Schiit Audio Valhalla 3
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 total production cost of Valhalla 3—chassis, boards, transformers, assembly, etc—goes to US companies manufacturing in the US. Our chassis and transformers are made in California, and PCBs are California or Utah. The whole thing comes together in our San Antonio, Texas production facility.
5-Year Warranty and Easy Return Policy
Valhalla 3 includes a 5-year limited warranty that covers parts and labor. One exception: tubes. Tubes are covered by a separate 90-day warranty. If you don’t like your Valhalla 3, you can send it back for a refund, minus 5% restocking fee, within 15 days of receiving it.
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Specifications
- 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
- Heat
- 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
- Size
- Very desk-friendly 9 x 6 x 2, excluding tubes. About 3.25" tall with tubes.
- Frequency Response
- 20Hz-20Khz, +/-0.05dB
- Maximum Power, 32 ohms
- 750 mW RMS per channel with impedance multiplier
- Maximum Power, 300 ohms
- 250 mW RMS per channel without impedance multiplier
- THD 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
- THD+N 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
- IMD 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
- SNR High Gain
- Greater than 95dB, referenced to 2V RMS, A weighted
- Crosstalk
- Less than -75dB, 20Hz-20kHz, 300 ohm load
- Output Impedance SE 1/4" TRS Low Gain
- 25 ohms
- Output Impedance SE 1/4" TRS High Gain
- 40 ohms
- Output Impedance SE 1/4" TRS No Feedback
- 60 ohms
- Preamp Output Impedance
- Less than 200 ohms
- Input Impedance
- 50k ohms
- Gain Low
- 1.25x
- Gain High
- 6x
- Gain 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
- Weight
- 7 lb
Manufacturer's Description — Schiit Audio
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 total production cost of Valhalla 3—chassis, boards, transformers, assembly, etc—goes to US companies manufacturing in the US. Our chassis and transformers are made in California, and PCBs are California or Utah. The whole thing comes together in our San Antonio, Texas production facility.
5-Year Warranty and Easy Return Policy
Valhalla 3 includes a 5-year limited warranty that covers parts and labor. One exception: tubes. Tubes are covered by a separate 90-day warranty. If you don’t like your Valhalla 3, you can send it back for a refund, minus 5% restocking fee, within 15 days of receiving it.
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- Acoustic Sounds — online and in-store — Salina, Kansas, United States (website)
- Addicted to Audio — online and in-store — Epping, Victoria, Australia (website)
- Audio Magic - EU — online and in-store — Wola, Województwo mazowieckie, Poland (website)
- Class D Audio USA — online — United States (website)
- Golden Acoustics — in-store — Athina, Greece (website)
- Schiit Audio — online and in-store — Los Angeles, California, United States (website)
- The Analog Shop — in-store — Victor, New York, United States (website)