Nope, he lived on the other side of town.Are you Spider-Man?

Nope, he lived on the other side of town.Are you Spider-Man?
Then you ought to order it right away.Seriously considering picking one of these up. For those who have their Valhalla 3, how "tubey" does it sound? I'm happy with my solid state setup (for now) and want a tube amp to have something very different sounding for that tube magic. Most of my headphones are dynamics (Verite, Atrium, HD600, HD800, etc.)
I 2nd this suggestion.Then you ought to order it right away.
All of the headphones you've listed should be excellent candidates for a Tube amp like the Valhalla 3 and other OTL Tube Amps. You're already half way there!!Seriously considering picking one of these up. For those who have their Valhalla 3, how "tubey" does it sound? I'm happy with my solid state setup (for now) and want a tube amp to have something very different sounding for that tube magic. Most of my headphones are dynamics (Verite, Atrium, HD600, HD800, etc.)
Sure can! You just need adapters.Anyone know if you can roll E80CC tubes on the Val 3?
Nice I could dig up any info on adapting the E80CC Phillips tubes I have on my xduoo TA30.Sure can! You just need adapters.
https://pulsetubestore.com/products/12axx-to-ecc88-adapter-plug-play-novib-©-1960s-nos-british-mcmurdo-phenolic-socket-on-top-plus-vibration-reduction-base-9-pin-b9a-noval-not-made-in-china
I ran Folkvangr on all e180cc's adapted (including the 6n6p's)
Mine arrived today with tubes packed with the Valhalla 3 unit. It’s a small box with padded compartments for the tubes. Sorry to hear yours did not ship with the tubes.I received my silver Valhalla 3 today — was sure to be home at the specific time for the signature-required FedEx delivery, which completed without a hitch.
But no tubes.
I've emailed Schiit, and I assume they will take care of it (they sent out a replacement for a buzzing power supply of a different unit previously).
Anyone else receive a Valhalla 3 with no tubes?
EDIT: How did your Valhalla 3 tubes come packed? In the box with the amp? In a separate shipping box? In a seperate box than the amp but same outer shipping box?
How different does it sound from your solid state amps? Does it sound "tubey"?I 2nd this suggestion.
It pairs really well with my Atrium Open.
I wholeheartedly agree.Wow... that's pretty inexcusable. Shame. That's like buying a headphone that comes without Pads on it or they forget to include the HP cable. Come on Schiit!! Do Better!!
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so about this tidbit for this amp on their website, does this amp play friendly with hifiman planars? i'm using a 35ohm one. it'd be cool if someone could test it and report back
- Impedance multiplier. We’ve also added an impedance multiplier so Valhalla 3 can drive a wider range of headphones. Tubes are usually very current-limited, so they’re not spectacular for low-impedance headphones. The impedance multiplier makes the tubes in Valhalla 3 act like they are driving a higher impedance load. This makes for much higher power output.