New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house


Wonder if any other new owners of this DAC are out there as I find it to be the finest digital playback I have heard to date. This is the first digital front end piece of gear I have owned that has transformed my music.

Ya, other digital gear does this or that better, but this Lampy breaks through to a new level of musical enjoyment. Clear view into the music helping the speakers just disappear. Only 24 hours of break in and the music flows so sweet, intimate and seemingly without boundaries.

Looking under the hood I see an impressive power supply with films caps and several high quality chokes. Point to point silver wired except for the digital and USB boards. This is a three tube player that is tube rectified. One has the option for SS rectification if desired.

Ya, I love this Lampy!
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Showing 3 responses by cal3713

"If you don't set the the Lamp on Sistrum stands then all is lost."

Wow, hyperbole much?
08-18-13: Glory
3713,

It was a joke about being lost without the Sistrum. You can set it on anything you want. Do you have a Lamp?

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No I don't, although I do find the product interesting and this thread cued me to do a little extra research on it. I didn't intend to disparage the gear with my comment, and clearly didn't believe the Sistrum statement reflected anything unique about the Lamp. I highly doubt it is any more sensitive to mechanical isolation than other DAC.

I actually have a PS Audio PWD, which I honestly love. I don't think it's necessarily the last word in digital, but with the Mark II upgrade, it is definitely a quality piece with a lot of convenience (I use the remote controlled multiple inputs to switch between my music server, Ps3, and DirecTV).
Hchilcoat, I have an (unmodified) MacMini 2010 and compared it with an Oppo 93 as a transport. I wouldn't recommend either as a CD spinning transport. But ripped music through the mini absolutely kills the Oppo. Not the same model you're using, but as a transport, the Oppo was significantly worse than an Examplar 2900 from way back in the day. Regardless, I don't really believe in spinning CDs anymore... I heard a drastic improvement playing from a hard drive. Why not take read errors and error-correction processing out of the chain?