Lyr Valve

About the Lyr Valve

The Schiit Audio Lyr is a hybrid headphone amplifier featuring a unique dynamically adaptive output stage that delivers up to 6 watts RMS per channel into 32 ohms, making it capable of driving demanding headphones including orthodynamic planar magnetic types. It combines ECC88 tubes for the input stage with a solid-state output stage that operates in single-ended Class A at low levels, switching to push-pull Class A and then Class AB as current demands increase. The amp is DC coupled front to back, ensuring a pure and direct signal path. It supports tube rolling with compatibility for various small-signal tubes such as 6922, ECC88, 6BZ7, 6N1P, 6DJ8, CV2492, and CV2493. The Lyr has a minimalist design with a volume control and 1/4" headphone jack on the front, RCA inputs and variable preamp RCA outputs on the rear, and is built solidly in the USA. It measures approximately 9" x 6.75" x 3.25" and weighs about 7 pounds. The amplifier uses Schiit's Coherence™ fully discrete current-mode noninverting 6SN7/bipolar hybrid topology with Fusion Architecture™ depletion MOSFET gain fallback and a 64-step relay ladder volume control. It offers high gain (15dB) and low gain (1.35dB) settings, with excellent technical performance including low distortion, high signal-to-noise ratio, and wide frequency response. The Lyr is designed to provide both power and finesse, delivering music with dynamics and clarity while maintaining efficiency and running cooler than typical tube amps.