The smallest CD player I would recommend is the new Marantz HD-CD1. It has the same depth as the V281. But of course the Violectric would have to sit on top.

Thanks novicez1 for the update. Too bad that Lake People haven't also put up a photo from the inside of the new models on their webpage. I'm curious.

Just found a report about the CanJam 2016 in Essen Germany which not only features a real picture of the upcoming new Lake People HPA RS-02 and HPA RS-08 but also unveils the suggested retail price in Germany (550,00€ and 800,00€ respectively incl. 19% tax). The article also mentions a limited...

Personally I'm VERY happy that Lake People offers a cheaper alternative to their Violectric models. The new Lake People Reference line are just features stripped down models of their Violectric counterparts at much less costs. Let's take the Lake People DAC RS 06 for example which costs nearly...

Lake People showed their new "HPA RS 02" and "HPA RS 08" headphone amps at the CanJam in Essen Germany last weekend (24/25.9.2016). Both models are based on the Violectric V100 but without balanced inputs on the back and Internal DAC / Interface Options. Nevertheless the new models also have...

At the CanJam Europe 2016 in Essen Germany last weekend Lake People showed their new Lake People HPA RS 02 and HPA RS 08 (balanced!) models. Both are based on the Violectric V100 but have some nice tweaks. More later in a new thread.