehow related. i can think of no reason for this obvious difference but the fact that you use a US version of asgard anyone else from europe here?
Hello,
I've decided to post my impressions on this amp. Let me point out that I'm a complete newbie on using headphone amps and therefore no reference of anykind. I've owned Sennheiser hd600 for I would say ten years now, I've listened to them using Rotel ra-930bx and for about a year now Rotel ra-1520 integrated amps. The small chinch plug on the latter kind of bothered me and I was also wondering how this headphones would sound using a dedicated amp. I came across this site and noticed the praise for this amp and decided to try it out. I cannot go wrong I thought, but I was wrong. When listening to it I noticed that it produced less bass with my headphones. The sound was otherwise nice, but the lackness of bass compared to my experience with the integrated Rotel was just too obvious. As a matter of fact it was so obvious that I returned the amp and asked for a new one. the other thing that was kind of curious to me was the fact that I had to turn on the volume to at least 12 o'clock to listen to it. most of the time I was listening to it at about 2 o'clock. I thought surely there was something wrong with it, considering the good reviews it had. The retailer (Italian Proaudio) was very friendly and sent me another one, but as it turned out there was no difference, that's just the way it sounds I guess. Now I know that there is an expression of neutral sounding amp that is commonly used here and it's probably this that I don't like. never considered myself a bass junkie or a loud listener though. The other thing I've often read here is that it has a nice punch and that with the hd600 they are a perfect match. well, not quite, maybe they are for someone who was used to listening to hd600 headphones using direct pc connection or something of the same price range, but an integrated amp like ra-1520 gives the headphones more power. and unfortunatelly that is just too important for me. i mean otherwise the mids and the trebles are very pleasant, the sound is nice and intriguing, but the lower frequencies are just not there. I guess I just made the mistake of expecting a dedicated amp (250 eur) would beat an integrated one that costs three times the price. will be more carefull in the future and prelistened before i buy. Any suggestions which amp I should try? Oh and the other components I used were arcam rdac, dal card deluxe optical output, kimber hero interconnect, qed coaxial of some type, rega p3 with gradolabs prestige head.