[dermott]

All of the posts for the Channel Islands Headphone Amp are for the VHP-1. On their site now it is listed as the VHP-2. Is this fairly recent? Does anyone have any first hand experience with the V.2 amp?

 

[mikesand]

Thanks for the heads up. Now that I've seen it I want one

 

[kool bubba ice]

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Originally Posted by dermott /img/forum/go_quote.gif All of the posts for the Channel Islands Headphone Amp are for the VHP-1. On their site now it is listed as the VHP-2. Is this fairly recent? Does anyone have any first hand experience with the V.2 amp?

It's still very new. Curious to see how big the upgrade is from from 1 to 2.. & the price.. I don't know why people sleep on CIaudio.. Some of the best bang for your buck you can get.. Yet.. Dusty gets no love on this site..

 

[nelamvr6]

Wow! That took me by surprise.

I just sold my VHP-1, it was a GREAT amp! I'm really eager to hear people's impressions on the new model.

 

[kool bubba ice]

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Originally Posted by nelamvr6 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow! That took me by surprise. I just sold my VHP-1, it was a GREAT amp! I'm really eager to hear people's impressions on the new model.

Me too.. VHP-1 was good.. But I sold mine to help cover the cost of my Bada12.. 350.00 for a upgrade is really stellar.. Hope it sells well..

 

[kool bubba ice]

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Originally Posted by mikesand /img/forum/go_quote.gif Could be that "follow the leader" thing. The price has stuck to $349 btw.

Yeah.. Guess I didn't go over board enough to get the FOTM hype..

 

[Bob A (SD)]

Channel Island maintains a manufacturer's presence in a dedicated forum over at audiocircle.com. There is a thread on the VHP-2 which starts out with this from Dusty on 14 December:

"Just wanted to announce a new version of our highly acclaimed headphone amplifier. The new VHP•2 uses the same basic circuit as the original VHP•1, but with a few upgraded components, an improved layout, new Alps Blue Velvet potentiometer, gold-plated circuit board, and assembled with lead-free silver solder. Appearance is almost identical (but with a few improvements). For a short time, the price will remain the same ($349). We plan to start shipping by January 1st."
http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/i...?topic=34590.0

The new model actually started shipping the end of the first week in January. No further word on when and how much the price increase will be.

 

[Voltron]

We are hoping that CIAudio will attend the Int'l Meet this year, and Dusty is considering it. It would surely be a good thing for launching a new headamp!