Louisifer
New Head-Fier
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- May 11, 2017
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@bcowen - I may have advised you not to pursue this tube but perhaps if you find one for a decent price then it maybe worth your investment.
@Louisifer - How many hours have you clocked up on your Shunguang Treasure?
Did u attach a pic or something?
Does a 6SN7 work on Vali 2 ? If i need an adapter, can someone point me where one can get a good quality adapter?
Newbie with Schiit here. I have the Vali 2 and to my understanding, Schiit adds a relay on/off on their amps but my Vali 2 still pops on/ off and that annoying me. Since the Vali 2 is a hybrid with preamp tube, is it safe to turn the Vali2 on without any load attach ( the headphone ) and plug the H/P after 12 second or so ?I had only solid state amps before the Vali, and I used them for at least 3 hours per day. The stock tube starting getting grainy and weak on one channel by the time I had the big tube. My guess that I used the Vali for about 400 hours with the Shuguang tube. When I changed the tube, the improvement was immediate. If I had to use superlatives; space, detail, extension, separation, impact, and accuracy come to mind. I lost gain with the Shuguang. Hence, I had been searching for an amp to use the Shuguangas. I settled for the Icon Audio Icon Audio HP8 MKii, and after a lot of search, I got a great deal on this amp used with the stock tubes. Of course, Shuguangs on this throughout. I still love the Vali, but the Icon is so much better with the Chinese tubes. nn
Newbie with Schiit here. I have the Vali 2 and to my understanding, Schiit adds a relay on/off on their amps but my Vali 2 still pops on/ off and that annoying me. Since the Vali 2 is a hybrid with preamp tube, is it safe to turn the Vali2 on without any load attach ( the headphone ) and plug the H/P after 12 second or so ?
It POPS at startup (after 5-10 secs). Best to wait until it's done it's annoying thing before plugging in your headphones.
That startup/shutdown pop is really my only complaint with this amp.
That annoyed me too. I upgraded to a Project Ember ll and won't look back. It's a much better amp.That startup/shutdown pop is really my only complaint with this amp.