[bagwell359]

I think the bass on Rag 2 is very nice. Full of clarity, texture, and definition. Most recent thoughts made with Bifrost 2 balanced as DAC.

It might not hit some low notes with as much impact as say Vidar does, but it seems faster and more detailed then Vidar did. Ill be swapping Vidar in with the maggies very soon as Ragnarok is heading to the office. Ill add further thoughts as they come to me.

At low output (1 WPC Class A) the Rag 2 might have an advantage over the Vidar due to being Class A. But for speakers its probably not much of a factor. The Rag 1 does a bang up job on the Maggie .7i, otoh the 1.7i shuts it down. I imagine the 3.7i, 10, 20 might not thrive either. Not sure its true for the 2, but overall the 1 and 2 are quite close (besides the 1 having 4 wpc of class A power) - making it better for power hungry cans than almost all class AB amps

 

[Rensek]

At low output (1 WPC Class A) the Rag 2 might have an advantage over the Vidar due to being Class A. But for speakers its probably not much of a factor. The Rag 1 does a bang up job on the Maggie .7i, otoh the 1.7i shuts it down. I imagine the 3.7i, 10, 20 might not thrive either. Not sure its true for the 2, but overall the 1 and 2 are quite close (besides the 1 having 4 wpc of class A power) - making it better for power hungry cans than almost all class AB amps

Yeah im using LRSs.

I think Ragnarok is just a higher quality amp then Vidar from a SQ perspective. Vidar is really good, Ragnarok just sounds better.

 

[Ripper2860]

Hmmmn Maybe the Ragnarok preamp section is just better than the Saga preamp driving your Vidar...

Only one way to find out.

 

[Rensek]

It is. Heads and Tails better. But Vidar being driven by Ragnarok still isnt as good as Ragnarok by itself. 3D dimensionality, layering, separation, and placement arent as good.

Tonally Vidar is great with Ragnarok, but it still feels as if some parts are stacked on top of each other and compacted.

Thinking the fact that Ragnarok is a differential amp plays a big part in this.

 

[bagwell359]

The amp section of the Rag 1 is very good. The pre amp has a narrow stage however.

 

[Rensek]

The amp section of the Rag 1 is very good. The pre amp has a narrow stage however.

I believe that was rectified in Rag 2. I have felt like the preamp portion is spacious and wide.

 

[Skylah]

Found a good deal for these beasts and now I should get them in the mail sometime in the next two weeks. Can't wait

 

[Rensek]

Found a good deal for these beasts and now I should get them in the mail sometime in the next two weeks. Can't wait

Plural? An OG and a 2?

 

[Skylah]

The Ragnarok 2, sorry for not specifying (and just one oops)

 

[duncan4791]

In Jason's Valencia factory tour he showed them putting toroidal transformers into the Ragnarok instead of the previous EL transformers. Jason stated this reduced the noise levels. Has anyone received the new toroid Ragnaroks and have anything to say about changes to the performance and sound?

 

[Rensek]

I wonder if they had trouble getting consistently quiet EI transformers. Or is he talking inaudible measured noise? To my ears Ragnarok is super super quiet. Cant hear anything.

 

[Skylah]

My Ragnarok 2 came in the mail - they sound a lot closer to neutral than my Sansui unit (even with the bass and treble switches on my Sansui AU-101 turned down and up respectively), and vocals sound stronger too I've yet to make my chain balanced, but I'll wait until next pay day.

The amount of headroom this amplifier has is insane.

 

[Malevolent]

Despite cancelling my order for a Ragnarok 2 in July - owing to the interminable delays - I can't seem to dispose of the need (or desire, actually) to have a Ragnarok 2 serve as the "end game" amplifier for my desktop set up.

At present, the waiting time for the Ragnarok 2 is at a healthy "1-3 days". Looks like a positive sign, if nothing else.

 

[bagwell359]

In Jason's Valencia factory tour he showed them putting toroidal transformers into the Ragnarok instead of the previous EL transformers. Jason stated this reduced the noise levels. Has anyone received the new toroid Ragnaroks and have anything to say about changes to the performance and sound?

Can't say what a toroid transformer sounds like in a Rag, but other experiences I've had say that is a good thing.

 

[Malevolent]

Despite cancelling my order for a Ragnarok 2 in July - owing to the interminable delays - I can't seem to dispose of the need (or desire, actually) to have a Ragnarok 2 serve as the "end game" amplifier for my desktop set up.

At present, the waiting time for the Ragnarok 2 is at a healthy "1-3 days". Looks like a positive sign, if nothing else.

An update - I purchased a Ragnarok 2 last Thursday, and it should be arriving at my doorstep by Tuesday or Wednesday.

I was mulling on a purchase for the longest-possible time, but I was afraid that the "1-3 working days" turnaround time would inadvertently morph into a multi-week waiting period, owing to supply issues and the like. Hence, I finally decided to get my Ragnarok 2. Can't wait for them to arrive.