Excellent review, thank you. As I mentioned in a separate reply, I just recently received my Valk and so am still warming up to it so I can develop some clear impressions (as well as vs. my LX, Solaris SE, etc). My only quick comment is regarding amps - I first tried the Valk with an Audioquest Cobalt and this was a no-go. The Cobalt has a min impedance of 16ohms and so won't drive the Valk (3ohms). Meaning, the Cobalt was literally shutting down while listening to the Valk...just a word of caution for others contemplating the Valk. This was confirmed via Audioquest directly.
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