KLJTech
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With being limited to IEM"s,
What's the highest/best Schiit that would be good to use?
Would I hear a good enough diffrence/quality of I got the valhalla2 for IEMs?
I use the Gungnir and Asgard 2 in my office and the A2 does a great job with IEM's...I've used several Klipsch (X5, X7 and X10's) and my Westone W40's with it. I've never tried the Valhalla 2 though I've only read great things about, yet I'm not sure that it's the best choice for lower impedance IEM's. I see that it has an output impedance of 14 Ohms on high gain and 3.5 Ohms on low gain. Last year I used a Parasound Zdac in my bedroom setup and its headphone amp has a 10 Ohm output impedance and it made my 16 Ohm Klipsch sound lifeless. The Zdac's headphone amp isn't nearly as good as "any" of the stand alone Schitt amps, but I do believe that the higher output impedance hurt its performance with the Klipsch IEM's.