[beriguu]

Could you post picturesof your Valhalla 2 turned on?? Mine has been on forthree days, and i am enjoying it very muvh with my HD600, but some of the tubes are quite jiggly, and their light is very dim. I cant notice iff they twosmall tubes are on when i look at them from the front . I have been comparing them to the magni 2 uber and at 12 o'clock , the magni is coniderably louder thanthe Valhalla.

Is all this normal??

Have you flipped the GAIN switch in the back to HI (as in up direction) on V2? If not, you are at low gain and your HD600 will sound "quiet" unless you turn the dial to 12 o'clock as you described.
For jiggly tubes, you may not have the tubes seated properly. I had to bend some of my tube pins to align better to the socket to seat better. No jiggling after that.
 
This is my first post, so I guess I can't attach an image.
When I look down 45 degrees at my V2 and I can see all the tubes glowing orange. Right tubes are slightly dimmer than the left ones though.

 

[alitomr]

Have you flipped the GAIN switch in the back to HI (as in up direction) on V2? If not, you are at low gain and your HD600 will sound "quiet" unless you turn the dial to 12 o'clock as you described.
For jiggly tubes, you may not have the tubes seated properly. I had to bend some of my tube pins to align better to the socket to seat better. No jiggling after that.

This is my first post, so I guess I can't attach an image.
When I look down 45 degrees at my V2 and I can see all the tubes glowing orange. Right tubes are slightly dimmer than the left ones though.

Yes, @beryguu, the gain is set to hi. I did push it and at 3 o'clock the SPL iis hearing-damaging.

 

[beriguu]

@alitomr, Here is a picture of my V2 tube glow for you to compare yours to. I don't know how other V2s look like though.
 

 

[Paladin79]

Mine is pretty consistent with that photo, both front and back tubes look identical to their mates.

 

[ksathug]

i need some advice 
 
i have a sound card the asus stx as my dac and the Vallhalla 2 as my amp the sound is good and powerfull but the base is not that good its like its fake !!
 
i heard the JDS Labs Assembled Objective2 
 
the base was good 
 
i have 2 choices 
 
eather i get the 
 
JDS LABS THE ELEMENT 
 
or
 
Bifrost
 
wich you recomend for me
 
i love it to be simple 
 
if ther is minmum difrince for the elment vs  Vallhalla 2+Bifrost
 
i will go with the elment 
 
pls hellp me diside

 

[Torq]

The "4490" version of the Bifrost has nice bass slam, if a slight bloom/exaggeration to it compared to the Multi-bit version, and that'd be my vote vs. the Element if I was going to buy a DAC.
 
Of course, we don't know if you're looking for greater bass extension, higher bass volume, or you want more articulation ... since "it sounds fake" doesn't tell us very much.
 
Given your headphones, though, I'd first try applying some EQ in your player, as that's far more likely to give you what you want and won't cost you anything but a bit of trial and error.

 

[ksathug]

  The "4490" version of the Bifrost has nice bass slam, if a slight bloom/exaggeration to it compared to the Multi-bit version, and that'd be my vote vs. the Element if I was going to buy a DAC.
 
Of course, we don't know if you're looking for greater bass extension, higher bass volume, or you want more articulation ... since "it sounds fake" doesn't tell us very much.
 
Given your headphones, though, I'd first try applying some EQ in your player, as that's far more likely to give you what you want and won't cost you anything but a bit of trial and error.

thx for the reply my only isue is the base is week ther is no kick i cant feel it the wierd thing is my stx hase better base 
 
after searching i found that tube amps are not good for base the solid state amps have better base if i trade my amp for a 
 
JDS Labs - The Element will it be a upgrade or its not worth 
 
and thx for the reply i relay appreciate it

 

[mysticstryk]

thx for the reply my only isue is the base is week ther is no kick i cant feel it the wierd thing is my stx hase better base 

after searching i found that tube amps are not good for base the solid state amps have better base if i trade my amp for a 

JDS Labs - The Element will it be a upgrade or its not worth 

and thx for the reply i relay appreciate it

The amp in the element will be a significant downgrade from your valhalla 2 for your hd650. I use a Bifrost 4490 and Valhalla 2 stack for my own 650s and bass slam is good. If you want to spend less than what the Bifrost costs, the Modi 2 Uber now comes with the 4490 chip as well for $150. Would be almost as good as the Bifrost.

 

[kejar31]

The amp in the element will be a significant downgrade from your valhalla 2 for your hd650. I use a Bifrost 4490 and Valhalla 2 stack for my own 650s and bass slam is good. If you want to spend less than what the Bifrost costs, the Modi 2 Uber now comes with the 4490 chip as well for $150. Would be almost as good as the Bifrost.

Lets not forget you can now also get the Modi Multibit for 250! 

 

[Torq]

  thx for the reply my only isue is the base is week ther is no kick i cant feel it the wierd thing is my stx hase better base 
 
after searching i found that tube amps are not good for base the solid state amps have better base if i trade my amp for a 
 
JDS Labs - The Element will it be a upgrade or its not worth 
 
and thx for the reply i relay appreciate it

 
Tube amps not good for bass?  Not sure where you heard that ... but it's not accurate.  I've got three of them (WA5-LE, WA6, Lyr 2) and they definitely deliver the goods!  

 

[artur9]

Has anyone compared the upsampling done by SoX to that done by the megaburrito filter?
 
Right now I have minimserver using ffmpeg/sox to upsample/convert everything to 96Khz/24b WAV (limit of my system) and I think it sounds good.
 
Curious as to whether native samplerate WAV into Schiit MB tech sounds better.  Although, my preamplifier upsamples everything to 96Khz to do its room correction so I do not think I will actually get native sample rates to the DAC.
 
Due to the above I don't think I can take full advantage of the Yggy so it's either Gumby or upgrade my Uber to Bimby.  Maybe, due to the above, Bimby is as good as I can take advantage of.

 

[jfoxvol]

   
Tube amps not good for bass?  Not sure where you heard that ... but it's not accurate.  I've got three of them (WA5-LE, WA6, Lyr 2) and they definitely deliver the goods!  

Agreed.  Older tube designs and many tube guitar amplifiers can have a spongy bass.  But done right, like the above listed amps, bass is absolutely rocking.  

 

[biggbenn74]

Can anyone find a V1 Modi for under $100 right now? I have the Magni V1 and just got a nice Denon SACD player with optional DAC bypass through digital coaxial.

 

[Paladin79]

  Can anyone find a V1 Modi for under $100 right now? I have the Magni V1 and just got a nice Denon SACD player with optional DAC bypass through digital coaxial.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Schiit-Modi-Magni-Dac-Amp-Stack-Combo-/252489636692?hash=item3ac98e1b54:g:qoEAAOSwtnpXpOGX
 
This includes a Magni but right now the bid is $86 plus shipping. It may well go higher. There are also a couple Modi 2's there for reasonable prices as well but it sounds like you are seeking a version 1.

 

[biggbenn74]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Schiit-Modi-Magni-Dac-Amp-Stack-Combo-/252489636692?hash=item3ac98e1b54:g:qoEAAOSwtnpXpOGX

This includes a Magni but right now the bid is $86 plus shipping. It may well go higher. There are also a couple Modi 2's there for reasonable prices as well but it sounds like you are seeking a version 1.

I saw. I'm not too interested in auctions and watching things. I'm a "buy it now" kind of guy. It seems like it's the only one available though. WHY ARE THEY SO RARE?!