[33na3rd]

Gotta share ...

A wonderful jazz quartet performing live in a small venue. Excellent recording with some tracks serving as a very good test for your headphone's bass extension and slam. Give it a listen -- if you are even remotely into jazz, you'll love it!!

Artist: Bob Reynolds
Album: Quartet

Available on Spotify and Tidal. Can be purchased via Bandcamp.com

I know that I'm late to this party, but wow, what a great bunch of performers/performance! I may be forced to to get a streamer as there is no physical media (other than MP3) available for this group! Damn!

 

[JamminVMI]

There are support groups who can help you distinguish a need from a want...

Aka parents, in some cases...

 

[Ripper2860]

Glad you like it. You can purchase and download FLAC from Bandcamp.com. You can then burn to CD format using various free utils. Since FLAC is lossless, the resulting CD will be bit perfect.

 

[JamminVMI]

There is one big giant gaping hole in their solid state line up. Do you see where?)

You mean anywhere between $399 and $1699?

 

[the finisher]

This is best solid-state headamp I've used (and still use, on my work system). If I wanted to go really big leagues, I'd skip the HPA-1 and the GSX MKII for one of these. My current headamp ranking:

Asgard 2 < Cavalli Liquid Carbon < Jotunheim < Neurochrome HP-1 < Lyr 3 (with the right tube) < Apex Peak (with the right tube)

(still own)

Thats very nice

 

[ProfFalkin]

You mean anywhere between $399 and $1699?

Well, yes, but I'm less interested in price vs sound and features. If they had a Continuity amp at $999 with the features I mentioned, would you buy it? I would if it sounds right. Sure, it puts the price above Mjolnir, but you don't have to shell out hundreds in rolling tubes, so in my book that's a win.

I've bought and sold a lot of amps, both tube and solid state. There is only one I've hung on to, and that's the Black Widow 2. I don't have to worry about tubes, and everytime I turn it on it just sounds right. The only thing I wish it had were balanced connections and a better volume pot. If Schiit could put together a Continuity amp that had those extra features along with that kind of sound, at the usual awesome Schiit price, I bet people would flock to it in droves.

 

[JamminVMI]

Well, yes, but I'm less interested in price vs sound and features. If they had a Continuity amp at $999 with the features I mentioned, would you buy it? I would if it sounds right. Sure, it puts the price above Mjolnir, but you don't have to shell out hundreds in rolling tubes, so in my book that's a win.

I've bought and sold a lot of amps, both tube and solid state. There is only one I've hung on to, and that's the Black Widow 2. I don't have to worry about tubes, and everytime I turn it on it just sounds right. The only thing I wish it had were balanced connections and a better volume pot. If Schiit could put together a Continuity amp that had those extra features along with that kind of sound, at the usual awesome Schiit price, I bet people would flock to it in droves.

Agree. I bet we see a lot of cool Schiit down the road based on continuity(tm). I actually had my Lyr 3 set up as a solid state amp (w/LISST) last week, really enjoed it! Back to an Electroharmonix tube now. Variety...

 

[dieslemat]

This is best solid-state headamp I've used (and still use, on my work system). If I wanted to go really big leagues, I'd skip the HPA-1 and the GSX MKII for one of these. My current headamp ranking:

Asgard 2 < Cavalli Liquid Carbon < Jotunheim < Neurochrome HP-1 < Lyr 3 (with the right tube) < Apex Peak (with the right tube)

(still own)

Im also looking at the Phonitor X.

 

[the finisher]

Well, yes, but I'm less interested in price vs sound and features. If they had a Continuity amp at $999 with the features I mentioned, would you buy it? I would if it sounds right. Sure, it puts the price above Mjolnir, but you don't have to shell out hundreds in rolling tubes, so in my book that's a win.

I've bought and sold a lot of amps, both tube and solid state. There is only one I've hung on to, and that's the Black Widow 2. I don't have to worry about tubes, and everytime I turn it on it just sounds right. The only thing I wish it had were balanced connections and a better volume pot. If Schiit could put together a Continuity amp that had those extra features along with that kind of sound, at the usual awesome Schiit price, I bet people would flock to it in droves.

yes!

 

[valiant66]

In addition, I’d bet no one would recommend cabling cans to Ragnarok’s speaker terminals (but that’s a complete and total WAG)...

I used to wire my Wharfdale Isodynamics directly to the outputs of my 100W Quad 405. But I sure as hell wouldn't do that with my Senneiser HD 6XXs or 250Ω Beyerdynamic DT 660s, never mind any pair of earbuds. Somebody above mentioned it's technically possible to wire up any pair of headphones to run from speaker outs, but inappropriate for 99.9+% of them. I would agree.

EDIT: In fact, I am not aware of any other headphone that recommends being used with up to a 50W amp and ships/shipped with an adapter to use with power amps (albeit DIN).
.

 

[Licht]

100W amp outputs approx 1watt at volume nob 12 o’clock.
And SS amp output usually halves when ohm doubles.
Rag’s speaker output is exactly the same as its headphone output, isn’t it?

 

[johnjen]

Yes, the balanced outputs are the same as the speaker outputs (except for the relays that switch them on/off).

The unbalanced (TRS) outputs are much different however.

JJ

 

[Licht]

Yes, the balanced outputs are the same as the speaker outputs (except for the relays that switch them on/off).

The unbalanced (TRS) outputs are much different however.

JJ

Ah, yes, TRS output must have summing circuit.

 

[nicoch46]

for power amp out you just need a pair of resistor ......

 

[nicoch46]

https://robrobinette.com/HeadphoneResistorNetworkCalculator.htm
https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/headphones/headphone-attenuation-adapter/