Schiit Valhalla 3 - Impressions Thread

[Digital Enigma]

Well if performance is the same at nearly half the price absolutely! I'm not happy about spending tons of money.

If i get both ill update the thread with my impressions

 

[MattTCG]

From the Schiit website, this is what really peaked my interest:

Valhalla 3 sounds a bit like Folkvangr.
It is. Folkvangr, an insane 10-tube special edition amp we made a few years back, was the proving ground for Valhalla 3. Folkvangr has been a good, solid amp; now we’re bringing those ideas to a more desktop-friendly and more wallet-friendly amp.

If you ever heard the Folkvangr, you'll understand.

 

[MindBreak]

From the Schiit website, this is what really peaked my interest:

Valhalla 3 sounds a bit like Folkvangr.
It is. Folkvangr, an insane 10-tube special edition amp we made a few years back, was the proving ground for Valhalla 3. Folkvangr has been a good, solid amp; now we’re bringing those ideas to a more desktop-friendly and more wallet-friendly amp.

If you ever heard the Folkvangr, you'll understand.

That peaked my interest as well when Jason described it as such almost a year ago. Many of us have been waiting a long time to find out for ourselves. My unit is arriving on Sunday* (provided FedEx feels like it), so I don't have much longer to wait.

 

[VolumusMaximus]

Ordered early (6:30A) yesterday... no shipping notice yet

 

[Runrunsmithfly]

Is it time to retire my Valhalla 2? Maybe. I've enjoyed it for years and have three sets of 6922 tubes that I like roll in it. I'm looking forward to reading people's reviews here.

 

[Duncan_McCloud]

From the Schiit website, this is what really peaked my interest:

Valhalla 3 sounds a bit like Folkvangr.
It is. Folkvangr, an insane 10-tube special edition amp we made a few years back, was the proving ground for Valhalla 3. Folkvangr has been a good, solid amp; now we’re bringing those ideas to a more desktop-friendly and more wallet-friendly amp.

If you ever heard the Folkvangr, you'll understand.

So if someone have the FV, it's kinda useless to have the Valhalla 3 ?

 

[Orange5o]

So if someone have the FV, it's kinda useless to have the Valhalla 3 ?

I have a Folkvangr in my desk setup and VH3 will be in my bedside table stack...

But yes, if you're expecting it to be the same or better than Fv, that's probably not realistic.

 

[j0val]

Ended up placing an order last night. Ships in 5-7 days now. Enough time to read some early impressions in a couple days.

 

[bagwell359]

Well if performance is the same at nearly half the price absolutely! I'm not happy about spending tons of money.

I love the Echo 2, because it's quiet, has fine and subtle definition, and the bass is nimble. I like the BCH w/ the speedball a lot more than w/o. If the V3 is very tubey than its liable to be fairly different. The cost and impedance multiplier makes the V3 an interesting item.

 

[Livetaswim06]

I love the Echo 2, because it's quiet, has fine and subtle definition, and the bass is nimble. I like the BCH w/ the speedball a lot more than w/o. If the V3 is very tubey than its liable to be fairly different. The cost and impedance multiplier makes the V3 an interesting item.

Is the Bottlehead Crack really the best OTL tube amp out there? I haven't heard almost anything negative about it and it's fairly cheap.

 

[bagwell359]

Is the Bottlehead Crack really the best OTL tube amp out there? I haven't heard almost anything negative about it and it's fairly cheap.

No. I prefer the Echo 2 by a good amount, but it is cheap and good.

 

[LobalWarming]

Is the Bottlehead Crack really the best OTL tube amp out there? I haven't heard almost anything negative about it and it's fairly cheap.

No. I prefer the Echo 2 by a good amount, but it is cheap and good.

I prefer the Eufonika H5-KPCU to both by quite a margin. 6SN7 driver, 6AS7/6080 output, but can roll so much more. Separate choke power supply for each tube section for moderate cost. Quiet, detailed and rich. Check the big Eufonika thread for more: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/eufonika-valve-amps-from-poland.909833/

 

[JTBaccordionMusic]

Is the Bottlehead Crack really the best OTL tube amp out there? I haven't heard almost anything negative about it and it's fairly cheap.

I had the BHC with Speedball going back some years now and it's a nice "Entry" type of OTL to dip your feet into the OTL waters. Def better options out there though

 

[Digital Enigma]

I prefer the Eufonika H5-KPCU to both by quite a margin. 6SN7 driver, 6AS7/6080 output, but can roll so much more. Separate choke power supply for each tube section for moderate cost. Quiet, detailed and rich. Check the big Eufonika thread for more: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/eufonika-valve-amps-from-poland.909833/

Oh thats a beauty! havent seen that model before.

love having more options outisde of the USA as well these days, thanks to Feliks and Eufonika. You guys get a get a hell of a deal on schiit gear though.

 

[MindBreak]

Ordered more of my go-to stands for smaller gear in preparation for my Valhalla 3.
https://a.co/d/ewcXn7N