Thank you for the feedback, have you heard the V590 V2? Where do you think it compares to the Bryston and SPL? What have you moved onto?I haven't heard the V222, but I have heard the V281, used to own the BHA-1 (both high and low gain versions), and currently still have the SPL Phonitor 2. I also used to have the Phonitor X with built in dac which I thought was a tiny bit better than the 2 but not enough to justify keeping it at the time (and the 2 had the ability to output the headphone matrix through the preamp outputs which was the main keeping point for me).
Personally, I preferred both the Bryston and SPL over the Violectric.
If I were in your shoes, unless I really really loved the sound signature of the Vio and wanted to push it further, I would spend the funds on a different sounding amp for more variety.
My bucket List is to try the Niimbus US Pro 5+(aka Lake People/ Violectric) , McIntosh MAH-150, Luxman P750-U, T&A HA 200, GD Audio Master 9, Oppo HA-1, cocktail Audio HA500H and a older model Teac can't remember the model numbers is like 501,504,503. I have a unquie old school look and taste in amps not many Chi-Fi in my todo lists.
P.S. Go Jets!