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socks_OCD
228
Nov 9, 2016
It appears to me that the Lake People HPA RS 08 may be the best option in its respective price point for consumers who were previously interested in the now discontinued Violectric HPA V181 and/or Cavalli Audio Liquid Carbon. Not only that, if you're in the market for a matching DAC, Lake People has you covered with their recently released LP DAC RS 06.
Headfonia has posted reviews of the LP HPA RS 08 (& 02 not a part of this drop) as well as the aforementioned LP DAC RS 06 (not a part of this drop). I'll also post a link to the corresponding product threads on head-fi.
http://www.headfonia.com/review-lakepeople-rs02-rs08-simply-wonderful/ http://www.headfonia.com/review-lake-people-dac-rs-06-stripped/ http://www.head-fi.org/t/821341/lake-people-hpa-rs-02-hpa-rs-08-thread http://www.head-fi.org/t/806611/violectric-lake-people-dac-rs-06
socks_OCD
228
Nov 9, 2016
socks_OCDLake People HPA RS 08 vs. Cavalli Audio Liquid Carbon 1.0/2.0
Key Differences: > Power Specs > Unity Gain > 4x Pre-Gain switches for 5 gain positions on RS 08 (located on back) vs. Low or High Gain on LC (located on front). > # of I/O > RS 08's passive/active feedthrough options via a jumper. > RS 08 isn't discontinued or a limited production run. > Entire Cavalli Audio line/catalog from the most current generation is now discontinued. > LC 1.0 has a lifetime, transferable warranty. > LC 2.0 has an unknown to me warranty (I'll update with clarification), non-transferable. > LC 1.0 was barebones w/o any accessories. > LC 2.0 was bundled with rubber feet, 1.8 m (6 ft.) AudioQuest NRG-X3 AC Power Cable, Sonic Studio's Amarra Hifi Music Player software, and a charcoal heather Hanes Tagless Cavalli Audio T-Shirt which imo artificially raised the price. > Cavalli Audio is a sponsor on head-fi which imo may artificially raise prices.
Key Similarities: > Best Performance Running Balanced. > Price is in the same ballpark of each other. > Size. LC: 127 mm (W) x 178 mm (D) x 45 mm (H) RS 08: 168 mm (W) x 145 mm (D) x 49 mm (H) > Adjustable gain. > Adjustable Region Voltage spec.
seal.kojac
12
Nov 10, 2016
socks_OCDthe LP DAC RS 06 should be on here, that is something I might be interested in at a nice discount
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