[gimmeheadroom]

Now you are spreading misinformation. You don’t need to analyze the manuals to know that if they were exactly the same amp, the v281 would have no reason to have a cabinet twice the size, and be offered at a considerably higher base price.

Wrong again. The reason is the V281 has an optional DAC.
The V280 and V281 are the same amp, different cabinet, different power supply. As I said.

And I didn’t imply that the v280 isn’t balanced. I was obviously referring to its rear balanced outs.

I am certainly not here to misinform. I was hoping to do the opposite.

But nobody needs that. Most of us have a V280 or V281 and the thread is 63 pages long. Enough correct information was here already.

 

[hawk13]

The v280 has an optional DAC too.

So you speak for the entire thread, no, the entire forum. I bow humbly at your feet.

I‘ll leave you to it.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

/done

 

[Fegefeuer]

I think I found the right soothing music for you all



Here's my lyrics:

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[Arniesb]

The v280 has an optional DAC too.

So you speak for the entire thread, no, the entire forum. I bow humbly at your feet.

I‘ll leave you to it.

I bought V280, because Ceo of Lake People said that Both are indentical and only meaningfull difference is preamplifier so i gotten V280 and saved the money, cause i had no need for preamp.
little power difference wont trasnlate to better sound quality.

 

[aut0maticdan]

Ha, balanced outs and twice the power... ok.

You may be thinking of the V200 rather than the V280. The V280 is 2x V200 in a balanced configuration. The V280 and V281 would be pretty much impossible to tell apart in a blind test. They both are balanced amps. The V281 is just a touch more refined with a touch more power and lot more available bells and whistles. In the sound department, they are daaaamn close. I compared them extensively and opted for the smaller and cheaper V280. There are times I'd have like to have the V281 with its remote and preamp options.

EDIT: sorry, I repeated what others had said. I didn't notice all the responses (sometimes clicking head-fi alerts does odd things!)

 

[gimmeheadroom]

I bought V280, because Ceo of Lake People said that Both are indentical and only meaningfull difference is preamplifier so i gotten V280 and saved the money, cause i had no need for preamp.
little power difference wont trasnlate to better sound quality.

I also didn't need the preamp function and although both form factors are wierd and don't stack, for me the V280 was less bad than the V281

Anyway, great amps and never heard anybody regret buying one.

 

[jonathan c]

I also didn't need the preamp function and although both form factors are wierd and don't stack, for me the V280 was less bad than the V281

Anyway, great amps and never heard anybody regret buying one.

Or buying two V280s in my case ==> active use (in rotation with OTC and OTL tube amps) + backup.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Or buying two V280s in my case ==> active use (in rotation with OTC and OTL tube amps) + backup.

I'm really considering this. They're still available here and I don't have a good solid state amp to drive off my RME.

 

[Fegefeuer]

 

[gimmeheadroom]

I'm not sure the ones that Thomann has are the FINAL EDITION

I really don't like the new labelling.

 

[Fegefeuer]

I just thought they were up for longer but this indicates a shift.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

I just thought they were up for longer but this indicates a shift.

Do you mean you believe they will continue in production?

The V280 is just too good to die at that price point.

 

[jonathan c]

The V280FE has a different layout in the back: the RCA sockets are vertically arrayed and the XLR sockets are side-by-side. On the prior V280, the RCAs were horizontally arrayed and the XLRs were further apart.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

The V280FE has a different layout in the back: the RCA sockets are vertically arrayed and the XLR sockets are side-by-side. On the prior V280, the RCAs were horizontally arrayed and the XLRs were further apart.

That's interesting. I wonder why.

I'm using my RCA jacks as outputs by the way. Fried recommended it for my application. I keep reminding myself to put a label on the case but I never do