CJs06
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I've never tried any of the Sennheiser headphones. It seems the Vali has good synergy and is a great pairing with some of their headphones. I'll be curious to try them sometime hopefully.
OK, I'll chime in and give my two cents about the Vali's sound. First some background...
I just parted out most of my semi-high-buck 2.2 channel speaker system and went to
headphone listening full-time. I've had a pair of HD590's for 8-9 years, but used them sparingly until a couple months ago when I started listening to them when my wife and kids grew tired of hearing loud music when doing homework, watching TV, pretty much all the time. So I found a package deal from Craigslist that included a pair of HD600's and a Vali. I just ordered an Uber Bifrost, but for now I'm using a Peachtree Nova as my DAC along with a Mac mini, iUSB and a V-Link 192. The Vali and HD600 combo just makes me smile. I love when music takes me to another place, and this does it every time for me. That's something my speaker system only did a couple times in 2 years. Maybe the best part, is that I'll just sit and listen to an entire album without wanting to skip tracks or check my Facebook/Twitter/E-Mail. I originally wanted to get a Bottlehead Crack, and I still probably will, but I'm I absolutely no rush with an inexpensive amp that sounds this good.
I've never tried any of the Sennheiser headphones. It seems the Vali has good synergy and is a great pairing with some of their headphones. I'll be curious to try them sometime hopefully.
Sure, it rings for 20 seconds or so after it gets bumped, but it doesn't bother me.
I listen for an hour at a time without touching anything except my iPad.
OK, I'll chime in and give my two cents about the Vali's sound. First some background...
I just parted out most of my semi-high-buck 2.2 channel speaker system and went to
headphone listening full-time. I've had a pair of HD590's for 8-9 years, but used them sparingly until a couple months ago when I started listening to them when my wife and kids grew tired of hearing loud music when doing homework, watching TV, pretty much all the time. So I found a package deal from Craigslist that included a pair of HD600's and a Vali. I just ordered an Uber Bifrost, but for now I'm using a Peachtree Nova as my DAC along with a Mac mini, iUSB and a V-Link 192. The Vali and HD600 combo just makes me smile. I love when music takes me to another place, and this does it every time for me. That's something my speaker system only did a couple times in 2 years. Maybe the best part, is that I'll just sit and listen to an entire album without wanting to skip tracks or check my Facebook/Twitter/E-Mail. I originally wanted to get a Bottlehead Crack, and I still probably will, but I'm I absolutely no rush with an inexpensive amp that sounds this good.
But... does it ring?
Can anyone suggest a mod? Surely there's a quantum physicist here who can devise a stasis field. A Head-Fier may need to initially lobby for the planet's nations to unify and fund such a scientific endeavour. Should be a simple task though. You just need to remind world leaders of the Vali's $119 price tag and the trillions required to harness black holes will seem like church change. See if these whiny tubes squeal in the absence of space-time.
I'm sure that you can adjust the volume knob without any ringing, even touch the case, That's how it plays out for me.
Doesn't the Vali drive those HD600, pretty loud? Or as Jimi Hendrix once sang, "I have a hummingbird that hums so loud, you think you were losing your mind." :basshead: