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Went to CES this year to work on my transition to high Rez digital. I've heard many of the highly regarded players in my room or in others systems in the past. I'm actually very happy with my current cd based sound. As I listened to various DACS playing CD then high Rez, I was not bowled over. High rez was better, but only slightly so. The best (and most different) sound I heard happened to have one similarity. They were 2 non oversampling DACS with tube analog stages(Zanden and Ypsilon). These were without question the most natural sounding digital systems I heard at the show. They made CDsound miles ahead of high Rez. What gives?

PS: I understand the limitations of show auditions.
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dvavc
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So, what about Lampizator vs. NOS-1. Have anybody A-B them yet? Agear, any spacfic reason why you decided on Lampizator vs. NOS-1?
dvavc
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Agear, Have you heard it by yourself? I'm also mostly listen to LP's, but inconvenience of flipping it every 15 minutes), shortage of available records and thereof price of some of them vs. convenience and availability (even for free;~) from internet) of digital domain, makes me keep searching for some miracle DAC. I've read threads (for whatever they worth) about how analog L-7 is, but if i could of bring it home and a-b it to my Remyo...) Built quality vs. price also makes me wonder ).
dvavc
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Hey, Agear, Couple of month passed.) So, what sup doc, did you get it? Should I dispose my analog rig and buy Lampizator?)))
BTW, i've heard it once at the show, but you know the sound of the show… plus different transport speakers etc… Hence, I couldn’t tell anything.(
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