Shocking Lampizator Service


I bought a Lampizator Horizon several months ago and have been delighted with it. A few weeks ago there was a pop and the left channel lowered in output so my imaging was off center. I tried different diagnostic combos until I realized it had to be the Horizon DAC/PREAMP. I emailed Lukasz and he said yes they needed to look at the DAC, and that they would take care of everything. A few days later I was emailed  a prepaid label to ship it back to Poland. Rob, the US Distributor also weighed in via email to make sure everything was being handled.  I dropped the flight case off on may 30th (they offer home pick up as well). I got two email updates one explaining that the problem was mechanical as it must have been dropped by the shipper on the initial shipment to me. That's an impressive drop given the Horizon is shipped in a flight case with at least 6 inches of foam around it. The thing is that I got it back to  my house yesterday June 9th. That's 11 days round trip to Poland for a repair! My dCS Vivaldi Upsampler had a known issue that I addressed 2 years ago. It took over three weeks round trip to their Boston repair facility. I am not bagging on dCS as their turn around time is normal. It's the Lampizator service that I find SHOCKINGLY great. Frankly, I was concerned when I made the investment in the Horizon about service should I need it being based in Poland. Lukasz has built a business model that is truly global. I can highly recommend the Horizon as an outstanding DAC and pre-amp (the volume control reminds me of the ARC REF 10 if you know that unit, it is great!), and the service is second to none I have encountered this far in my audio journey. 

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Showing 3 responses by oddiofyl

Actually gdhprentice is one of the most knowledgeable people on this forum.  I'm pretty sure he knows they are hand made .  

Why did one Lampi owner have a solution over night and another waits 1 1/2 months?   Either the distributor dropped the ball or they are waiting for parts. 

As for white glove treatment?   I never expect it, but when I do it restores my faith in the mfg and strengthens brand loyalty.  

There are still global parts shortage in every sector so it's not a great time for repairs ....

Reliability is a high priority to me.  Generally speaking , my failure rate has been super low in the past 40 plus years...   once I have a failure I usually avoid the brand next purchase .  VTL is a great example, except that amp failed three times on me.

I agree, this thread had too many folks that needed repair.   I would be afraid to buy a Lampizator based on this thread.