jmttdr
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Anyone tried any HD 650's on it?
On the Vali? Yes. I thought that it was a good pairing. Good dynamics and bass punch. Vali has a nice touch of sparkle which works well with the 650.
I don´t know the Titanium but with the K701, Vali works really fine for me.
Yeah, sounds good to me. I'm from the UK, and a Valhalla is £350 which is a lot. Due to importing I guess. May consider the Vali in this case, although irrelevant to sound quality, Schiit products look great too!
Just received the Vali last night and have tried it with several different headphones, including HD650 and HE400.
I was a little surprise about the size of Vali. It is smaller than what it looked in the photos. I have never seen the Magni or Modi so I guess I didn't know how big these devices are.
I was really impressed with the sound of Vali. I briefly compared Vali and Little Dot MK3 driving HD650. Vali was a little brighter than Little Dot which was great for HD650.. Although the bass sounded just a little bit punchier on the Little Dot.
I was also surprised to find out that Vali worked very well with some of the low impedance headphones, such as ATH-ESW9. The ESW9 sounded wonderful on Vali, very solid bass, warm, fuller and sweet sound with decent soundstage.
I think I will be spending a lot of time this weekend listening to Vali. It is definitely the best headphone amp one could get for under $200.
Big thanks to all the contributors to this thread and kudos to Schiit Audio for producing such a wonderful product.
"Bright - A sound that emphasizes the upper midrange/lower treble. Harmonics are strong relative to fundamentals."
http://www.head-fi.org/t/220770/describing-sound-a-glossary
Anyone tried any HD 650's on it?
Can somebody explain to me what 'brighter' means in relation to the sound? (I'm new)
I have my 650's in a freshly sealed Amazon box. I have two weeks off work to burn them in and decide whether I want to keep them or not. (or stick with my 595's)
I have the Audioengine D1, but with the 650's I will add an amp. I just need to find out what I want first. A nice balance between the detail and warmth, but listening to them will dictate this.
ATM I have contemplated between Little dot iii vs Vali vs Valhalla.
Can somebody explain to me what 'brighter' means in relation to the sound? (I'm new)
I have my 650's in a freshly sealed Amazon box. I have two weeks off work to burn them in and decide whether I want to keep them or not. (or stick with my 595's)
I have the Audioengine D1, but with the 650's I will add an amp. I just need to find out what I want first. A nice balance between the detail and warmth, but listening to them will dictate this.
ATM I have contemplated between Little dot iii vs Vali vs Valhalla.
The D1 pairs up well as a DAC into the Vali. I can't speak for the HD650s, but I've listened through Beyer 990s, LCD-X, Mad Dogs and some semi-DIY headphones I put together, all sounded great through the combo. Another benefit is that you can turn the volume up on the Vali and leave it there, then use the volume control on the D1 to adjust - no ringing from touching the volume control on the Vali if your setup is more prone to it with the Vali alone.
-Mike