The V226 might be the first step into experiencing the famous Violectric sound but it is not an entry level amplifier under any circumstances. It is one small step into the Violectric catalogue but one giant leap into the high end amplifier market at a sane price. It is not cheap but then you are buying one of the best made and most musical headphone amplifiers with top tier technical performance, tons of power, an internal DAC and multiple I/O options. A stairway into musical heaven, the Violectric V226 might be your end game headphone amplifier.
-Head-Fi
The Violectric DHA V226 is more than a straightforwardly designed, powerful audiophile headphone amplifier. Depending on the application, it also functions as a D/A converter or a preamplifier with appropriate input selection. Violectric describes the unit as a compact control centre and is quite correct in doing so. The sonic performance was beyond reproach, and it should perform as desired with virtually any pair of wired headphones, equally doing justice to the price and to the headphones you connect to it.
-Headphonecheck