This was pretty much my suspicion anyway, which is why I held off on selling my V550 to “upgrade” to the Bliss (but if you read through the Bliss thread and from speaking to couple of people I know who own one they tell a different story). Your level headed assessment is very much appreciated
This was pretty much my suspicion anyway, which is why I held off on selling my V550 to “upgrade” to the Bliss (but if you read through the Bliss thread and from speaking to couple of people I know who own one they tell a different story). Your level headed assessment is very much appreciated
You need a 1.5mm Allen key. I Turned my unit upside down to minimize the chances of scratching it. On the "far side" of the volume knob is a tiny Allen screw, you have to loosen it, remove the knob completely and then, being mindful of the knob's orientation to the front, gently reattach it with enough of a space that it turns without contact. I did a couple of preliminary attempts before I got it just right. Now it turns like it SHOULD have. It's truly a strange little quirk of Violectric that they can expend so much effort in engineering only to leave something like this in the hands of their customers to fix.
I picked one of these up recently and wow, I’ve never heard a piece of solid state electronics change so much from burn in. It honestly didn’t sound great when I got it, a bit rolled off and veiled. After just one day of burn in that is no longer even remotely the case. Already loving the sound and looking forward to hearing how it continues to change.
I picked one of these up recently and wow, I’ve never heard a piece of solid state electronics change so much from burn in. It honestly didn’t sound great when I got it, a bit rolled off and veiled. After just one day of burn in that is no longer even remotely the case. Already loving the sound and looking forward to hearing how it continues to change.
Agreed. Mine sounded like the V222 till it burned in. Rolled off highs especially. After about 50 I started hearing what I paid for and after 100 hours I knew I finally had a keeper. I’m also glad I stayed away from the pro version.
After a little over a week of use, those ever so slightly peaky highs have calmed down just enough. I am really enjoying this amp thus far. It is a match made in heaven for ZMF headphones. I didn't think my Calderas could sound better...boy was I wrong!
After a little over a week of use, those ever so slightly peaky highs have calmed down just enough. I am really enjoying this amp thus far. It is a match made in heaven for ZMF headphones. I didn't think my Calderas could sound better...boy was I wrong!
I’m definitely still in new toy mode with this thing, but I had my first “wow, that sounded just like when I heard that band live” moment with this amp and the Auteur Classics while listening to Deafheaven’s New Bermuda (I’ve seen them perform it live many times). That‘s after about 60-70 hours of burn in time. As much as I love headphones the only other times I’ve had that feeling is listening to speakers, so I’m really impressed with what I’m hearing so far. The Caldera also sounds really good on it but the Auteur classic is just magic to me.
I'm also enjoying my V222, I fear I may also have found a sweet spot in settings and in my gear at the moment, I love the dynamic lushness of this combination.
There may not be any need to upgrade to the V550 but I will leave that to the future.
I bought V550 Pro as my first Lake People/Violectric product, but it was a terrible experience.
From day one of usage, a slight noise can be heard whenever I rotate the volume knob.
At first, I thought it was normal like this, then I consulted my retailer and they told me that it shouldn't be like this and told me to send it back for reparation.
How come such a famous brand and a machine at such price have this kind of QC issue?
I really cannot accept a brand new machine needs to be repaired right after it's out of box.
It’s totally different from my impression of German quality.
I believe it will be the first and only one product that I bought from Lake People/Violectric.
Update:
I've just got the warranty replacement from the dealer. The hiss of volume knob still exists, but it's clearly slighter than my previous V550 Pro. Hopefully Lake People is aware of this issue and trying to minimize the impact.
Update:
I've just got the warranty replacement from the dealer. The hiss of volume knob still exists, but it's clearly slighter than my previous V550 Pro. Hopefully Lake People is aware of this issue and trying to minimize the impact.
I'm pretty sure Lake People are well aware of this issue but it's not something they will ever admit. Maybe they'll redesign the Pro volume pot differently one day.
I think they are quite happy to quietly exchange units without making a song and dance about it. If you get any problems with the replacement amp i would give it back, get a refund, and look for something else. Good luck.
Its certainly bit sad to hear that some people having issues with the volume knob particularly with Pro model. So far I love mine, the non pro model and no hiss issues at this stage. Hopefully the future models or iterations of the current model that comes out will resolve this problem for good.
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but I will leave that to the future.
