V-CANII (DISCONTINUED) – Design and Build
Our original V-CAN headphone amplifier was acclaimed for its outstanding performance and excellent value for money. The mark II model builds on that success, losing none of the high-end hi-fi engineering and adding enhanced-quality casing and a new fine-brushed silver finish. From its solid sockets to its slick volume control, the V-CAN II – like the rest of its upgraded V-Series siblings – is now better than ever.
The V-CAN II takes a different, superior approach to headphone amplification. The majority of headphone stages integrated into hi-fi separates are after-thought efforts – neither they nor even some dedicated headphone amplifiers have the correct output impedance to effectively drive a range of headphones.
They typically have an output impedance of between 50-100 Ohms, meaning they can’t properly power high-quality headphones, which have an impedance of around 30 Ohms.
In comparison, the V-CAN II has an astonishing output impedance of 5 Ohms. This high-end engineering means the V-CAN II is able to drive any headphone with ease – its dual-size sockets also aiding that flexibility. As Steven Stone noted in his review for Playback: “the Musical Fidelity V-CAN II headphone amplifier can deliver all the power most headphones or earbuds will ever need.”
The V-CAN II further benefits from our commitment to exemplary technical measurement – and the audible performance boost this brings. The headphone amplifier is an impressively low-distortion design, with complete linearity.
