New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house

Agear, further to that point. LF has made arrangements that if anything untowards were to happen, all the schematics would be released to the public. Being a point to point wiring hand built item, any competent tech would be able to repair the unit.

Besides, even if he were not around, the company would survive.

I have the top of the line Jensen PIO , copper foil, paper cased caps in mine. The Duelund caps are more resolving for sure and the Jensen caps are a tad richer in the mids,

I will put Duelund in mine once I get the funds as they are quite expensive.

Well Vortrex just posted this at AudioCircle and he seems to be an analog guy like you:

"I got one of the G4 L4 units 2 weeks ago with the Jensen caps, which is still breaking in. It's technically a Level 4.5 as they call it, since it has the Level 5 PCB inside my unit. I'll preface this and say I am not a digital guy. The digital I have heard prior (audio show) has not been my cup of tea. I really like an organic 3D flavor, which digital has not shown me before.

Not having the right pieces to set up this DAC properly, I used the USB cable from my printer and connected it to a Macbook Pro running a trial version of Audirvana Plus. I then got a couple of hi-rez FLAC albums that I am very familiar with on vinyl. I was quite surprised to hear how well this DAC stood up against my vinyl rig (TW Acustic Raven, Ortofon RS-309D, Ortofon Synergy SPU, Leben RS-30EQ, Hashimoto HM7 SUT)! Clearly the DAC was producing a more solid foundation. What I was not expecting is for the digital to have dimension to it. Digital to me always spelled soulless and uninteresting. I won't say it had the depth of the analog rig, but the width was there. Images hover in space. There's a different presentation overall, I would say the DAC is bolder. If you are looking for a way out of analog, this could be your exit point. Looking back to all the previous vinyl rigs I have had in the past, I would choose this DAC over them. I think the analog setup I have now is the tipping point. Maybe the Big Six would close the gap even more or cross it?

I'll also say I was expecting something that was kind of DIY-like. That is not the case at all. It might have a utilitarian look to it, but the DAC is very well built and solid. It's better than some "Made in the USA" gear I have had before. The packaging was also first rate and it arrived only 1 HOUR different from the time Lukasz quoted me at shipment. Great service for sure."

"Are you Lampizator owners truly getting sound to rival your best players and even vinyl?"

M2,

Yes. Your Dac is not a Lamp so I am sure you would find a whole new world in the L4/5 as I know I did. 2x DSD is a real pleasure to listen to.

What TT do you have?

Well Vortrex just posted this at AudioCircle

Wisnon,
Yeah I noticed that post by Vortex and then I also noticed he promptly put his Lampizator up for sale...after only owning it two weeks? There is also another Lampizator 4/4 currently for sale where the seller is using close to the exact same language as the previous seller used in July (including the reason for selling). The unit was reportedly made in May of this year so, it is being sold for the second time after only 4 months. There is a third unit for sale at AAsylum with the serial number one after the unit made in May, a fourth unit that was just listed at the end of August with an even higher serial number (that has sold), and a fifth unit listed a couple of weeks ago that appears to have sold. All of these Lampizator's changing hands after being owned for only a short time may mean something, or nothing, but it does give me pause before thinking about a $3-4K expenditure. I sure would like to hear one in my system.

Glory,
My MUSE Erato II was my only source prior to computer audio. I stupidly sold my Thorens TD-166 MkII (that I had owned since college) at a garage sale when I decided to permanently switch to "perfect sound forever."