Reimyo vs Audio Note 3.1X vs Lampizator DAC ?

I've had the Lampizator DAC, L2, for about 6 weeks. I think it's great. I did not have an outboard DAC previous to the LZ, simply an Arcam CD73 which has an internal Wolfson chip. The rest of my system is a Placette active pre, Edge m8m, and JMR Trentes.

When I first got the LZ, I listened A/B from the CD alone vs the CD/DAC. With the LZ, the sound opened up. Clarity improved, soundstage became wider, instrument placement more easily discerned, overall sound more forward and less veiled. I love to put people in 'the chair' and play music for them; they hear what they have never heard before.

Not sure about squeezing that last drop of naturalness out of your system, but I recommend the LZ. Lukasz is great to deal with, and has a money back guarantee. He told me that no one has invoked that yet. I'm happy with mine.

Thanks cmjones for your opinion. Even I am pretty enthusiastic about Lampizator DAC designs. Unfortunately I could not find anyone writing about their top level products and how it compares to other reference products. Reimyo though is not in the absolute reference level but still, within its price point it is one of the references. Can the Lampizator upset the Reimyo ? Not easy to guess :(

Here is the feedback I have been able to collect:

"I recently had to opportunity to audition an LZ (Lampizator) Model 2.0 June production. The sound was absolutely stunning - far, far better than any other dac I have ever heard, at any price level."
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My initial reaction to the Lampizator: "Wow, this is better." I noticed before LZ that music seemed to emanate from behind my speakers. With LZ, the music comes from right out front. I moved from the mezzanine to the orchestra. The music seems to bloom. My perception of the canvas was that it became higher and wider. The placement of instruments became more definite. Space between instruments is more discernable. I feel like I can visualize the sound stage better with my eyes open. Clarity has improved. Elements in playing which were just noticed before are easily discernible now. There is a nice new harmonic element in the vocals with the LZ from the tubes. I looked at my objectives: "Improved clarity, soundstage depth and width, a more forward presentation, and better separation of individual instruments in orchestral music." I didn't realize until now that my assessment would so closely match my desire. I'm gonna keep this DAC. The more I listen to the LZ, the better it gets.
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After few days listening I have to say that you DAC is a breakthrough engineering masterpiece, it’s not about anything else but just pure musical sounding machine. What I can say summary of your at point like following:
· EXTREMELY QUIET
· EXTREME RESOLUTION THAT CAN SUPPORT @ 176.4KHZ OR 192KHZ SAMPLING
· VOCAL TONALITY A LITTLE BIT OF KINDA TDA1541A
· REFINED AND OPEN SOUND IS ABLE TO BE PRODUCED
· MAXIMUM OF SOUND DETAILS THAT NEVER MISS ANYTHING OF WHAT A MUSIC SOURCE HAS
· SMOOTH SOUNDING AND WIDE, DEEP SOUNDSTAGE
· WITH MINIMUM OF COLORATION INTO THE MUSIC MAKES MUSIC SOUND BETTER
· SOUND OUTPUT OF THE DAC CAN BE CONSIDERED AS VINYL-ANALOG LIKE SOUNDING UNLIKE COMPETITORS
· ADDICTIVE MUSICAL OUPUT THAT CAN MAKE THE USER LISTEN FOR ALL DAY LONG
BRAVO, FIKUS! PLEASE KEEP ME UPDATED IF YOU HAVE FURTHER BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH, HAHAHA.
Also would like to ask what model is the rectifier tube?
THANKS!
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My friend is currently using the demo Level 2 Lampizator (June poduction) until his Level 3 arrives sometime in December. I auditioned his current system last Thursday night and, I must say, it is one of the most enjoyable, realistic and involving systems I have ever heard. What is unique about his philosophy is he is making huge improvements by investing less money.

His current system consists of a Shindo Vosne
Romanee preamplifier, a Pass First Watt F4 (see Pass website for details), and Altec Lansing 19 speakers. His front-end components include an absolutely gorgeous analogue turntable, a Sony XA-5400 cd player used as a transport only, and,
of course, the outstanding Lampizator dac (demo unit, June production, Level 2 - no summation circuit, etc.). The entire system is loomed with Franck Tchang Liveline cables, and speaker placement makes for a very close listening position.
The sound is simply unforgettable. Interestingly, he has been collecting LP's for about 50 years and has assembled a collection of about 8,000 pristine selections. On Thursday night he said the Lampizator made his entire LP collection obsolete!

Thanks Wisnon, I spoke to Lukasz today and He is sending me the details. If I buy his DAC I promise to write a review here :).

Pani,

Check out his website. He has a new chassis (box) and its even better. Sections are separated and thus any potential interference is isolated. He also has tubes mounted upside down for easy tube rolling without opening the box.

www. Lampizator.eu ---- commercial section. Well worth a look.