Audiojunkie Posted December 23, 2014 Report Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Mr. Plankton shilled hard for it and the blind noobs followed suit. If the Rag can make the HD800's sound "not bright" and bass heavy, then guess what, it's a dark sounding amp and not transparent. Edited December 23, 2014 by Audiojunkie 1 Quote
Ali-Pacha Posted December 23, 2014 Report Posted December 23, 2014 Unfortunately it's silver only. Then, no interest for it Ali Quote
Cucera Posted December 23, 2014 Report Posted December 23, 2014 It's HF, they are all idiots looking for the next new shiny. This is better than most of the crap they shill but it's still not the all round champion people think it is. Why do you think so? Quote
spritzer Posted December 23, 2014 Report Posted December 23, 2014 You can't have an amp that can drive both speakers and headphones equally well. Can't be done and it is shows when team molasses loves it. 2 Quote
Grahame Posted December 23, 2014 Report Posted December 23, 2014 Norks, or CIA? And why should we care? Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted December 23, 2014 Report Posted December 23, 2014 Because we always get an influx of newbs, trolls, and thread necromancers...and it is rarely during these influxes (infli?) that we get the good ones... (Apologies if you're the exception.) Quote
ellevoid Posted December 24, 2014 Report Posted December 24, 2014 You can't have an amp that can drive both speakers and headphones equally well. Can't be done and it is shows when team molasses loves it. Yes I think so too. I found that even a headphone amp if it was designed for full-size it won't sound good on IEM even with a super low gain or whatever it has. 1 Quote
Rotijon Posted March 19, 2015 Report Posted March 19, 2015 Just in case anyone is interested in the amp spritzer was talking about, heres a really cheap unit on ebay. Its a refurb though.http://www.ebay.com/itm/271789544725?rmvSB=true Quote
mortal-coil Posted May 28, 2015 Report Posted May 28, 2015 Sony TA-A1ES http://store.sony.com/hi-res-integrated-2-channel-amplifier-zid27-TAA1ES/cat-27-catid-All-Res-Audio Class A with variable bias tied into the volume control. Mind me asking if you consider this a decent hp amp? Has your view on it changed? Quote
spritzer Posted May 28, 2015 Report Posted May 28, 2015 It's a speaker amp so it's of no use for headphones. Quote
mortal-coil Posted May 28, 2015 Report Posted May 28, 2015 Makes sense .... appreciate the input guys. Quote
wink Posted May 29, 2015 Report Posted May 29, 2015 I had a listen to a JPS labs Abyss through a Yggdrasil DAC and both the Ragnarok and GSX MkII amps. The GSX Mk II was more neutral and exposed more plankton. The Rag was a (very) little sterile. When listening to fast paced music the Rag seemed to bop along very well. Listening to the same music through the GSX Mk II, you heard the extra detail in and in-between the notes. But, here, we are nit-picking. I would be happy with either amp - it's just that I would be more happy with the GSX Mk II. As ususal YMMV. 1 Quote
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