Really resolving and clean sounding headphones pair with the Valencia have to be one of the best pairing like Kobe and Shaq. The more resolving the drivers are, the more Leo amp really shine. The Valencia really brings out how clean and clear how all my headphones sound can be and everything just sound so freaking amazing! I have the Unveiled on loan for a bit, but holy shit does it sound really clean and clear with Valencia. I tried a couple of amps and tube amps with the Unveiled, but nothing really beat the Unveiled + Valencia pairing for me. A really clean sounding headphone + a really clean sounding amp = a lot of holy fuck thatās good moments. Good stuff Leo on the Valencia amp 
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The Factory wants a bit too much to offer this on the Cases. Plus its really easy if anyone wants to make the Lettering or Logo to stand out more. Just clean, apply, apply again and again if needed. Wait a day, Scratch with your fingernails and then I use either a Magic Eraser sponge or a rag with light rubbing alcohol to remove the excess.
Apply several coats to fill the letters. I use the broad side of the Markers.
After a few hours or a day you can see if your fingernail can remove the paint from the fascia. If its soft wait longer. It should turn to dust and fall off
Dark colors work best on the Silver faces. Iād have done black but Purple is more my thing.
Purple on the Silver looks a bit off but that is the lighting above on my review desk. Anywhere else it looks nice and deep purple.
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Valencia was brought into this world with purposeā¦
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Looks like another happy customerā¦
Full review text:
I think Zeos called the Valencia a magnifying glass into your system (or something like that). Anyway, thatās exactly what I think the amp is. I bought it to use as an amplifier for the Tungsten. The Tungsten probably wonāt arrive until next year, but the Valencia is already here, so Iāve been testing it with other gear. I tried these devices: DAPs The iBasso DX340 is a great choice. Sony NW-WM1Z The Lotoo Mjƶlnir Preamplifiers Holo Bliss Feliks Euforia Cen. grand DSDAC The Valencia was more precise, clearer, and had more air across all devices. But this effect wasnāt the same for everyone. It also had negative effects depending on the headphones or IEM. DX340: rather cool, improved stage Sony: simply improved everything Lotoo Mjƶlnir: perhaps the biggest disappointment, I wouldnāt buy the Valencia for the Mjƶlnir. It seems that the line out of the Mjƶlnir is too bad. Bliss: This will be my new reference system. Everything the Bliss does is even better. Euforia: Iāve only tested it with the EE Odin and unfortunately it has a lot of background hum. CEN: Iāve also only tested it with the Odin and it hisses like the Euforia. You can use an IEMatch from iFi to counteract the humming and noise. But I think it takes a little away from Valenciaās charm. Overall, the Valencia is a huge profit in my system, and Iām excited to try it out with other devices.
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Thatās me, and Iām still very enthusiastic about the Valencia. I donāt understand why itās not generating more buzz on Head-Fi.
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All you can do is post your love and let others know. We have a few reviewers lined up. Also summer is a slow Audio time.
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How do I have to handle the balls to get one for a stupid thorough and extremely unbiased review? Is cupping enough? Do I need to tickle them too? Whatever it takes, let me know and Iāll get it done.
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Finally another Review is live. Now we just need Goldensound and his unit goes to Koji.
Also if anyone is in the UK or possibly EU and wants to purchase a prototype Valencia, which has all the same spec except isnāt stable under speaker load, in a brushed case. For 1000 US dollars, Message Leo or myself here or on Telegramā¦ Iām going to get a picture to post later. From Golden, as that was the first unit we sent before sending a final retail amp.
It is the same prototype as described here:
Coverage from CanJam London:
"The Orchard Audio Valencia is a beastāthereās really no other way to put it. Built just under an hour from eCoustics Editor-in-Chief Ian Whiteās home on the Jersey Shore, this New Jersey-made amplifier pushes an absurd 17 watts into a 32-ohm load, making it one of the most powerful desktop headphone amps Iāve ever encountered. If youāve got a headphone thatās hard to drive, the Valencia doesnāt flinchāit dares you to bring something it canāt handle.
It was developed specifically with the Modhouse Tungsten in mind, a notoriously power-hungry set of cans, and in collaboration with none other than Z Reviews, one of the most influential (and polarizing) audiophile voices on YouTube.
Despite its muscle, the Valencia keeps things stripped down: no volume control, no extras, just a single 4-pin XLR headphone output and the raw authority of clean, high-current power. Youāll need to adjust volume at the DAC level, but thatās a small tradeoff for what it delivers.
What you get in return is some of the tightest, most textured bass Iāve heard from any amplifierādesktop or otherwise. The rest of the frequency response is refreshingly neutral, uncolored, and brutally honest.
At $1,999.95 USD or Ā£1,829 in the UK via Elise Audio, the Orchard Audio Valencia isnāt trying to win you over with bells and whistles. Itās here to dominateāand it absolutely does."
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