Schiit Audio Vali 2+ Desktop Headphone Amplifier

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Schiit Audio Vali 2+ Desktop Headphone Amplifier

The Most Serious Tube Design — Far Beyond its Price

1.5Watts into 32 ohms for hard-to-drive headphones

Quiet enough for sensitive IEMs — a 10dB reduction compared to the Vali 2

Roll Your Own Sound, use virtually any ECC88, 6922, 6DJ8, 2492!

Low gain mode available for low-noise performance with sensitive headphones

Use the Vali 2+ as a tube preamp to your power amp or powered monitors

Made in USA

$349.00

Description

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Want to play in the tube pool without going full boat crazy? Well, have we got an amp for you! Welcome to Vali 2+, the most affordable and versatile tube hybrid amp on the planet.

Tube Your Entire Desktop

Vali 2+ delivers plenty of power for hard-to-drive headphones—and also provides the low noise you need for sensitive cans. Plus, it covers all your needs with preamp outputs for your powered monitors or speaker power amp…and it stacks perfectly with our Modi DACs or Loki Mini equalizer to create a complete desktop system.

Serious Tube Design

Vali 2 uses a unique, class-leading power supply that gives us 60V on the plate. Combined with our unique Coherence™ topology—the only fully discrete, current-mode noninverting hybrid topology in any amp near this price—Vali 2+ redefines what you can expect from an affordable tube amp.

Roll Your Own Sound

Vali 2+ was designed with a single tube, so you can easily swap out the supplied 6BZ7 tube for a wide variety of interesting options, including ECC88, 6922, 6N1P, and even 6CG7! Stick to the great stock sound, or find the perfect tube for you!

Measurements Schmeasurements

If you want measurements, we got measurements—Magni Heresy’s got you covered. But if you’re ready to have some fun with something completely different, Vali 2+ is for you. Enjoy tube sound without tons of noise, play with different tubes without having to get a second mortgage for a matched quad, and see what this whole tube thing is all about!

Designed and Built in California

By “designed and built in California" this is what we mean: the vast majority of the total production cost of Vali 2+—chassis, boards, transformers, assembly, etc—goes to US companies manufacturing in the US. Our chassis are made minutes from our facility. Our PCBs are done just over the hill from us, or done in NorCal. Yes, the wall-warts are made in China, but there's some give and take at this price point.

Technical Specifications

Additional Information

Colour	Silver
Warranty	1 year (local)
Product Weight (g)	450
Availability	Preorder / Backorder (currently unavailable)
Product Type	Amplifier (Headphone)
Style/Type	Desktop
Features	Line-in, Line-out
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)	>99db, unweighted, referenced to 1V RMS, low gain
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	<0.03%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 1V RMS, low gain
Output Power	32 ohms: 1000mW RMS per channel
Input Connectivity	RCA
Output Connectivity	RCA / Phono
Microphone	None
Additional Tech Specs	Maximum Power, 32 ohms: 1500mW RMS per channel Maximum Power, 50 ohms: 1000mW RMS per channel Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 400mW RMS per channel Maximum Power, 600 ohms: 200mW RMS per channel Note: Maximum power rated at less than 5% THD for tube and tube hybrid amps, as compared to less than 1% for solid state. Low Gain Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, +/-0.02db at 300 ohms, 20Hz-20Khz, +/-0.6db at 32 ohms, -3dB at 1MHz THD: <0.009%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 1V RMS, 300 ohms IMD: <0.015%, CCIR, 300 ohms SNR: >115db, unweighted, referenced to 1V RMS Crosstalk: -90dB, 20Hz-20KHz, 300 ohms Output Impedance: 0.4 ohms High Gain Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, +/-0.02db at 300 ohms, 20Hz-20Khz, +/-0.6db at 32 ohms, -3dB at 300kHz THD: <0.3%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 1V RMS, 300 ohms IMD: <0.5%, CCIR, 300 ohms SNR: >100db, unweighted, referenced to 1V RMS Crosstalk: -90dB, 20Hz-20KHz, 300 ohms Output Impedance: 1.8 ohms Input Impedance: 50K ohms Gain: 5 (14dB) or 1 (0dB) Topology: Coherence™: tube voltage gain with convolved bipolar current mode inverter and discrete bipolar class A driver and Class AB output stage Protection: delayed start and fast shut-down with muting relay Power Supply: wall wart with 24VAC and 6VAC outputs, regulated HV and LV rails for tube and bipolar components, 6V AC heater Power Consumption: 9W Size: 5 x 3.5 x 2.75”

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