jdaun

How does this differ from NAD's Direct Digital products like the M2 (which has been around for years) and the upcoming M32 (shipping in a few weeks!) which I believe are both powerdacs like the Exogal? The reviewer mentions the M2 in the article but then seems to dismiss it because NAD later released the M12/M22 separates.

It appears that most comments in this thread are comparisons between the Transporters built-in DAC (analog outputs) to current players. Can anyone comment on how the Transporter compares to current players when used as simply as a transport (sending the bits out to an outboard DAC via the Transporters digital outputs)? I'd love to hear personal experiences.

Curious if anyone has personal experience using the Schitt Ragnarok as a speaker amp? Does the Ragnarok run hot when driving speakers? I ask because it sounds like Ragnarok runs very hot when used as a headphone amp ... as headphone amp it runs in Class A, and (from what I've read) the exterior case becomes quite hot (the case also acts as a heatsink by design.) When used as a speaker amp, Rag is supposed to run in Class AB which I think (hope) should run cooler? I would use Ragnarok to drive fairly efficient speakers ~96dB, 8 ohm. Headphone listening would be limited (but having the option with the built-in headphone amp could be fun.) But I live in an apartment without air con so less waste heat from an amp would be desirable.