WifiWizard
New Head-Fier
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Has anyone tried the Genalex Gold Lion ECC88/6922 tubes in their V2? If so, what are your thoughts or other comparisons.
Has anyone considered/tried using tube socket extensions in their Valhalla 2..?
I'd like to know at which volume levels do you guys listen to music with Valhalla 2 using HD-650. I've been told that 10 o'clock should be enough power to kill my ears, but mine doesn't do that even at 3 o'clock when on stock tubes and high gain. After plugging in the Lyr tubes things got a bit louder (and brighter) - now the 1 o'clock seems to be nice and relatively loud spot, but, still, at this point it should probably rip my ears off.
As I was afraid that pushing the knob to the max wouldn't be safe, I asked the Schiit about this and got the answer that it won't hurt my amp. As of now I tried three different sources (all analog headphone-outs) and nothing changed - actually the tablet made the amp even more quiet.
I'm not complaining here. I don't mind pushing the amp to the limits, as long as it works and sounds good - which it does (plus, after reading an article about gain, I tried switching to low gain and it really improved the clarity of sound comparing to high gain, but the sound isn't that punchy anymore). So, out of curiosity, what could be the problem here?
I've found a specification sheet for my audio chip. Could any of you please check the page no. 69?
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/datasheets/ALC268_Sound.pdf
I have been using tube savers since I got my Valhalla 2. Yes the really cool down the gradient heat and make it much easier to remove tubes.
Bifrost Uber into Valhalla 2, driving Beyer T1.
Usually the pot in 9:00 ~ 11:00, unless playing albums with low volume.
BTW, both of my 2 24bit albums has lower volume. Not sure if there's a relation though.