[Frank I]

 
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I suggest you hear it before you judge it honestly. No offense but little of what you write  there make sense. But it´s worth a try it may be for you
 
 
 
 

Your absolutely right. This guy likes giving people advice on  gear he never has heard, He also been making many wild claims like being able to hear with his new toy LCD2 transformers claiming audiophile records like Chesky recordings using gimmicks and such. What he does not know is how those were actually recorded. Chesky used Trinty Church which is located near Wall Street in NYC recorded live recording almost direct to disc 2 channel recordings with the best digital equipment that was available. That's is why you can hear the room acoustics so well. Chesky recordings are reference quality. But SP Wild with the new toy likes telling other people about stuff and gear he has no clue. nada knowledge about and you had the amp used it with reference headphones but he knows better. LOL Read some of the wild stuff he writes about and you realize much of it makes no sense. If he thinks Chesky used trickery what other wild stuff is coming and I must admit comical is what it is.

 

[dallan]

I'll check in with a bit of an impression possibly relevant to the transparency/warmth question.  Compared to my Zana Duex the v200 is warmer and less transparent for sure.  The Zana is fast, transparent and has a dead quiet background.  I think the v200 may be a bit faster or the dampining plays a part in decay(??) that makes it sound quicker though.  
 
The presentation on the v200 is sweet though definately smoother sound, and it drives all impedance cans well, and it costs a fraction of the Zana Duex with out the build time wait.  I could live with the v200 and be absolutely happy.

 

[SP Wild]

Aha, these impressions are very useful...a subjective musial kinda neutral is exactly what I'm after in a solidstate amp for my orthos.  So long as they objectively measure neutral - they fullfil what I've been looking for.

 
Has anybody compared this amp to the Burson amp, which supposedly is a very musical amp?

 

[markm1111]

I had an early version of the Burson amp, but it had soime issues so it went back. They sorted the issues in later amps.
 
My audio memory may not be the greatest, but I much prefer the V200 over the Burons - the extras on the V200 also tip the balance as well

 

[techenvy]

good to know
 

 

[revenge]

Testing the new Weiss DAC202. The headphone amplifier is at least as good, if not better (I say better) than V200. With HD800 - it's simply breathtaking, a life-like experience. DAC202 is also one of the best sources I've heard, period. I wouldn't say it's as good as a high end turntable but it comes seriously close. The soundstage is different, a whole new experience. I expect some people might prefer a more focused presentation but it all comes so airy, so natural, so effortless - all I can say is listen for yourselves whenever you have the chance. 
 
My Violectric goes on sale. There's no need for it with DAC202. T1 goes too.

 

[oqvist]

3900£ well you better sell of gear

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[Jian]

Have to say the amp of dac 202 to me is not as good as V200 by a fair distance and certainly not sufficient enough for T1/HD800/ED10. But dac 202 can pair with a pc/mac and still sounds ok, that’s the advantage. In my experience, dac202 need a good amp to make it shine, and if the V200 can't do the job, that might because it does not go together with the source. IMHO though, on my sys.

 

[Radio_head]

That's interesting.  In the Edition 10 thread, people were raving about the ED10 and I believe it was just a computer hooked up to the DAC202.  Could just be attributable to FOTM over new shiny thing though, it being the ED10.  And I've seen it used in excellent condition for 3500$ - not nearly as prohibitive as the original price.

 

[Jian]

I believe the ed10 I tried that day was under powered and would be better if properly amped.

 

[techenvy]

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I believe the ed10 I tried that day was under powered and would be better if properly amped.

dude so whatd u think?  are they 2 open, and are they similar  or identical to ed8?  comfortable?  regardless they are cool.

 

[Jian]

It is light and comfortable (less than 290 g). In fact it's the most comfortable ultrasones I've ever tried. The sound is decent with vast sound stage (almost as big as the hd800 IMO) and airey, involving yet full of details.

 

[oqvist]

How is the bass/mid range compared to the ED 8/Pro 900?

 

[pekingduck]

Tried out the V800+V200 (source was the V800) yesterday and they drove my JH13's really well, in fact better than the StageDAC+Concerto combo can do IMO.
 
The Meier stack do have a bigger soundstage though (w/ Crossfeed disabled). Also the Meiers are more neutra while the Violetrics are more musical.

 

[TigzStudio]

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Tried out the V800+V200 (source was the V800) yesterday and they drove my JH13's really well, in fact better than the StageDAC+Concerto combo can do IMO.
 
The Meier stack do have a bigger soundstage though (w/ Crossfeed disabled). Also the Meiers are more neutra while the Violetrics are more musical.

Im curious what is your definition of neutral?  Are you saying that with the Violectrics bad recordings as well as good recordings are extremely musical?  As in you can't find the faults in bad vs. good recordings as easily?  Just curious how you came to the conclusion is all.