New DACs High End Munich 2023

I have a customer who just traded in an Lampizator Amber 4 with VC for a Bricasti M3.

@verdantaudio

scott i hope you will listen to this thing and compare to the well known ones you have discussed in the past, weiss, bricasti, rockna, chord, pbd and so on, and report back to us! or ship it to me and i will ... 😁

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb583d-lampizator-amber-4-dac-preamp-da-converters

i do know our good buddy @tvad also had a lampi, liked it quite alot but ultimately sold it and kept his bricasti as well

With due respect to those who love tubes, I don’t want tubes in my DAC or amp. I am fine with them in my preamp.

Yes, I’m a new member. However, I did extensive research and talked to numerous Conrad Johnson users before demoing and purchasing an Amber 3. I’m just pitching a DAC for consideration based on my experiences. No different than anyone else. And yes, I read both posts regarding DACs and made the same comment. At least I’m consistent… Obviously, the end user is the only person who can make this decision. The Amber 3 or 4 is a DAC worthy of consideration. 

@yyzsantabarbara,  I purchased an Yiggy+ LIM recently after reading the reviews on it.  I was thinking its sound signature will match with what I like and that it might be a cheaper alternative to my two favorite DACs I’ve owned (Mojo Audio previously and Meitner MA3 currently).   I thought it was excellent and had a similar natural tone, good dynamics, no fatigue, etc.     

It wasn’t until I dropped back in the MA3 that I realized the differences were enough that I will still be keeping the more pricey DAC.   I thought the LIM was a little dry sounding, lacked a little texture, and definitely seemed to be missing the super black background and more detail of the Meitner.

Relatively speaking though I think the differences are small when you factor in the price difference.  Throw in it’s made in the USA and comes with a great warranty and I think it’s a great deal!   I hated to sell it but couldn’t justify it as my TV DAC where the Bifrost 2/64 makes way more sense financially, and also sounds excellent…

@ddafoe That makes sense. I was lucky that I liked the cheaper DAC more than the Lumin X1. I definitely like it more on the RAAL SR1a and VM-1a amp. On my 2-channel I think it is less of a difference.  A lot of this is the synergy with the gear you have. 

I will try the Yggi+ on my Yamaha NS5000 on Sunday. It has become my best system and the plan is to upgrade the DAC on that system. The Yggi+ will take stage in that system until I get an amp for the office. I returned my PeachTree GAN400 on Friday. If I did not hang around A'gon I would have kept it.