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Jimmyblues1959
Jimmyblues1959
Glad to see a full review on Head-Fi regarding the Vali 2 +. A comprehensive review on a great little tube hybrid.

Thanks!
Ichos
Ichos
Thank you.
This amp is very versatile and enjoyable.
Hyde00
Hyde00
Thank you for the review!!! I've been having trouble finding information with this amp since it's somewhat new.

Though one question I had is that you mentioned it's linear sounding no matter what tube used, then at the bottom you mentioned tube rolling to add flavor. Does the sound gets effected by the tube much or not really?

For example right now I have Project Polaris, would trying to acquire this for a tube flavor redundant? (Since it's not really tube sounding?)

Any feedback would be appreciated, thanks!
Ichos
Ichos
Thank you.
You can add a little flavor and spice here and there with different tubes but the changes are not huge.
And above all the amp will still retain excellent technical performance with all the tubes used.
The tubes don't add peaks or dips.
They mostly affect harmonics and maybe extension to both ends.
So don't expect huge difference and I like it that way.
Mind you that I have tested only the mentioned tubes.
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Hyde00
Hyde00
Ahhhh I previously read that Vali 1 gets a bit more affected by the tube but doesn't measure well, where as Vali 2 made no difference no matter what tube used but measures better. So Vali 2+ is said to be best of both worlds, but it sounds like it still doesn't get affected by tube too much (sound signature wise) it seems.

But thanks for clarification though! 🙂
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