Review: Schiit Lyr 2 Headphone Amplifier (With Tube Comparisons) 

aornic So you like more Lyr 2 or Vallhala 2? Also what do you think about them vs iFi iCan SE

Raizel Kuroi for planars, Lyr 2. For dynamics, Valhalla 2. Prefer both over micro iCan.

aornic x

aornic Have you tried the Vallhala 2 with planars?

I'm buying the MASSDROP CTH + SDAC DAC/AMP paired with my HD660s Which tubes should i get? I just want a warm and good sound. Mostly for music and movies.

No problem. You and I are very much in the minority when it comes to being interested in tube rolling. Cheers.

Cheers mate.

Get a DarkVoice, half the price and It sounds FANTASTIC with HD700 and even the HD800.

NETnews Thanks a lot appreciate the advice

If you're open to upgrading you dac, the modi multibit is warmer and smoother than the modi2. Not like overly warm, just far more organic sounding. The treble is more detailed but way smoother and doesn't have that digital harshness of modi 2.

Magnus Eide Knutsen I am up to upgrading my DAC, but since I am short on money, I want to do one thing at a time. Are there any specific tubes that I should get with the darkvoice or are the stock tubes just fine?

No. The Darkvoice doesn't have enough output for the 300ohm HD800/S. It will get to 75% max. 1 watt power? The valahalla 2 is $349 and pumps almost a watt into 300 ohms, almost double the darkvoice. It's a 4w amp.

I don't know much about IEMs and their price ranges, but the Pinnacle P1 should be able to be bought for far cheaper than that.

aornic thanks for your nice review. This time with the changing tubes was nice.

Im using my meze 99 classics with them and I never even go above 10 percent volume so I dont think iems would go well with a amp like this which is quite powerful.

Avi Singh eventually

aornic Just wondering, If you had to choose one out of the eikon and Atticus, which would you take, I'm having trouble deciding, I like the HD650 so the Atticus maybe a good choice, but I was leaning more towards the Eikon for something different, but the difference is 300 and buying blind at this price is kind of scary, all signs point to them both being very good and the Eikon being technically great

Avi Singh of the two, I'd pick Eikon.

aornic Thanks, Once I pay my tuition I'm going to order a pair, what do you think of the new wood, Camphor

Avi Singh it's beautiful and lighter than padauk

explain pls how those oils can affect them thru glass?