VALHALLA 3
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VALHALLA 3

£530
VAT already included
2-3 Days

What’s a fully modern tube amp? It’s one that combines the best part of tubes—pure triode topology and massive power supply—with the best technology and protection of today. The result? Valhalla 3, a tube amp to enjoy confidently with virtually any headphone.

Nothing Between You and the Tubes

With Valhalla 3, there’s nothing between the tubes and your headphones. No transformer. No capacitors. You’re hearing nothing but the tubes. This OTL/OCL topology makes Valhalla 3 the rarest of breeds, an amp where tubes directly connect to your headphones. 

 Boost When You Need It

Tubes, even directly connected, are best for high-impedance headphones. But that’s not a limitation for Valhalla 3. Engage the impedance multiplier and enjoy much higher power output, while still maintaining that tube connection and tube sound.

No Feedback On Tap

Valhalla 3 gives you two gain settings—low and high—both with feedback. Or, choose no feedback at all, for unique flexibility with high-impedance headphones.  

 Sophisticated Analog Computer Protection

Valhalla 3 constantly monitors DC to protect your most valued headphones. Unlike most protection systems, there’s no microprocessor or digital circuitry involved—instead, an analog computer has full control, and will dis-engage the output at any sign of trouble.

 Designed and Built in the USA

By “designed and built in the USA" this is what we mean: the vast majority of the production of Valhalla 3—chassis, boards, transformers, assembly, etc—is manufactured in the US. Schiit's chassis and transformers are made in California, and PCBs are California or Utah. The whole thing comes together in Schiit's San Antonio, Texas production facility. 


5-Year Warranty

Valahalla 3  is covered by a 5-year UK limited warranty that covers parts and labour

Specs

SPECS THAT MATTER

Power: plenty for high-impedance headphones (without impedance multiplier) plenty for most headphones (with impedance multiplier engaged)

Noise: inaudible on most headphones and IEMs; may have some noise floor on very very sensitive IEMs.

Distortion: abysmal by modern standards, 1000x higher than most of the stuff we make, but has very nice triode profile 

amp gets very warm, tubes get extremely warm; should be placed in a cool, well-ventilated location; this is normal and the amp is designed to easily exceed its 5-year warranty despite the heat

very desk-friendly

 

OTHER SPECS

 

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, +/-0.05dB

 

Output Power

 

Maximum Power, 32 ohms: 750 mW RMS per channel with impedance multiplier

Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 250 mW RMS per channel without impedance multiplier

 

Note: rated at 10% THD since this is a tube amplifier

   

THD+N

 

Low Gain: Less than 0.05% at 1V RMS into 300 ohms

High Gain: Less than 0.2% at 1V RMS into 300 ohms 

 

IMD

 

Low Gain: Less than 0.05% at 1V RMS into 300 ohms, CCIF

High Gain: Less than 0.25% at 1V RMS into 300 ohms, CCIF

 

SNR

 

Low Gain: Greater than 110dB, referenced to 2V RMS, A weighted

High Gain: Greater than 95dB, referenced to 2V RMS. A weighted

 

Crosstalk

 

Less than -75dB, 20Hz-20kHz, 300 ohm load

 

Output Impedance

 

SE ¼” TRS output:

 

Low gain: 25 ohms

High gain: 40 ohms

No feedback: 60 ohms

 

Preamp output: less than 200 ohms

 

Input Impedance: 50k ohms

 

Gain: 

 

Low: 1.25x

High: 6x

No feedback: 10x 

 

Topology: All-triode, noninverting, single voltage gain stage, current-source biased front end and optimized WCF output stage, output transformerless (OTL), DC coupled input and DC coupled from the tube output (OCL)

 

Tube Complement: 6N1P dual triode input, 6N6P dual triode output, 1 each per channel. 6N1Ps rollable to 6DJ8, E88CC, 6922, 6BZ7, and similar types. Do not exceed 2.7A total heater current.

 

Protection: DC oversight and mute via analog computer style protection system, turn-on delay, DC servo

 

Power Supply: 100% linear power supply with internal 48VA transformer, discrete regulated 200V tube rail, +/-100V output rails with capacitance multipliers, +/-12V regulated rails for impedance multiplier and oversight.

 

Power Consumption: 27W typical

  

Size: 22.86 x 15.24 x 5.08 cm, excluding tubes. About 3.25" tall with tubes.

 

Weight: 3.5 KG

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