Schiit Vali 2 Hybrid Tube Amplifier - Comprehensive Review, Teardown, Comparison & Hybrid Discussion

Review of the new (as of this video upload; it released early December, 2015) Schiit Audio Vali 2 Tube Hybrid Amplifier, as well as comparison with the Bravo Audio V3 and brief discussion about the basic topology of a hybrid amplifier. Discussion about the basic topology, hybrid generals, tube rolling, performance on headphones (such as the Fostex TH-900 with a low nominal impedance of less than 30 Ohms) and sound quality among other topics are discussed, as well as my overall take on the tube market industry. The video starts with a quick overview & comparison of the Bravo V3, followed by a very basic overview of the hybrid V3 and then proceeds to the full review of the Vali 2 around 14-15 minutes into the video. Sorry about the poor audio quality; I am using a RX100 first generation Sony camera which is very capable but unfortunately does not have an external audio input - I didn't have time to record audio separately and then post-process, so it'll have to do! My review of the Bravo Audio V3 (written back in August 2015): https://shikhirarora.com/2015/08/07/t... My Head-Fi review of the Bravo V3 (written way back in May 2015): http://www.head-fi.org/products/bravo... Dave (EEVBlog) teardown of a cheap, starved-plate voltage hybrid tube amp (an example of a bad hybrid amplifier):    • EEVblog #837 - Reverse Engineering A Valve...   Feel free to comment if you have any questions or comments. Thanks for watching!