BeyerMonster
100+ Head-Fier
I have long been looking for an amplifier for my Sennheiser HD 800,
Have you listened to the V200s long enough to offer a comparison?
I have long been looking for an amplifier for my Sennheiser HD 800,
Hi,
Xenophon,
I have long been looking for an amplifier for my Sennheiser HD 800,
I had Eximus DP1, LUXMAN P-1u,
listening to headphones with several tube amplifiers (Leben CS-600),
but the sound v281 liked more than others.
But this is only my personal opinion.
Yeah, at the end of the day it's always personal taste that determines most if not everything. If I've learned anything in audio then it is that enjoyment is not a science thing. But thanks for your impressions. Interesting that you have the big Leben, no issues with hiss with the HD-800?
I'm on the fence and have a love/not so perfect thing with the V200. Depending on my mood and the type of classical music I listen to I prefer a slightly warm-neutral sound or something dead neutral/crisp and airy sounding such as the Antelope Audio. For the first sound sig. I reach to my tube amp which is a type that sounds very ss-like or for the V200 which is also a little bit warm. If I like things detailed and a bit more aloof then neither the tube amp nor the V200 will do but my F5 works nicely.
Fwiw I think there's a very good chance the V281 will better the EF-6 with the HE-6 headphones. Design and soundwise I've never been extremely impressed with the EF-6, feel it's massively overpriced. Its one quality is power but the V281 should come close.
Which version are you guys getting? Did anyone already pull the trigger on the 128 stepped attenuator edition?
Which version are you guys getting? Did anyone already pull the trigger on the 128 stepped attenuator edition?
Technical Data | HPA V200 | HPA V220 | HPA V281 |
Input impedance | 10 kOhm | 10 kOhm | 10 kOhm |
Amp Gain | +8 dB | +8 dB | +14 dB |
Pre-Gain | -12 / -6 / 0 / +6 / +12 dB | -12 / -6 / 0 / +6 / +12 dB | -12 / -6 / 0 / +6 / +12 dB |
Amp Gain + Pre-Gain | -4 / +2 / +8 / +14 / +20 dB | -4 / +2 / +8 / +14 / +20 dB | +2 / +8 / +14 / +20 / +26 dB |
Frequency Range | 5Hz … 70 kHz (-0,5 dB) | 5Hz … 70 kHz (-0,5 dB) | 5Hz … 70 kHz (-0,5 dB) |
Noise unwtd. | -98 dB | -98 dBu | -92 dBu |
Noise A-wtd. | -101 dB | -101 dBu | -95 dBu |
Dynamic Range | 129 dB | 129 dB | 129 dB |
Output impedance | < 0,083 Ohm | < 0,1 Ohm | < 0,2 Ohm |
Damping Factor ( 50 Ohm Load) | > 600 | > 500 | > 250 |
Crosstalk @ 1 kHz | -122 dB | -120 dB | -105 dB |
Crosstalk @ 15 kHz | -113 dB | -113 dB | -103 dB |
THD+N @ 1kHz / 1W | -100 dB | -102 dB | -102 dB |
THD+N @ 1 kHz / 0,5 W | -103 dB | -100 dB | -100 dB |
Pout max. V / mW / dB @ THD < 0,1 % | | HPA V200 | HPA V220 | HPA V281 | |||||
RL/Ohm | Ua/V | P/mW | dBu | Ua/V | P/mW | dBu | Ua/V | P/mW | dBu |
600 | 19,0 | 600 | 27,8 | 20,0 | 670 | 28,2 | 40,2 | 2700 | 34,3 |
100 | 15,3 | 2330 | 25,9 | 17,5 | 3050 | 27,0 | 23,7 | 5600 | 29,7 |
50 | 11,5 | 2630 | 23,4 | 11,6 | 2700 | 23,5 | 14,5 | 4200 | 25,4 |
32 | 7,9 | 1970 | 20,2 | 9,5 | 2800 | 21,8 | 9,5 | 2800 | 21,8 |
16 | 4,2 | 1120 | 14,7 | 4,9 | 1500 | 16,0 | 4,9 | 1500 | 16,0 |