[Fegefeuer]

V281 and HEK variants pairing is legendary.

 

[KipFox]

Any good DAC pairings for the V281 that stand out to compliment the warmish signature? I wish there was some smaller higher end units that could stack with this amp for desktop space reasons

 

[Fegefeuer]

Yggdrasil GS2 could be it.

 

[bunnygal23]

Any good DAC pairings for the V281 that stand out to compliment the warmish signature? I wish there was some smaller higher end units that could stack with this amp for desktop space reasons

I second the Yggy. I had the Yggy LiM paired with the V222, great synergy. Assuming it will be similar with my incoming V281.

 

[G8torbyte]

Any good DAC pairings for the V281 that stand out to compliment the warmish signature? I wish there was some smaller higher end units that could stack with this amp for desktop space reasons

Geshelli's J2 DAC (AKM 4493) worked well for me on the V222 with similar sound characteristics of the V281. However, V281 does not look wide enough to stack the J2. Geshelli does offer different options on the casing, DAC chip selection and added sockets for op-amp chip choices.

 

[Alfredo3001]

Geshelli's J2 DAC (AKM 4493) worked well for me on the V222 with similar sound characteristics of the V281. However, V281 does not look wide enough to stack the J2. Geshelli does offer different options on the casing, DAC chip selection and added sockets for op-amp chip choices.

They are about the same width

Compared to the Yggy's old chassis (Not my photo):

 

[bunnygal23]

They are about the same width



Compared to the Yggy old chassis (Not my photo):

The Yggy is definitely a chunky boi, I have it set up on a separate shelf at the bottom of my stack. Heard really good things about Gesheili dacs, might be better size wise if you want to stack them.

 

[G8torbyte]

@Alfredo3001 Thank you for the follow up photo comparison. It is the larger size of the V281's volume knob that made it seem more narrow. Now this makes me want to reconsider the V281 Limited Edition.

They are about the same width

 

[Fegefeuer]

You should see the Sonic Frontiers P3 DAC. It's PSU alone is as big in volume as a V281 (actually bigger), the DAC itself is bigger as the Yggdrasil too. Kinda want to get away from all this to save some space and slim down. If it just didn't sound so good (needs a good source for sure).

 

[jonathan c]

They are about the same width

The widths of V281 and of V222 are identical:

 

[Pharmaboy]

I have the Metrum Onyx NOS DAC. It sounds organic and clear, in the NOS style, yet also sounds rather neutral. I found it a good match for my V281.

 

[bunnygal23]

Now this makes me want to reconsider the V281 Limited Edition.

Go for it! It's still scheduled to be delivered by the end of the month, the email from Arthur at Powerholdings said they are sure of securing at least 50 units for the first batch. I had and loved the V222 but sold it to fund the V281 purchase. I figured I could always get another V222 but seeing as the V281 is discontinued, my only chance at snagging one is this limited release or the used market and lots of folk tend to hold on to their units. Might still repurchase the V222 for my office setup later on.

 

[jonathan c]

Go for it! It's still scheduled to be delivered by the end of the month, the email from Arthur at Powerholdings said they are sure of securing at least 50 units for the first batch. I had and loved the V222 but sold it to fund the V281 purchase. I figured I could always get another V222 but seeing as the V281 is discontinued, my only chance at snagging one is this limited release or the used market and lots of folk tend to hold on to their units**. Might still repurchase the V222 for my office setup later on.

** Several months before the announcement of the HPA V281 limited reissue, I purchased a HPA V281 with few hours use by original owner -- this search took a little over two years .

 

[bunnygal23]

** Several months before the announcement of the HPA V281 limited reissue, I purchased a HPA V281 with few hours use by original owner -- this search took a little over two years .

Yeah I saw one show up on Reverb some time ago, great condition. Before I even got my CC out it was gone

 

[G8torbyte]

Go for it! It's still scheduled to be delivered by the end of the month, the email from Arthur at Powerholdings said they are sure of securing at least 50 units for the first batch. I had and loved the V222 but sold it to fund the V281 purchase. I figured I could always get another V222 but seeing as the V281 is discontinued, my only chance at snagging one is this limited release or the used market and lots of folk tend to hold on to their units. Might still repurchase the V222 for my office setup later on.

Thanks, yeah, I'm pretty much sold on getting the V281 LE. I'll probably order after the first batch as I need to sell off some gear. Violectric's quality and engineering is top notch. They are on the list for the NYC2024 CanJam again. It was nice meeting some of their representatives last year and I sat in on Fried Reim's presentation. Maybe they will bring a demo of the V281 LE .