Lampizator question

Such as?

For the price, it will be hard to.

I know one Trinty owner who also got a Lampi afterwards, for example. (The TOP Lampi)

I also know another who owns a Big7, Hugo, MSB stack and Direct stream...and guess what? He is getting another Big7 (the HeadDac) this week!

So please tell me what these better Dacs are...as I have heard many Dacs myself and am puzzled by your response.

Recall the OP question.

Obviously the best answer would be to explain (the overwhelming reason) why the relatively large number and it's clear it's because of upgrades.

It is also clear like with all Dacs that some move to other brands and some change focus altogether (DSP/DRC, back to vinyl, etc).

HOWEVER, given that Lampi has 2 new top range products, Big7 and Golden Gate, the bulk of change rationale is the people moving up the ladder. This is easily confirmed by asking Fred/Rob and Lukasz. No need to ask Snowden. LoL

So while you are not wrong in the bsolute, you dont really address the main concern of the OP, which is what is driving the trend he sees and why the timing now.

Lampi scoring big among some industry heavyweights:

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?16323-Mytek-Manhattan/page4
and

http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f6-dac-digital-analog-conversion/lampizator-big-7-has-landed-23691/

Wow, Fsmith, you really are misguided,

The Big7 was $11k full retail, and the $6K you speak of was for the 2 boxL7, less than $9K retail. They are NOT the same! 2nd hand B7s are usually around $8K.

Lampi does not force ANYONE TO upgrade and many are satisfied with their 3 year old Level 3 Dacs. Lukasz does not make new models for money, hell it causes some amounts of complaints. He does it out of a passion to improve his creations. He cant help himself from tinkering.

Greedy??? Hahahaha that is funny, as I have met him 3 times now and have been to Warsaw.He is far from making a fortune from this endeavor.

He does not have to offer $150 psi upgrades as they are build waaay over specced in the first place. Courier costs is more than that in any case.

Just enjoy the music and dont succumb to nervosa. Bricasti should sound good, but not sure it can touch the Big 7, or even a maxxed out B5....to my ears.

Ricredi,

That seems to be the norm on forums these days. Too many people with hidden agendas. Once a particular brand gets its 15 minutes of fame, the jealous vultures come out to bash. It seems to be regular as clockwork.

My advice, ignore the banter and have a listen to a few contenders and make up your own mind. Nothing is perfect for everyone, so it pays to examine a few options.

FSmith, to impute greedy motive without any proof or understanding is just plain wrong.

Please enjoy your Bricasti and stop slandering people online.

I just smacks of ulterior motive to attack these guys for not accomodating you when you were trying to work a deal that was not accepted. Is this your idea of payback? It is unbecoming.

Lampizator is not a gear flipper dac...its a destination purchase.

If you are going into it thinking resale value, you just dont get it. Simply tagging on the lable, DSD ready is NOT going to cut it against Lampi DSD.

Elberoth on 3 separate forums has posted about his DSD Only Big 7, this is a guy who also owns a Trinty Dac ($50K). AL has a $35K MSB Platinum stack and has TWO Level 7 Lampizators, as well as a Hugo and a Direct stream. Guess which is his favourite Dac. Bruce Brown from Puget Sound changed out his PBD Dac for a Level 4 DSD only and is thinking of getting a L7 DSD only. Finally I know of someone swapping out a dCs stack for a Golden gate Lampi. Lampi plays in these leagues for a LOT less money.
Unless you tried it, you just dont know. And if resale value is your concern then continue on the merry-go-round.

R&D and superb service costs (HUGE investment) money and if there is no margin, then there is no business. Attribute the good deal on 2nd hand market to people getting bitten and trding up, becuse the want MORE of the same. You cant upgrade a signal tube Dac to a DHT dac. The topology is just not compatible, so in essence the B7 shared the name as say a big 5, but they are fundamentally different.

LoL

I think Lukasz did hear you.

I agree totally about Lampi DHT DSD. Nothing else out there is quite like it. So pure....

Whatthe...

Many people are doing needledrops at DSD128. I have a few albums so far and they are wonderful.

Many are swearing about the quality of PCM upsampled (with HQ Player...not by hardware or inferior software, BUT HQ PLAYER only) to high rate DSD and say its the Bomb. People like Elberoth who own Trinty dacs and used to own MSB stacks and have access to anything they want.

Thinking that only native DSD recording is the only thing worth pursuing on the DSd from is soooo 2014. LoL

HQP is the new black. Go over to computeraudiophile and check out the bleeding edge.

This is why people are seeking out the absolute BEST DSD plyback they can find.

oNE WHAT bIGkIDZ?
I dont follow you...