Headphone is new, amp is not. The combo makes a really nice “budget” pairing.
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I just realized you have the monitor riser! I got one a few days ago. I’ve been curious to try the Pietus Maximus, seems to be a great unit.
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Just out of curiosity did you ever try the asgard 3? It does seem like the budget king to me getting a pietus with a nice unbalanced dac
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No on the Asgard 3, but I started all this madness with the Asgard 2! Which I still have, and was $129 in the deals section when I bought it. It was practically the same as a Magni price, amazing sounding amp for the price. 
It is hot enough to cook an egg on if you get hungry listening to tunes. 
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This just landed. My search to get as close to my desktop set-up as possible before selling it all may have just gotten one step closer.
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Congrats! I love my RS8, wish it was a bit smaller and lighter but it sounds fantastic
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Indeed. I was prepared for it to be chunkier than my XM10, but damn is it big/heavy.
Spent half an hour listening so far and I have to say, I am impressed. The resolution firstly, is standout. This is the priciest DAP I’ve heard, but it is a noticeable cut above the other price tiers that I heard/owned, £1700, £900, etc..
The thing that’s got me the most engaged so far is the staging. It’s doing depth and image placement very well. Not just impressive for a DAP, just impressive.
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