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  • Schiit Audio Vali 2 Reviews

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    Manufacturer: Schiit Audio
    Model: Vali 2
    Price $: 149.00

    Welcome to the most affordable serious tube hybrid amp on the planet—with performance and versatility that eclipse amps costing much, much more. The all-new Vali 2 is a great way to get started with tube sound, without needing a second mortgage! 

     

    The Most Serious Tube Design—Far Beyond its Price

    Some inexpensive (and not-so-inexpensive) tube amps don’t use tubes to their full potential, “starving” them with low plate voltages or using op-amp buffers for output. Not Vali 2. Vali 2 uses a unique, class-leading power supply that gives us 60V on the plate. Combined with a fully discrete, current-mode noninverting hybrid topology (Coherence™ Lite, maybe?), Vali 2 redefines what you can expect from an affordable tube amp, even at 2x its price. 

     

    Roll Your Own Sound

    Vali 2 is supplied with a single NOS 6BZ7 tube, which can be swapped for the same tubes we use in Lyr 2 and Mjolnir 2—feel free to use virtually any ECC88, 6922, 6DJ8, 2492, etc to “roll” the sound to your own preference. Plus, you only need a single tube, so rolling is easy and more affordable!

     

    Serious Power, Gain Switching, Preamp Outputs

    Vali delivers 1W into 32 ohms for hard-to-drive headphones—and, at the same time, offers a low gain mode for low-noise performance with sensitive headphones. You can also use the preamp outputs to add a tube preamp to your power amp or powered monitors. 

      

    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. 

     

    2-Year Warranty and Easy Returns

    Vali 2 is covered by a limited warranty that covers parts and labor for 2 years, and 90 days on the tubes. That’s 2x the coverage of most amps in this price range. And, if you don’t like your Vali 2, you can still send it back for a refund, minus 15% restocking fee, within 15 days of receiving your amp.

     

    Manufacturer's product page: https://www.schiit.com/products/vali-1

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