There must be something wrong in your systems because the Valhalla doesn't sound shrill. Maybe you should try different tubes. I changed mine for gold JJ and and the output tubes from Cryoset. Schiit installs cheap tubes so they can price the amp not to expensive.
There must be something wrong in your systems because the Valhalla doesn't sound shrill. Maybe you should try different tubes. I changed mine for gold JJ and and the output tubes from Cryoset. Schiit installs cheap tubes so they can price the amp not to expensive.
I use Amperex Bugle Boys in my Valhalla 2 and they're great with really anything that is recorded well. Throw in something that's recorded poorly or low quality mp3 files and it'll probably sound bad with any tube and any setup on the HD800.
I've been looking for recommendations myself and a lot of people say the stock tubes aren't too shabby. That's what I'm using with my Val 2 and HD700's and I have no complaints.
With the Valhalla 2, can I just change out the front 2 tubes to switch up the sound, or do the power tubes need to be swapped as well? Are there pretty nice tubes that are on the cheap side? I'm new to OTL amps and considering buying a Valhalla 2 for my HD650.
Congrats on getting a Val 2, I'm sure you'll love it!
The tubes should be firmly seated into the sockets and you should be able to feel some resistance once they have been seated. The sockets are designed to be a tight fit to ensure good contact with the pins, but the tubes shouldn't be "wobbly".
Congrats on getting a Val 2, I'm sure you'll love it!
The tubes should be firmly seated into the sockets and you should be able to feel some resistance once they have been seated. The sockets are designed to be a tight fit to ensure good contact with the pins, but the tubes shouldn't be "wobbly".
With the Valhalla 2, can I just change out the front 2 tubes to switch up the sound, or do the power tubes need to be swapped as well? Are there pretty nice tubes that are on the cheap side? I'm new to OTL amps and considering buying a Valhalla 2 for my HD650.
Changing the front pair (shorter tubes) is all you really need to do. I use the Amperex Bugle Boys, they're very nice and not too expensive. Works lovely with the HD800. Though the Amperex Orange Globes worked amazing with the HD650.
Changing the front pair (shorter tubes) is all you really need to do. I use the Amperex Bugle Boys, they're very nice and not too expensive. Works lovely with the HD800. Though the Amperex Orange Globes worked amazing with the HD650.
Thanks! I could only find the Bugle Boy Amperex, is that the same thing? I'm new to tube rolling, just want some cheaper tubes that are better than the stock for the hd650 that I can try out once my Valhalla 2 gets here.
Thanks! I could only find the Bugle Boy Amperex, is that the same thing? I'm new to tube rolling, just want some cheaper tubes that are better than the stock for the hd650 that I can try out once my Valhalla 2 gets here.
Should be the same thing. Get the ones from the 60s or early 70s. The Valhalla 2 itself is already great with the HD650. Tube rolling will be icing on the cake!
Am I going nuts or is it just extremely difficult to install / re-install tubes on schiit amps? I am very familiar with the ''rolling'' process
and find it to be very easy just inserting half way into the socket, then rock/roll them gently into place.
I recently switched out my gold lion ECC88 back to stock, just for kicks. Upon removing stock and reinstalling the gold lions,
I found it almost impossible to reinstall both tubes.
I actually bent the pins on one of the GL tubes but was able to use tweezers to re-align the pins. It took a scary amount of force to
finally get them back into the sockets (I wasnt just 'pressing down'). I was a bit scared to turn the amp back on but they are installed
and work fine for now.
Has anyone else had this kind of difficulty with the sockets and aftermarket tubes?
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