[ArthurPower]

If you only have a 4 pin balanced cable for your headphones you can use a 1/4 (6.35mm) Male to 4-pin XLR Female adapter. This will enable your balanced headphones to plug into an unbalanced amplifier like the V200.

 

[eysikal]

Anyone else having issues with their Violectric setup since Apple updated to macOS High Sierra?

I have an add-in USB DAC board from Violectric based on the Tenor chip. (http://violectric-usa.com/accessories/usb-24-192-tenor)

It does not play nicely with High Sierra at all. As soon as I power up my amp my wired keyboard locks up and my bluetooth mouse loses connectivity. I've spoken with Arthur of violectric-usa.com and he says the solution is to use the XMOS board instead. (http://violectric-usa.com/accessories/usb-24-192-xmos) Violectric does not have a driver that is supported on macOS High Sierra.

Anyone want to buy my Tenor board for cheap? Verified with Arthur that it still works great on Windows.

 

[davidland]

nice review!

 

[davveswe]

You can´t use the V200 as balanced? If you use the both outputs with two 6.3mm. One right,one left.

 

[Quinto]

You can´t use the V200 as balanced? If you use the both outputs with two 6.3mm. One right,one left.

nope

 

[lexterminator]

A few years ago the onboard dac of my venerable Arcam FMJ CD23 died so I got the Fostex HPA8C acting as a dac and headphone amp. Getting Beyerdynamic T1.2 and T5p.2 became an eye opener for me (or I should say an ear opener). The T5p.2 is easy to drive and the dragonfly red makes it pretty dynamic as a portable solution but I'm short on power with the T1.2 even with the Fostex HP8AC... it can get loud but clearly missing pace and dynamics. I was looking to get a second amp\dac for my other room and especially to drive the T1.2 with more authority. I just ordered the V200 along with a Schiit Modi Multibit. Looking forward to compare the V200 amp and Modi dac against the HPA8C. Will post impressions in a near future. Cheers

 

[eysikal]

I just ordered the V200 along with a Schiit Modi Multibit.

I have this exact setup.

To my recollection, I think the amp sounded better on my HD600s when using the add-in DAC card from Violectric. The Multibit sounded harsher to me.

I use the word recollection becauase I haven’t been able to use the Violectric DAC card ever since the update to High Sierra. Even the new drivers do not support it.

The DAC card works great on Windows, if anyone wants to buy it from me for cheap.

 

[lexterminator]

I was debating to get an inboard dac for the V200 but I figured I would give the Modi multibit a shot and eventually get a Magni to bring it at work along with the Modi and get another external dac for home. I’ll use the Modi for a while and will compare it with the AKM4399 dac of my Fostex. Initially I was aiming for Mcintosh Mha150 or Moon 430 but before shelling such an amount I decided to start with a smaller footprint yet powerful and see how that goes. If the V200+Modi exceeds the Fostex by a nice margin then I will probably sell the Fostex and get something bigger to accompany the V200+Modi. Cheers

 

[L0rdGwyn]

Just picked up a used but very good condition Violectric V100. Since the V100 doesn't seem to have its own thread, figured I'd ask here: do these amps still hold their own today? I was looking for a good solid state amp to complement my OTL tubes so I can run planars. Sounds like the one I purchased was bought in 2013, but looks brand new. I imagine these amps last a very long time, build quality seems top notch.

 

[davidespinosa]

Just picked up a used but very good condition Violectric V100. Since the V100 doesn't seem to have its own thread, figured I'd ask here: do these amps still hold their own today? I was looking for a good solid state amp to complement my OTL tubes so I can run planars. Sounds like the one I purchased was bought in 2013, but looks brand new. I imagine these amps last a very long time, build quality seems top notch.

A V100 is (basically) a G109 in a nicer case.
Fried (the designer) has said that it's more accurate (but less musical) than a V200.
I have both, and I can't tell them apart.
Here's the G109 thread:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/lake-people-g109-g103-thread.620082/

 

[L0rdGwyn]

A V100 is (basically) a G109 in a nicer case.
Fried (the designer) has said that it's more accurate (but less musical) than a V200.
I have both, and I can't tell them apart.
Here's the G109 thread:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/lake-people-g109-g103-thread.620082/

Thanks for the response. You cannot tell the V100 and G109 apart, or the V100 and V200?

 

[davidespinosa]

Thanks for the response. You cannot tell the V100 and G109 apart, or the V100 and V200?

I meant the V100 and V200.
But I can't tell the G109-P apart either.
In fact, the G109-P is my primary amp, because it stacks nicely with the RS 06 DAC.
G109-P = XLR inputs, G109-S = RCA inputs.
P stands for Professional.

While we're at it, I can't tell the RS 06 from the V800.
I'm middle-aged, and my ears are average (nothing special, but not impaired).
Phones are Audeze LCD-X.

 

[L0rdGwyn]

I meant the V100 and V200.
But I can't tell the G109-P apart either.
In fact, the G109-P is my primary amp, because it stacks nicely with the RS 06 DAC.
G109-P = XLR inputs, G109-S = RCA inputs.
P stands for Professional.

While we're at it, I can't tell the RS 06 from the V800.
I'm middle-aged, and my ears are average (nothing special, but not impaired).
Phones are Audeze LCD-X.

Thanks for the insight! I had read that the V200 was darker while the V100 is more neutral, but also glad to hear there isn't a huge audible difference, let's me save some money

 

[L0rdGwyn]

Well my Ebay V100 purchase fell through after the seller suddenly realized that his amp was locked at 230V rather than switchable. So I am back in the market. If anyone is interested in selling a used V200 in good cosmetic condition, I am offering $500 plus shipping.

 

[jonathanvaljean]

Hi everyone!

Does anyone know if a Violectric V200 will adequately drive the LCD-4 200 ohm version? I have heard that my Chord Hugo 2 is incapable.

Thanks,

Jonathan