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Author Topic: VIOLECTRIC - where is the love? (V200 Amp and V800 and soon V850 + More)  (Read 5493 times)

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VIOLECTRIC - where is the love? (V200 Amp and V800 and soon V850 + More)
« on: June 23, 2015, 02:28:13 AM »
There doesn't seem to be much love for Violectric products on this site. I notice that members have owned/do own Violectric kit, but hide in the shadows.

Violectric models are not mentioned in the leaderboards - perhaps passed over as being not 'tube like' (read:not enough 'pleasing' second harmonic distortion)? Too HeadFi? Whatever the reasons, I would be interested to read how the V800 (and the upcoming V850) compares to, for example, the Matrix X-Sabre or the Schiit DACs. The venerable V200 amp (and the newer V281 balanced) could also be compared to the Schiit offerings and others getting love within the Changstar inner clique.

So, consider this forum a safe house for all you Violectric fans.
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Re: VIOLECTRIC - where is the love? (V200 Amp and V800 and soon V850 + More)
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2015, 02:43:45 AM »
Violectric is boring, spatially flat, lifeless, unresolving, undynamic. Especially the V200. 281 is a little better but still highly overrated and overpriced, and frankly a waste of money for what you get.

One positive, they tend to sound less fatiguing than a Benchmark DAC or other Sabre nasties out there. So the best thing Violectric does is try to be unoffensive without being equally offensive in the other extreme.

Violectric gets no love here because they don't sound good enough for the reference most of us have here. My little Geek Out DAC into my little Leckerton portable amp is leaps and bounds more transparent, resolving and musical than anything Violectric makes.

If you sound mediocre, you better be cheap cheap cheap to catch our attention. We are not interested in people spending more money on sidegrades or downgrades here.
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Re: VIOLECTRIC - where is the love? (V200 Amp and V800 and soon V850 + More)
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2015, 02:51:35 AM »
Perhaps you missed the part where I put a call out for fans of Violectric and not the haters?
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Re: VIOLECTRIC - where is the love? (V200 Amp and V800 and soon V850 + More)
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2015, 02:59:43 AM »
I've heard the V281 and the... eh I can't remember if it was the V200 or V181. Overall I do like them... but they're really expensive for what they are.

I haven't heard the standalone dacs, but the dac add-ons for $240... actually for that price I think it's a decent value add-on. It's just too bad you can only have one input type.
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Re: VIOLECTRIC - where is the love? (V200 Amp and V800 and soon V850 + More)
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2015, 03:01:09 AM »
Quote from: gogogasgas on June 23, 2015, 02:51:35 AM
Perhaps you missed the part where I put a call out for fans of Violectric and not the haters?

Perhaps you missed the part about free speech and this not being Head-fi. You're in the wrong place dood if you think we'd ever allow a fans only thread. This place is for critical audio discussion. This requires being critical by definition.
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Re: VIOLECTRIC - where is the love? (V200 Amp and V800 and soon V850 + More)
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2015, 03:04:08 AM »
Not sure if you understand this place, gogogasgas.  It doesn't quite work that way. No haters. Just opinions. Sometimes strongly worded. You can already see two differing opinions expressed. Notice Anaxilus didn't respond with anything. They agree to disagree. No one takes it personally. I have never heard any of this gear. Read a lot about it. I would like to know more about why you like them, as many others do. And others don't. We try to discuss.
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Re: VIOLECTRIC - where is the love? (V200 Amp and V800 and soon V850 + More)
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2015, 03:13:48 AM »
Appreciation thread denied!  :)p13
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Re: VIOLECTRIC - where is the love? (V200 Amp and V800 and soon V850 + More)
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2015, 03:14:25 AM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on June 23, 2015, 03:01:09 AM
Perhaps you missed the part about free speech and this not being Head-fi. You're in the wrong place dood if you think we'd ever allow a fans only thread. This place is for critical audio discussion. This requires being critical by definition.

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Re: VIOLECTRIC - where is the love? (V200 Amp and V800 and soon V850 + More)
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2015, 03:20:20 AM »
Edited my first post. See above.
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Re: VIOLECTRIC - where is the love? (V200 Amp and V800 and soon V850 + More)
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2015, 03:33:54 AM »
Might be a good idea to just not allow appreciation threads in general. Y'know, change the mode of discussion by being picky with the language used.
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