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Orchard Audio Valencia

Balanced Headphone and Power Amplifier

  • Fully balanced design
  • Exceedingly low noise and distortion
  • Neotech OCC wiring for 4-Pin XLR output
  • Independent linear regulators for each channel
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Orchard Audio Valencia

Orchard Audio Valencia

The Valencia® headphone amp delivers up to 17W of power, drives demanding headphones, and features balanced XLR inputs in a sleek aluminum chassis.

Valencia was designed with three clear purposes…

  • Be the world’s first dedicated balanced headphone power amplifier.
  • Be one of the world’s cleanest measuring headphone amplifiers.
  • Be one of the most powerful headphone amplifiers available today.

No noise.
No distortion.
No limitations.

Valencia boasts a refined class AB design that accurately and effortlessly pushes any modern headphone from 16Ω to 600Ω, inside an absolutely pitch-black noise envelope. We minimized components and eliminated all complications to the signal path. You won’t find a gain selector, secondary inputs, or volume control on Valencia. It is purely a power amp.

Measuring a SINAD of 118db, Valencia is the pinnacle of a modern transparent amplifier. Never before has a headphone amplification system been designed to traverse with so little interference. Audiophiles often ask if an amplifier is warm, sibilant, or adds weight and depth to the sound. Valencia adds nothing.

A power amp for headphones introduces some new challenges for audio enthusiasts.

Using a power amp means that the user must control the volume via pre-amp or other means. Your choice of DAC, pre-amp – be it solid-state Class-A – or a tube, will greatly affect the sound of your headphones when running off of Valencia. Having 17 watts (@32Ω) of extremely clean power puts responsibility on the listener. Control of the input voltage is necessary to prevent possible damage to both a headphone and the listener’s hearing. With care, Valencia can run even the most sensitive IEMs with a completely black background if the source gear shares a near-zero noise floor.

Valencia features a single set of Balanced XLR inputs on the rear and a single 4-pin XLR output on the front. Every unit includes a 4-pin XLR to 4.4mm Pentaconn adapter.

RCA to XLR adapters may be used with the rear inputs. These adapters lower the potential output power of the amp, which may benefit some users of more sensitive headphones. Alternatively, should your source be only RCA and you wish to use the full power of Valencia, Orchard Audio sells an active RCA to XLR Converter for this use case.

Single-ended headphone connections (e.g., 1/4″ / 6.35mm) are not supported by Valencia.

Additionally, a complete set of speaker-style banana taps is located on the rear of the unit. These can be used for high-efficiency speakers (>=95db/w), as Valencia supports an 8Ω load with a ~7-watt output, maintaining the same pitch black background that headphones enjoy. NOTE: These taps are active at the same time as the headphone jack so it is NOT recommended to use both simultaneously!

A soft off-white LED power button is located on the angled front fascia and a hard-off power supply switch is located above the 90 to 264 Volt AC input on the rear, making Valencia worldwide compliant directly out of the box.

Technical Details

Specifications

  • >134dB (A-weighted)

  • 44 kΩ

  • 0.81W into 600 Ω
    1.62W into 300 Ω
    3.24W into 150 Ω
    7.5W into 64 Ω
    9.5W into 50 Ω
    17W into 32 Ω
    10W into 16 Ω
    8W into 8 Ω

  • Universal AC Input (90 to 264VAC)

  • 9.5″ (24.15cm) x 9.25″ (23.5cm) x 3″ (7.62cm)

  • 5lbs (2.3kg)

What's in the Box

  • 1 x Valencia
    1 x 4-Pin XLR to 4.4mm adapter
    1 x 6ft US power cable
    Compatible worldwide (ships with US power cord only)

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