[vnmslsrbms]

The Soul/Vi DAC was already available on the iGG forever funding campaign towards the end, so it's not like it's complete news.  That's why I chose Vi over the Pulse anyway.  I believe there were upgrade options offered too.  I do agree that the Vi is the more saleable product.  The Pulse unless having an exceptional sound and eventually becoming bug free will mire in the sea of DACs out there.  

 

[georgelai57]

Am I missing something here? The Pulse is a DAC and amp whilst the Vi is "only" a DAC?

 

[greenkiwi]

No the vi is the pulse and lps in a single chassis

 

[georgelai57]

Oh I see. Then why call it a Vi DAC? LH confuses. Again.

 

[gyx11]

I can't remember the exact details, but am I correct to say that the Pulse Forever Funding campaign had the

Pulse xfi -> Geek Soul xfi upgrade

with the Geek Soul xfi being rebranded as the Vi DAC xfi, and the price of that upgrade being more than the current $300 offered?

 

[hemtmaker]

I just want my pulse infinity upgraded to the latest DAC chip!!!!
Vi DAC is too big for me

 

[FayeForever]

IIRC it is much more.
So after a second thought I am quite tempting to upgrade.
But I hate that Vi doesn't have volume knob and the HP output is in the back, and I am really tired of waiting.

 

[Madeupword]

  IIRC it is much more.
So after a second thought I am quite tempting to upgrade.
But I hate that Vi doesn't have volume knob and the HP output is in the back, and I am really tired of waiting.

Has it been confirmed that the headphone output would be at the back, along with the absences of the volume knob? Or pure speculation?

 

[FayeForever]

I haven't followed their development for a long time so I am not quite sure, still, too big for me, but I do love the chassis much more.

 

[doctorjazz]

How can you have a headphone jack and no volume control for it? Makes no sense to me. I'm in for the Vi Tube, but can't stand that I"ll probably wait a year or more to see it. And, the pricing is really odd. And, since it hasn't finalized, I wouldn't bet against many more "perks" coming along to upgrade/increase the cost/increase the time for it's delivery.
Boy, sorry I started all this, sad to say. And, I was really enthusiastic about this all along. Maybe things will get better/clearer. (and, the headphone amp is about to be released, and a Vi Preamp is in the works, and, and, and...)

 

[tRuE008]

The only reason I backed the Pulse Xfi + LPS rather than the Soul Xfi was solely based on the fact that the Soul Xfi didn't have SE headphone out during the IGG campaign. Soul Xfi only had Balanced out, and not all of my headphones have balanced connectors.
 
Now, LH Labs decided to add SE out to the Vi Dac...

 

[bitsnbytes]

It still doesn't make sense to have headphone sockets in the back and no easily accessible (even if properly working) volume control, no matter the design aesthetics.

 

[bitsnbytes]

I just want my pulse infinity upgraded to the latest DAC chip!!!!
Vi DAC is too big for me

 
+1 on the size
 
design wise, I don't know how many years I can live with the Batman look

 

[doctorjazz]

I still don't get how one listens to headphones without being able to make them louder or softer. It's like running your stereo out of the preamp line out. What if it blasts? (nah, couldn't happen to an LH product...)

 

[greenkiwi]

It still doesn't make sense to have headphone sockets in the back and no easily accessible (even if properly working) volume control, no matter the design aesthetics.

Headphone jacks on the back just seems very wrong. That is putting fashion way too far in fromm front of form. Headphone jacks belong on the front. They might add well remove the hpa if they put the jacks on the back.

I assumed that if they didn't have a knob, that they would have some other volume control. Maybe touch based.