Thanks a lot for a very quick reply Yoga ! I bought Lumin A1 in late 2017 and it has been my favourite audio device. Indeed very analogue sounding with added weight in low end, very smooth but still detailed and dynamic, especially in upsampling mode. I was wondering if Lumin + V281 would go well together... I´ve heard V281 only with Moon 260 D (cd player and DAC) and LCD 2 and LCD-X. It sounded very dynamic, detailed, 3D, airy, with excellent bass but a little bit harsh in treble with LCD-X in balanced mode. With LCD-2 the sound was great, plenty of bass slam, very nice midrange and smooth non-fatiguing treble. Soundstage was great, particularly expanded in balanced settings with fantastic airiness between vocals and instruments. Nevertheless V281 impressed me most from all headphone amps I´ve auditoned so far ( Oppo HA-1, Audio GD HE-9, Hifiman EF-6, Beyerdynamic A20, Marantz HD-DAC1, although all were on completely different rigs so take it with a grain of salt )
So I´m glad that you consider Lumin + V281 combo great and complimentary. Nice to see you around btw., Ross !