VHP-1
List Price: $349
Your Price:
$227 $200 Shipped CONUS (43% Savings)
VAC-1 Power Supply
List Price: $179
Your Price: $100 Shipped CONUS (44% Savings)
$295 $250 for the Pair! (Extra $50 off)
Information on the Pair:
Read the VHP•1 reviews from Stereophile and 6moons.com plus Follow-Up and Stereophile eNewsletter!
Stereophile "Class A" May 2005 Review Comments:
"Little Miracle...Little giant... At $349, the Channel Islands Audio VHP•1 is a heck of a good headphone amplifier. It's versatile and it's tiny, which means you can pretty much put it where you need it. It's also convenient, possessing an impedance switch and a unity-gain feed-through, both thoughtful features. By itself, it would have made my short list of must-audition headphone amps. Add the VAC•1, however, and the VHP•1 rockets to the top of that short list. The increases in bottom-end extension and power—and, more important, dynamic contrast—make it a serious rival for the best of class in its price range—and maybe way above it."
Tone Audio, Issue 5 Comments:
"As with any piece of audio gear, bigger power supply usually translates to bigger sound, and the VHP-1 is no exception to this rule. While the stock VHP-1 sounds very good, you will really get a lot more air, punch and bass extension if you add the VAC-1 power supply. Revisiting the more bass heavy tunes I used for test listening revealed a completely different presentation, with the lower registers extending down a bit further as well as tightening up a bit. Same with the overall “imaging” of my HD 650s, the more time I spent with the VAC-1 in the mix, the less aware I was of the headphones. The better your phones, the more you will appreciate the VAC-1 part of the combo. Everyone here enjoyed the VHP-1. It’s very easy to use; a gain button and a volume control make it goof proof for even entry level users. I had to keep going over to our art director’s desk to retrieve it, so that is a good sign. It even made the trip over to Steve Hoffman’s house, and he liked it enough to purchase one for use with his AKG 701s to use for mastering."
SPECIFICATIONS:
VHP•1: headphone amplifier. THD+noise: 0.00014% (no reference level specified). Frequency range: 10Hz–100kHz.
VAC•1: power supply. Input voltage: 115/230VAC. Output voltage: 14VAC at 1.44 amperes.
Both Dimensions: Each: 4.40" (113mm) W by 2.65" (68mm) H by 4.40" (113mm) D.
