Schiit Valhalla has been shipped......reviews, impressions and musings. - Page 5

I noticed a circuit board in the Valhalla,not point to point soldering, would this be a sub class implementation.

Also do we know what brand resistors and caps are used.

You aren't going to get point to point at this price point.

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Originally Posted by Maxvla 

You aren't going to get point to point at this price point.

Well, not at this price point AND made in the US.

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True. Labor here is too expensive.

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Originally Posted by Maxvla 

You aren't going to get point to point at this price point.

what about the details on resistors and caps.

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Originally Posted by volume 

what about the details on resistors and caps.

Why?

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This is just my opinion, but I fail to see why PCB vs. PTP is important here.  You can have a poorly made PTP that won't sound as good as a well made PCB, and vice versa.

How many DACs, even the ones that cost $1000+, have PTP?  Exactly.

Agreed - some much pricier tube amps have used PCB's.  The quality of the PCB itself is important, but if that's good, then who cares. 

Really the only thing I worry about with tube amps and PCB's is the surface mounted tube sockets not causing traces on the PCB to break when the board flexes as you tube roll - but since this is not a tube-rolling amp, that really shouldn't be an issue either.

any impressions yet?

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Originally Posted by Skylab 

 

Really the only thing I worry about with tube amps and PCB's is the surface mounted tube sockets not causing traces on the PCB to break when the board flexes as you tube roll - but since this is not a tube-rolling amp, that really shouldn't be an issue either.

That was what I noticed while inserting the 4 tubes into its sockets--no flexing whatsoever. As if the bottom of the sockets were resting solidly against the bottom of the chassis.

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Originally Posted by debitsohn 

any impressions yet?

So far I am very impressed by the sound it produces. I haven't had time to sit down and seriously listen to the Valhalla since I plugged it on Thursday after work. Its been on and I periodically pick up the headphones and give a listen. Since they sounded a little to bright with my Beyedynamic DT990 / 600 ohm, I connected the Sennheiser HD650 to the amp and that combo is wonderful. Usually the highs of the HD650 is slightly muddled to my ear but now it is almost just right--at least where I like it. I'm not so good at describing subtleties.

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Originally Posted by Clayton SF 

So far I am very impressed by the sound it produces. I haven't had time to sit down and seriously listen to the Valhalla since I plugged it on Thursday after work. Its been on and I periodically pick up the headphones and give a listen. Since they sounded a little to bright with my Beyedynamic DT990 / 600 ohm, I connected the Sennheiser HD650 to the amp and that combo is wonderful. Usually the highs of the HD650 is slightly muddled to my ear but now it is almost just right--at least where I like it. I'm not so good at describing subtleties.

interesting. so too bright with the beyer huh? thank you very much. i hope to hear more impressions very soon.
 

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Originally Posted by debitsohn 

 

interesting. so too bright with the beyer huh? thank you very much. i hope to hear more impressions very soon.
 

A little too bright with the DT990. Just a tad. Nothing bad. The amp is still young and the Beyers are always brighter.

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Originally Posted by debitsohn 

Icic. Jason told me they tested with a 600 ohm beyer so I an pretty interested to see how it sounds with the t1

The Valhalla has great bass response and it is also able to render, in wonderful detail, Peter Frampton's guitar work on his Thank You Mr Churchill release. Yes. The T1. That's one headphone I'm considering as well as the Audez'e LCD-2. I can't decide on which to get let alone a place to audition either one of them.