Good to know some companies still respect customer service!
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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I have a faulty Amber 4 which is less than a year old. The local Singapore Lampi distributor promptly came over, ran some tests and confirmed there was an issue with the USB board. He packed it in it's original packaging and took the unit from me on 24 April. Couple days later he messaged that he had shipped it to Poland. Couple of days ago I asked the distributor for an update. He said the factory couldn't give a definitve date for the repairs. Still wating after 1-1/2 months. Thank goodness the local distriutor loaned me another DAC (not a Lampi) so I have at least something to listen to. Amber 4 certainly not getting the same attention as the Horizon. |
@ghdprentice Dude you are clueless and uninformed so I will inform you. These are hand made one at a time! They are making only 500 worldwide over the next 4-5 years. Do you think they just pump Lampizator’s down the assembly line? It takes a month to make like 4 or 5 of them at a time! So now you are informed please use this as a learning opportunity! They fixed it! |
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 .... |
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