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New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house

Wonder if any other new owners of this DAC are out there as I find it to be the finest digital playback I have heard to date. This is the first digital front end piece of gear I have owned that has transformed my music.

Ya, other digital gear does this or that better, but this Lampy breaks through to a new level of musical enjoyment. Clear view into the music helping the speakers just disappear. Only 24 hours of break in and the music flows so sweet, intimate and seemingly without boundaries.

Looking under the hood I see an impressive power supply with films caps and several high quality chokes. Point to point silver wired except for the digital and USB boards. This is a three tube player that is tube rectified. One has the option for SS rectification if desired.

Ya, I love this Lampy!
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audioengr
3,282 posts
 
Passive preamps sound leaner because you are trying the wrong technology. Resistive attenuation is the WRONG solution. Transformer passive or TVC is the RIGHT solution. No leanness there. It only makes sense technically.

BTW, driving DAC to amps directly is the BOMB! However, doing it balanced and using the Final Drive is significantly better for SQ:

http://www.empiricalaudio.com/products/final-drive

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
joecasey
484 posts
 
However, I think the volume control in Lamp dac is active. I sincerely hope it doesn't have the leaner presentation of passive preamp.
It's active and in analog domain. I was wondering why he brought up passive ... he owns a L6 and have no idea what he has. LOL!
agear
1,362 posts
 
The VC is indeed active and not prone to thinness according to many endusers. My experience with passives in the past has been one of thinness as well.

I will be doing these same experiments once I get my L7 as the Viva has a world class active stage and the option of bypassing it...
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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
Agear,
Your Lampizator Big7 and Viva SET pairing should really be a standout.If this doesn't make you smile with joy I'll be very surprised.
Charles,
wisnon
700 posts
 
Note that the BIG7 uses DHT 45s as output and preamp and the VC is only a resister step ladder. 0db is full bypass. Thiness is NEVER an issue with Lampizators as they are the meatiest Dacs

AL just posted this on CA:

AS i have had my B7 for about 4 or 5 days now going 12 hours at 6 and 6 at a time . the pcm is as good or better than my msg stack . as it plays i am in amazement . the presentation is awesome its like hearing your music all over again. my home cpu stinks . and the dsd was good but not giving the wow that the cpm has. so i fired up my iMac and audirvana plus . i put on elvis 57 a dsd download . its only dsd 64 from analog . track 3 it has a simple clapping in left the channel . now clapping is a simple sound but so is a piano and most dacs stink at it this dac is giving me the texture of the hands as they clap. the only time i have heard this is with my msb. this may seem simple but its a milestone . this dac has given me my wow moment. i can hear into the recording so deep that gives me chills of realism . i now have my WOW moment
thanks winson , rob and most of all lukas for this device and at this price its an even better wow for me.
al
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