[goldendarko]

Woops, meant to post the link not the whole review, sorry.

 

[Byronb]

  Woops, meant to post the link not the whole review, sorry.

Actually enjoyed the review thanks for taking the time to post it!

 

[goldendarko]

Actually enjoyed the review thanks for taking the time to post it!

Your welcome, will post more impressions as I get some more hours on it but just wanted to get something up because I know people are eager to hear about it as I've been getting PMs about it asking how it is

 

[wnmnkh]

Humming when it is turned off? I think it's defective or some design problem.
 
Tell Jason about your amp humming and he will probably look it up (again, this is the purpose of beta testing indeed).

 

[Clemmaster]

Couldn't have said it better. Thank you goldendarko!

Definitely endgame worthy as a headphone amp for me too, even with the HE-6!

I, too, signed up for the beta figuring I could return it free of charge. While I'm gonna wait for the Master-9 to give a final judgment, this thing isn't going anywhere until I do. That means I'm willing to give up the full refund offer just because it's THAT good and I don't think the M-9 could possibly be that far ahead.

I will reserve my thoughts in speaker amp mode till I get a proper setup, however.

Very good stuff. I'm not so easy to impress anymore, so I actually mean it...

 

[goldendarko]

Humming when it is turned off? I think it's defective or some design problem.

Tell Jason about your amp humming and he will probably look it up (again, this is the purpose of beta testing indeed).

I already put the manual away but I'm pretty sure it said something about the amp humming in there so I think they are aware it does it

 

[StefanJK]

I already put the manual away but I'm pretty sure it said something about the amp humming in there so I think they are aware it does it

I don't think humming is when turned off is discussed in the manual.  It is also very weird...only components before the off switch could do this...this is not normal.

 

[wnmnkh]

 

Humming when it is turned off? I think it's defective or some design problem.

Tell Jason about your amp humming and he will probably look it up (again, this is the purpose of beta testing indeed).

I already put the manual away but I'm pretty sure it said something about the amp humming in there so I think they are aware it does it

You can download the manual from Schiit website.
 
No, humming should not occur no matter what when the amp is turned off. You should contact Jason asap.

 

[Jason Stoddard]

  You can download the manual from Schiit website.
 
No, humming should not occur no matter what when the amp is turned off. You should contact Jason asap.

 
Yep, Ragnarok actually has a dual-pole switch and two fuses, so it's completely disconnected from both hot and neutral AC when it's turned off. I don't know how it could possibly physically hum, unless there is vibration from something else being transmitted through the AC cord.
 
If it really is humming with the AC switch off, it's a true Twilight Zone mystery...and I'd like to take a look at it.

 

[Argo Duck]

Hey it's the end of the world dude, gotta expect some twilight zone stuff.

Jason, how many Ragnaroks have to be turned on simultaneously to create a black hole that swallows the earth...

 

[bearFNF]

3333 all at the exact same time.

 

[smitty1110]

3333 all at the exact same time.

 

Don't forget that the time must be at exactly the end of a mayan long cycle, so luckily that's not going to happen anytime soon.

 

[StefanJK]

Rag circuit board shots are up on the Schiit website.

 

[tomlink]

Goldendarko,
 
Great Review. Thanks for your efforts.
 
I missed out on the Beta program so I am just waiting on the production orders to open up.
 
You mentioned you could really hear the deficiencies in Spotify lossless tracks. My understanding is that Spotify does not yet offer true CD-quality .wav lossless playback (1411 kbps) but is currently limited to 320 kbps with Spotify premium.
 
Considering the detail resolution of the Ragnarok you described, its no wonder 320kbps was underwhelming!
 
BTW, nice KEF LS50s. I've got the powered X300A on my office desktop. Nearfield, KEF is hard to beat.

 

[EraserXIV]

  Rag circuit board shots are up on the Schiit website.

 
nsfw