[emptymt]

Hi guys

Please guide me

Do you thinking V281 or Ican pro better for HD800S?
Can anyone comparison two amplifiers ?


Regards Mori

Hi Mori,

You should check out my audition impression v281 vs iFi Pro Ican, I was using focal Utopia though, but can give you some ideas.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/vio...-durch-balanced.705318/page-224#post-13945508

I have reviewed the HD800S in the past, as far as the headphone pairing go with the amps, based from my experience of the 2 amps, it will come down to 2 things for you.
Bass and body of the sound.
If you wish to up the bass and increase the body of the tone quite a bit, the iFi will help you with that a little bit better, as the tube+ will make it more like that.

The v281 also has a little bit of warmth in it, but not as mush as the tube+ mode in the iFi.

for other technicalities, use case, etc, check out my impressions.
I decided to buy the v281 for a variety of different factors, not only the sound.

 

[Fegefeuer]

Has anyone compared a V281 to a Schiit Jotunheim? Any impressions?

They are in completely different price leagues but as it seems you own the Yggy (or even 2 ) I think an upgrade in the amp department is long overdue and there's nothing I could say in favor of the Jotunheim except it's price. I found the Jotunheim to be creating fatigue, having glary treble and not being clean/clear, being unrefined in comparison. It was hailed as having competent synergy with the HD 650 but the best HD 650 are modded anyway and those reveal the Jotunheim's weakness even more.

I'd rather have a Vali 2 or a Valhalla 2 by far, however as hinted above: V281 all the way. Make sure to experiment with pre-gain settings from -14db, -12db,-6db etc.

 

[ArthurPower]

A big thank you to everyone who visited us at the NYC CanJam show. A few pics...

Cheers!

 

[3083joe]

A big thank you to everyone who visited us at the NYC CanJam show. A few pics...













Cheers!

Awesome.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[zhgutov]

A big thank you to everyone who visited us at the NYC CanJam show. A few pics...













Cheers!

Interesting what is the function of RS 05 without femto clock here?

 

[ArthurPower]

Even without the femto clock option the RS 05 (standard clock) still makes a very noticeable improvement with most DAC's. The difference between the standard clock and the optional femto clock is much smaller but still a further improvement non the less. We were demonstrating that even in standard form it makes an audible difference that is easy to discern. To me it really doesn't make sense to buy the RS 05 without the femto clock option. If you're using it as just a format converter and want to save a few bucks then maybe it makes sense to skip the femto clock. Violectric / Lake People likes to give users a lot of options to choose from.

 

[Malcolm Riverside]

A big thank you to everyone who visited us at the NYC CanJam show. A few pics...













Cheers!

Had a great time listening to the V281 at CanJam and talking with you about all the Lake People and Violectric products on display. One of these days I’ll bite the bullet and sell my Phonitor 2 to upgrade to the V281 but it will be bittersweet! Anywhere in NYC I can listen to this bad boy to make the parting easier?

 

[Fegefeuer]

well, you could visit Arthur and have a listen there I guess. Not sure how far it is for you but would be worth it.

Violectric Audio
Power Holdings Inc
Wall Township, New Jersey
USA

 

[ra990]

Found a pretty decent Chinese knock-off of the V281. Gotta hand it to them, they sure know how to copy something. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fully-Bala...RCA-Stereo-Amp-HiFi-Audio-Preamp/252981603332

 

[ArthurPower]

With lots of really poor quality parts inside from the capacitors all the way to the relays. And you can be sure it doesn't come with a 5-year warranty.

 

[Pharmaboy]

Bizarre!

The only was to kinow hos decent it really is...is to listen to it. I don't volunteer...

 

[ra990]

With lots of really poor quality parts inside from the capacitors all the way to the relays. And you can be sure it doesn't come with a 5-year warranty.

Definitely. You can see the differences in the pictures of the internals. I'm sure it doesn't compare with the real thing, but they really got the look down.

 

[Pharmaboy]

With lots of really poor quality parts inside from the capacitors all the way to the relays. And you can be sure it doesn't come with a 5-year warranty.

You can also be reasonably sure there won't be a version of the manual in German (maybe not in any language).

 

[ra990]

I've been listening to the V281 being fed by the Hugo 2. While the Hugo 2 can drive the Utopia really really well by itself, I have to admit that the V281 seems to add a slight hint of smoothness over the Hugo 2 directly. I'm sure purists would describe that smoothness as degradation of the audio signal, but sometimes it takes the edge off less than stellar recordings, which the Hugo 2 presents very transparently.

I have it listed for sale, but I wouldn't mind keeping it since it will really be the only solid state amp I'll probably ever need. Don't have to worry what kind of headphones I might get down the line.

 

[Pharmaboy]

Re: "I'm sure purists would describe that smoothness as degradation of the audio signal" -- why would you say that. I think you're looking through the wrong end of the telescope here...putting the V281 uber-amp on the output of the Hugo's DAC is a classic way to build in something good to get something even better.

It takes a lot of well-chosen electronic components, design time, and quality construction to get that smoothness you mention.

If that smoothness is degradation, I'm enjoying the hell out of the degradation I get from my V281...