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alvinmate reacted to Pharmaboy's post in the thread Violectric HPA V550 - Blue's Brother and the successor to the V281 with
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I have 2 x Audio Art Power 1 Classic PCs. One powers the V281 & the other powers the Icon Audio HP8 (my 2 best amps). I'm not sure this... -
alvinmate replied to the thread Violectric HPA V550 - Blue's Brother and the successor to the V281.Internal DAC of my Cambridge 851N streamer shown on the left. Now that has been bypassed to A26.
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alvinmate replied to the thread Violectric HPA V550 - Blue's Brother and the successor to the V281.Wouldn't say "end game" but close enough for me! Added Gustard A26 to the chain, had some initial doubts at first but after getting it...
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alvinmate reacted to smutnyjoe's post in the thread Violectric HPA V550 - Blue's Brother and the successor to the V281 with Like.
I've heard both and noticed no difference except for the annoying sound in the pro version. I mean, both are great IMO, I just found no...
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alvinmate reacted to DMITRIY R's post in the thread Violectric HPA V550 - Blue's Brother and the successor to the V281 with Like.
You have nothing to worry about. The Violectric V550 has a very low output impedance, which allows it to work correctly with all...
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alvinmate reacted to DAPpower's post in the thread Violectric HPA V550 - Blue's Brother and the successor to the V281 with Like.
Alright, Now that I've had my V550 for 2 weeks or so, I have come to understand it a bit more and what I miss from the V222. First off...
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alvinmate replied to the thread Violectric HPA V550 - Blue's Brother and the successor to the V281.Honestly never knew about this stabilizing clip but good to know that some amps have this. Recently upgraded to XLR from RCA and I can...
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alvinmate reacted to DAPpower's post in the thread Violectric HPA V550 - Blue's Brother and the successor to the V281 with Like.
I think it is a mere preference thing. He prefers the mids presentation on the Auteur. Caldera is magic on its own right, I also love my...
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alvinmate reacted to Monsterzero's post in the thread The (Un)Official Amp Thread For ZMF Headphones with Like.
A follow up to my ethernet cable drama. Replaced 3 of the 4 cables in my chain with Audioquest Cinnamon. I also placed some ferrite...
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alvinmate reacted to Monsterzero's post in the thread The (Un)Official Amp Thread For ZMF Headphones with Like.
Violectric amps in the sub 1500.00 range will probably be your best bet for warmth. They also sell amp/DAC combos, which I have not...
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alvinmate reacted to UntilThen's post in the thread The (Un)Official Amp Thread For ZMF Headphones with Like.
I have a fire extinguisher on standby. Failing that I know where the exit points are.
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alvinmate reacted to Monsterzero's post in the thread The (Un)Official Amp Thread For ZMF Headphones with Like.
Glad you took my advice from the other thread and asked here. I also noticed in the other thread you were looking into tube amps for the...
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alvinmate replied to the thread Violectric HPA V550 - Blue's Brother and the successor to the V281.Its certainly bit sad to hear that some people having issues with the volume knob particularly with Pro model. So far I love mine, the...
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alvinmate reacted to Coran's post in the thread Violectric HPA V550 - Blue's Brother and the successor to the V281 with Like.
After a little over a week of use, those ever so slightly peaky highs have calmed down just enough. I am really enjoying this amp thus...
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alvinmate reacted to gonintendo's post in the thread Violectric HPA V550 - Blue's Brother and the successor to the V281 with Like.
I picked one of these up recently and wow, I’ve never heard a piece of solid state electronics change so much from burn in. It honestly...
