Zeos Intro Video
Valencia was brought into this world with purpose…
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Be the world’s first dedicated Headphone Power Amplifier
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Be one of the world’s cleanest measuring headphone amplifiers
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Be one of the most powerful headphone amplifiers available today.
These were a few of the requests put forth when Orchard Audio teamed up with long time audio commentator Z Reviews before designing Valencia. We here at Orchard Audio are proud to present what we were able to achieve.
A refined class AB design able to accurately and effortlessly push any modern headphone from 16Ω to 600Ω inside an absolutely pitch black noise envelope. We minimized systems internal component counts and eliminated all complications to the signal path. You won’t find a Gain Selector, Secondary Inputs, or Volume Control on Valencia. It has become Purely a Power-Amp.
Measuring a Sinad of 118db, Valencia is the pinnacle of what a modern transparent amplifier should strive to attain. Never before has the final amplification stage of a headphone system been able to pass-through the signature of the source gear preceding it with so little interference. Audiophiles will often ask if an amplifier is warm, sibilant, or adds weight & depth to the Sound. Valencia strives to add nothing of the sort. No noise, No distortions, No Limitations.
A power-amp for headphones introduces some new challenges for audio enthusiasts. While a standard practice in high-end 2-channel systems, using a power-amp simply means you must control the volume gain 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 15 watts (@32Ω) of extremely clean power puts responsibility on the listener. Control of the input voltage to prevent possible damage to both a headphone and your hearing are required. With care, Valencia can run even the most sensitive IEMs in a black background if the Source Gear shares a near-Zero Noise Floor and precise control.
Valencia features a single set of Balanced XLR inputs on the rear and a single 4-pin XLR output on the front. A 4-pin XLR to 4.4 Pentaconn adapter is provided with every unit. Single-Ended connections (1/4" \ 6.35mm) are not supported by Valencia.
Optionally, you can use RCA to XLR adapters for the rear inputs, these will 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 a Voltage Booster RCA to XLR adapter for this use case.
Additionally, a complete set of four speaker-style banana taps are located on the rear of the unit. These can be used for highly efficient speakers (95db/w) as Valencia supports as low as an 8 ohm load with a ~5 watt output maintaining the same inky black background that headphones enjoy. NOTE: These taps are active at the same time as the headphones jack so it is NOT recommended to use both simultaneously!
These taps can also be used with impedance adapter boxes [sold elsewhere] to give you a second output for easy to drive headphones and IEMs if desired.
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 265 Volt AC input on the rear, making Valencia worldwide compliant directly out of the box.
SPECS:
Neotech OCC internal wire used for front XLR
Gain: 14dB
Singal to Noise Ratio : >134dB (a-weighted)
Input Impedance : 44 kΩ
Output Impedance : < 20mOhm (0.020) ohm
Universal AC Input Voltage : 90 - 264 VAC
Power Output (all RMS):
0.81W into 600 Ω
1.62W into 300 Ω
3.24W into 150 Ω
7.56W into 64 Ω
9.68W into 50 Ω
15.12W into 32 Ω
9.66W into 16 Ω
4.83W into 8 Ω
MEASUREMENTS : @ 300 Ohm SEE FULL SPECS / MEASUREMENTS HERE
Visit ORCHARD AUDIO {Valencia MSRP $2,000}
Discounted Pre-Orders Start February 14th 2025 (Shipping ~May 2025)
NOTE : Circuit Boards are Made in Canada, Case and PS are made in PRC, Hand Assembled in the USA.
There will be a Prototype Valencia featured at the Modhouse Booth at NYC CanJam 2025 and Zeos… MEEE will be presenting a full table in the Ear Gear Section of Axpona in April of this year 2025 along with Eris and Magia. Hope to see you all there!
