No remote with this unit correct? I love Bryston and Simaudio. I told myself have to have a remote for volume next time. Sit about 12 feet away from gear. It’s a little thing but have told myself it’s a must next go. Also takes Pass off the table.

Thanks for the feedback guys. As much as I love Sim and own their gear after a lot of research I’m going to try the v590 Pro. I don’t need the DAC and could go v550 but maybe some weekend I just want to try something different it will be there. I do expect my 280D will be in use most of the...

Well it’s June now and haven’t heard anything about a replacement. I’m really interested in this amp and I’m a huge Simaudio fan but never auditioned this amp. My new DAC is the 280D. Hope there would be good synergy there. I’m going to try to read thru a chunk of these thread. I see some posts...

Hey thanks very much. Yeah, I figure so much. I went to the Woo website and it’s really what I need I guess. Looking over the lineup, I really do need only an amp. My DAC is good. I won’t be driving speakers. I have mono amps for that task. Not sure really I even need a preamp with the Simaudio...

I have zero experience with tubes. These amps are beautiful. What kind of maintenance required? Where to begin? Do I try to match my DAC and phones up to an appropriate model? Simaudio 280D streaming DAC Senn 800 Audeze LCD-3

Been away from cans for awhile. My V281 didn’t get much use for a long time. My DAC was average. Discovered how nice a remote for volume would be. I am going to upgrade almost exclusively to move to a remote. I also like black.. Again, been out of touch. This is the 281 replacement? It should...

Good to know your early impressions. Mine is on UPS truck for delivery today. UPS here locally sometimes does not come until 8PM. That will probably be my luck today. Looking forward to getting it set-up tonight. I don't think I will try any compares for the first week. Just enjoy for now then...

Wow Guys, I’m several days into the LCD-3 and they are magnificent. I’m really enjoying them. It’s a tough call as I keep going back and forth between the Senn 800S. There are times I’m rooting for the 800S and then back to LCD-3. The bass on the LCD-3 is awesome. No matter how loud I go it’s...

Thanks for the feedback guys on the V281. I’m sure it’s going to be awesome. I already received tracking Id from Arthur! That was quick. My LCD-3 are on the FEDX truck for delivery today. Yippee! I’m kind of glad I have until next week for delivery of the V281. I can really put the 800S and...

I had read on-line somewhere Audeze stopped shipping with an XLR cable as they felt most people did not use it. The Senn 800S I just received a couple weeks back had both included. I think for the money Audeze should ship both. I would have saved the money for now and used stock. Oh well, the...

Thanks for the reply. I continued to read thru this thread and did more web searches and decided to order the 281 in silver. I didn’t plan on buying an amp until next spring but the sale got me. I have a small bedroom set-up so will move the Sennheiser amp in there. That helped with the...

How is the amp only minus DAC? I’m looking to try a new amp and currently use Senn HDVA 600. I read somewhere that a dealer tried a compare and felt it was a tad better but he probably would not suggest an upgrade if one was already using the 600 or 800. This was the amp only no DAC. Sure is a...

Hi folks, I have almost no experience with amps. I have basically had one for many years. I have the Sennheiser HDVA 600. It has served me well with a pair of Senn 700s. My source was Oppo 105 for many years as well. My headphone rig is part of a HT set-up. I just totally revamped the stereo...

Some of you folks have a lot of cans! I lived with Sennheiser HD700 for many years along with my very first AKG K550. I finally purchased a third pair Senn HD800S which blew me away so much so I wanted to try one more pair with a different signature so I can shake things up. So for me: 1...

Hi folks, I have purchased two sets of cans in a fairly short period of time. My primary cans were Senn HD700 and I’ve enjoyed them very much over the years. They were powered via the HDVA 600. I recently decided to give the HD800S a try and I love them. They are sounding great with the HDVA...