Review: Violectric HPA V200 amp - Page 133

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Originally Posted by TheKillerPiglet 

 

I always have it on. Same with DAC's, tube or otherwise. Actually recommend by DAC manufactured to leave on as it puts less stress on the tubes than power cycling, and does - like the amp - indeed sound better warmed up.

 

KP

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Originally Posted by brat 

When I wake up I turn on all all the boxes and they work all day. Only the KGSS is always on because it takes many hours to reach it's full potential.

Thanks for the reply....I will probably go the brat route

I have a question.  I have the V200 with internal optional dac.  If I get the V800, will the V200 override the internal dac for the V800 dac?

I also got the RCA in the "out mode" so I will have to use the XLR inputs.

Any ideas?

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Originally Posted by sling5s 

I have a question.  I have the V200 with internal optional dac.  If I get the V800, will the V200 override the internal dac for the V800 dac?

I also got the RCA in the "out mode" so I will have to use the XLR inputs.

 

Any ideas?

The internal Dac will not override the V800 Dac as it will be fed directly, in your circumstances, by the XLR cables.

It may, if you continue having the USB cable connected though to the V200 though   

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Originally Posted by RavenDog 

I am in the process of ordering the V200 with the USB option from Lake.  In reading these blogs, I notice that many people have commented on the Optional DAC (not the V800).  Is this listed in the Violectric purchasing options?  If so, which one is it?  They are not open today or I would ask them via E-mail.

 

Just to clarify as I don't think this question was answered very clearly and may still be causing some confusion.  The 'USB option' is the 'optional DAC'.  Hope this helps.

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Originally Posted by thrak 

 

Just to clarify as I don't think this question was answered very clearly and may still be causing some confusion.  The 'USB option' is the 'optional DAC'.  Hope this helps.

You can choose between Coax, USB and Optical. They are listed in the shop:

http://www.violectric.de/Pages/en/shop/noneu.php

But the point is that the RCA and XLR inputs come either from an external dac, or cd player ect and the internal dac takes digital type, ie. usb/coax/optical.  There seemed some confusion above on configuration.

No confusion at all, from Violectric website:

"The converted digital data has priority over all other analog inputs and will mute these when valid data is received."

Obvioulsy you can't have both inputs working at the same time.

DAC when data received > RCA > XLR

When RCA is inserted the XLR is mechanically switched off. If RCA output is set to "out" the signal is fed directly from XLR to RCA at line level. Volume control is not involved in this case.

V800 arrived and it makes my V200 really shine.

very nice combo indeed. I'm very happy with the sound!

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Originally Posted by beyerlove 

V800 arrived and it makes my V200 really shine.

very nice combo indeed. I'm very happy with the sound!

Glad to hear it - I'd be interested in your further impressions on the the sound of this combo - especially as you favour Beyer cans...

so going to order the V800 of thomann in like a week and a half from now, what balanced cables would you guys recommend which are decent for the price and not 100€+

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Originally Posted by LifeAspect 

so going to order the V800 of thomann in like a week and a half from now, what balanced cables would you guys recommend which are decent for the price and not 100€+

I use this: http://www.thomann.de/gb/cordial_cpm_10_fm_sw.htm

Nice and flexible with great build quality.

might just grab those Anda as those aren't that expensive and after having bought some more expensive cables for my speaker setup, I just don't think it's worth the money to pay lots for cables.

Guys, need some advice here. I live in Malaysia where voltage requirements are 230/240V. I see some used V200 units for sale but these are in the USA where voltage requirements are 115/120V. Other than using a step down transformer, is there a way to manually re-set the voltage requirements from 115V to 230V internally within the amp itself? Can i just get a decent electrician to help do it for me?