Posts by TheManko

I've got the HD 800, V200 and Auditor. There is a clear difference in the soundstage presentation between the amps, but I wouldn't call the V200 small by any means. It won't make the HD 800 sound bad in any way.

Computer to a Hegel HD2 USB-Spdif converter which goes via coax to the V800. Balanced to the headphone amps and unbalanced to the speakers.

I would expect you would have to go to some meetup to be able to compare them as I see the possibility of someone having heard or owned both very small.   Now that I've had the V800 for a few days I've tested it with the V200,...

I switched back to +15. Might test +24 later and lowering the gain on the V200. Since I have the SPL Auditor, HD 800 and T1 headphones in addition to the LCD-2 I'm using now there's quite a lot of combinations to play around with to...

Quote: Originally Posted by spkrs01    I think you may have it the wrong way round.......   If you look at the manual, the black is where the switches are, so to have +24, all switches at...

I opened the V800 and put the XLR connections in Lift position. I had already done that on the V200 so now they're both in Lift. The gain switches were all in the bottom position. The manual said they were supposed to be in the upper...

One reason I bought the V800 was the volume control. The Nad C 375 BEE amp I'm using with my speakers has an atrocious volume control that scratches loudly and has mad channel imbalance. The amp seems to be a bit too powerful for the...

Got my V800 a couple of hours ago. I don't change dac very often so I've been using a Hegel HD10 for a couple of years now. The difference in sound came as a bit of a shock as they sound quite a bit different. The V800 comes across as...

Quote: Originally Posted by project86      Agreed. The funny thing is - though we count this as a benefit, I bet some people do not take this amp seriously just due to the size. Like when I had...

While trying out various tracks in my library I managed to find a track which is borderline sibilant with the LCD-2, but not with the HD 800! That took me by surprise as the HD 800 is generally considered the more treble heavy. Anyway,...