I have an Asgard 2 for headphone listening but nothing to compare it to so I didn't reply to freezeray, initially. I mainly use it at night for computer-based streaming Tidal (if it isn't buffering like mad) or Spotify. Run a Dragonfly Red from the Macbook Air into the Asgard. The gain switch is nice to have for cans with greatly different sensitivities. Does run pretty hot. Class A? (not sure).
