The Lyr 3 is an amp that can handle whatever headphones you can buy now or in the future. The Valhalla 2 is a great tubed amp that is tailored for high impedance phones only.
Some people prefer the OTL tubed amp sound and for those the Valhalla 2 is the choice. If you want an amp that will handle any headphone and you are not tied to OTL (output transformer-less) tubed design amps, the Lyr 3 is the amp to buy.
With the Lyr 3 you can switch to headphones like Audeze planar headphones and you have the amp to drive them. You can choose any headphone design and the Lyr 3 will handle them beautifully.
The Valhalla 2 is a one trick pony but it does it very well.
Ed
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