ABruce. The single box will allow for all the space needed and allow for some vital components to be closer than an umbilical cord will allow. I think they will be preconfigured to make assembly faster as well. It seems that the L7 is now all the rage and the poor L4 is being ignored in favour of the higher levels.
Basically, he will move to Big 5, Big 6 and Big 7 exclusively. At least that is my current understanding. |
Gary, I think you know who distributor did a number on you. LoL
The new Box has nothing to do with the amps and is there for production efficiency reasons as well as sonic design reasons. Everything L does is for a purpose and is carefully thought out.
If you ever saw him work you would be amazed.
The amps are selling well BTW, as you would expect from GM70s at this price! |
Knghifi.
I am just an extremly happy customer and one of the first commercial ones.
I only met L in person in Dec last. Many of you guys met him before I did. He is more often in the US than in Switzerland.
Its funny though, other people ask me if I work for Goldmund, and yet other will have to ask if I work for Illusonic, Swisscables or Rowen.
I champion what I like, nothing more. |
Instead of asking, people need to listen to the Lampi themselves. Many mega buck Dacs would be taken down by even the L4 this is no exaggeration. I can only imagine how good the L7 is. No wonder demand for that one has exploded. Frankly, I think its one of the biggest bargains in audio! |
New Lampi forum .
http:// www.audiocircle. com/index.php?board=158.0 |
Some great Axpona feedback:
From minute 21:30 ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrmbTDbvHPA
and
http://www.stereophile.com/content/vapor-audio-purity-lampizator |
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Input caps?
Yeah, small value (0.1uf) Duelunds apparently sound good there (digital input). Makes the bass more Duelund-like. Small Alu jupiters work well there too. The copper jupiters not ready yet, so we can only speculate.
I hear there is a cheap no name cap that works REALLY great for output, but not for digital section. This is nice cheaper alternative for L4 guys who are not capacitor brand conscious and dont want to stretch the budget for the the Duelund upgrade. |
Wow!!!
L7 in da house with Vapor...yummy. Which Vapor speakers?
Make sure to play some Lampi DSD too! |
Ryan,
What will be the minimum reccoomed power for a tube amp to drive the Derecho? |
Ryan,
Oh, do you have pictures? When will they be available. I may have a UK buddy who is interested. |
Thanks Ryan, I will pass along the info. |
LoL
Lampi Dac is the UN-digital. |
Wstam,
try this email for Rob and Fred:
lampizatorna@gmail.com |
Tbg,
The L7 uses power amp DHT tubes. They are harder to work with but the sonic payoff is actually in the extra headroom and ease to the music.
This is what I heard from Lukasz anyway. |
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Chales1Dad,
I agree with you. My UK buddy has a L5 with DSD and when he sent it back for an upgrade, he wanted a backup Dac for lesser cost and he got the BMC. He says its a great backup unit for the price, "but aint no Lampi"!
There is no way a PureDac can replace a Lampi L6.... |
No problem guys,
Up to speed now. Thanx |
More great positive feedback:
http://parttimeaudiophile.com/2014/05/09/axpona-2014-vapor-audio-purity-audio-and-lampizator/
My favourite, though unheard is the Big 7!!!!
Most intriguing concept. |
Andrew,
That seems sensible.
Mattn,
You may consider getting a Fikus Transport (Squeezebox based) and connecting it via ethernet, rather than wifi. |
Lampi DSD:
Bruce Brown was vary favourable with the prototype in his Mojo review a few months ago.
See what he says about the upgraded Duelund/Balanced version here:
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?14676-Lampizator-DSD-DAC&p=266858#post266858
Also it seems that a L4G4 review is coming out soon in PFO magazine and the teaser is fascinating. |
Anyone with any big 7 feedback yet? |
L4 review at PFO
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue73/lampizator.htm |
L7 review:
http://hifipig.com/lampizator-level-7-dac/ |
Maybe, but others seem to have entered.
Lampi did get 2 PFO awards here:
http://positive-feedback.com/Issue76/awards2014.htm |
Yeah in NYC, there are several Lampi owners, plus the distributors (Gopher and Bertto from AudioCircle)live in Long Island. I think Berto works in manhatten.
Contact them via the Lampi circle at that website or lampizatorNA dot com |
Note that the BIG7 uses DHT 45s as output and preamp and the VC is only a resister step ladder. 0db is full bypass. Thiness is NEVER an issue with Lampizators as they are the meatiest Dacs
AL just posted this on CA:
AS i have had my B7 for about 4 or 5 days now going 12 hours at 6 and 6 at a time . the pcm is as good or better than my msg stack . as it plays i am in amazement . the presentation is awesome its like hearing your music all over again. my home cpu stinks . and the dsd was good but not giving the wow that the cpm has. so i fired up my iMac and audirvana plus . i put on elvis 57 a dsd download . its only dsd 64 from analog . track 3 it has a simple clapping in left the channel . now clapping is a simple sound but so is a piano and most dacs stink at it this dac is giving me the texture of the hands as they clap. the only time i have heard this is with my msb. this may seem simple but its a milestone . this dac has given me my wow moment. i can hear into the recording so deep that gives me chills of realism . i now have my WOW moment
thanks winson , rob and most of all lukas for this device and at this price its an even better wow for me.
al |
In case you ex-Lampi dac guys missed this:
AL's review from CA:
AS i have had my B7 for about 4 or 5 days now going 12 hours at 6 and 6 at a time . the pcm is as good or better than my msb Platinum stack . as it plays i am in amazement . the presentation is awesome its like hearing your music all over again. my home cpu stinks . and the dsd was good but not giving the wow that the PCM has. so i fired up my iMac and audirvana plus . i put on elvis 57 a dsd download . its only dsd 64 from analog . track 3 it has a simple clapping in left the channel . now clapping is a simple sound but so is a piano and most dacs stink at it this dac is giving me the texture of the hands as they clap. the only time i have heard this is with my msb. this may seem simple but its a milestone . this dac has given me my wow moment. i can hear into the recording so deep that gives me chills of realism . i now have my WOW moment.
thanks rob and most of all lukasz for this device and at this price its an even better wow for me.
al |
Lampi DSD is outrageously good. When I see others talking about DSD on their Dac, I have to wonder what teir face would look like if they simply did a 5 minute demo with a Lampi Dac...
Most just dont know what they are missing. |
