[amnesiac75]

No problem! My understanding is that the safest way to power on/off an amp is the following:

Power on amplifier (Headphones unplugged) ---> Wait around 20 seconds for tubes to warm up ---> Plug in headphones (With volume knob turned completely down) ---> Adjust volume and enjoy!
When ready to power down: Turn down volume ---> Unplug headphones ---> Turn amp off.

This should completely avoid any danger, real or imagined, to your headphones. Someone please correct me if I am mistaken about the safest procedure.  The company selling the amp says that they should be fine left plugged in all the time, but I still use the routine above for an extra level of safety. 

I ask schiit about my valhalla 1 when I first bought it and they said I could leave the headphones plugged in when powering on/off and for the 8 months I used it that's just what I did and never had any problems. I also left the headphones plugged in until the blue led faded to black ( usually around 10-20 min) I would guess that in 8 months I powered up/down at least 200 times and all my headphones still work perfectly.

 

[migasson]

Boo. Tried it with the HD700's.. Next to Sennheiser's HDVA600, it was glassy, and slightly harsh. Got on my **** after a while. Thats my two cents. So I bought the Senn amp

 

[lekoross]

I am looking to get my first tube amp. Would someone be able to describe the difference between the Vali, Valhalla (which I can get used for $235) and the Valhalla 2? I use Senn HD600's and mostly listen to jazz and classical. Also, any recommendation of a DAC to pair with one of them?

 

[grrorr76]

  I am looking to get my first tube amp. Would someone be able to describe the difference between the Vali, Valhalla (which I can get used for $235) and the Valhalla 2? I use Senn HD600's and mostly listen to jazz and classical. Also, any recommendation of a DAC to pair with one of them?

I have the Valhalla 2 . It is a full tube amp and sounds wonderful. I paired it with a Bifrost uber DAC its a fantastic pairing. The Vali I don't own so I can't comment.

 

[punit]

  Boo. Tried it with the HD700's.. Next to Sennheiser's HDVA600, it was glassy, and slightly harsh. Got on my **** after a while. Thats my two cents. So I bought the Senn amp

Were the tubes burnt in properly ? Most tubes sound harsh for the first 100-150 hrs , then they smooth out.

 

[migasson]

Were the tubes burnt in properly ? Most tubes sound harsh for the first 100-150 hrs , then they smooth out.

Yep, shop demo. The Senn HDVA600 kicked seven bells of **** out of it

 

[migasson]

Yep, shop demo. The Senn HDVA600 kicked seven bells of **** out of it

Having said that.
 
My comments are in terms of how the amps work with the HD700.
 
Valhalla (orig) works really well with Fischer FA's and K702's…

 

[gearofwar]

  I am looking to get my first tube amp. Would someone be able to describe the difference between the Vali, Valhalla (which I can get used for $235) and the Valhalla 2? I use Senn HD600's and mostly listen to jazz and classical. Also, any recommendation of a DAC to pair with one of them?

^  this, I'm in the same situation where i would go with used Valhalla 1 for my HD650. Can someone help us out?

 

[grrorr76]

Schiits bifrost is a great pairing for the valhalla. I have the valhalla 2 and bifrost uber they sound mighty sweet.

 

[servicenow]

  Schiits bifrost is a great pairing for the valhalla. I have the valhalla 2 and bifrost uber they sound mighty sweet.

Did u get bifrost with usb version ?

 

[servicenow]

  Having said that.
 
My comments are in terms of how the amps work with the HD700.
 
Valhalla (orig) works really well with Fischer FA's and K702's…

Does it pair well with K701/Q701/K7xx ? Any recommendation for DAC for Valhalla ? Does it work with VDAC ? 

 

[415906]

  Boo. Tried it with the HD700's.. Next to Sennheiser's HDVA600, it was glassy, and slightly harsh. Got on my **** after a while. Thats my two cents. So I bought the Senn Congrats 

Congrats on the Sennheiser amp!!! I have the HD700s also and have been reading all the reviews to see which is the best amp to go with. I was also looking at the oppo HA-1. Any idea on that one or is it better to go with separate amp and separate dac???

 

[obsidyen]

  Congrats on the Sennheiser amp!!! I have the HD700s also and have been reading all the reviews to see which is the best amp to go with. I was also looking at the oppo HA-1. Any idea on that one or is it better to go with separate amp and separate dac???

 
Depends HDVD800 has a good dac. But personally I'd buy HDVA 600 and Meridian Director.

 

[lekoross]

Does anyone know of any comparisons between the Valhalla or Valhalla 2 and the La Figaro 339?

 

[Puma Cat]

Hey guys,
I just got notice today that my V2 shipped today; I will be pairing it with a Modi 2 Uber DAC. This will primarily be a bedroom office system, for use when I am working at the computer. 
 
Going to roll some tubes in it; it was nice to read of the various reports of folks that rolled tubes into their own units. First thing is I'll roll in some 6922s as I have some around for my Conrad-Johnson tube gear for my loudspeaker based system. But I think I will probably end up with Ediswans as I have them in my CJ LP70S power amp, and they are really very nice once they burn in. 
 
Interested in trying those Novosibirsk 6N6Ps. 
 
Side note: my C-J preamp uses 6H30s, also a Russian military tube, and found the Reflektor "DR" models a bit step up over the stock EH tubes. Might look to see if there is a analogous tube for 6N6P applications. 
 
My Valhalla 2 should be in a few days, I will be using it with my Senn HD600s.