Ayre Codex vs. Lampizator Amber II

I also own the Amber II. It is tube rectified.  I am currently having the super-clocks installed.  Hope to have it back this week.  This is a very nice DAC, no complaints.  I have own the Exogal Comet, PWDII, Auralic Vega and the Amber is my favorite.  Much more musical.  I also am going to try the SR Blue fuse once I do some listening for a few weeks. 

i have an Amber II and the considerably more expensive Aesthetix Pandora Sig with a brace of very nice tubes....the Lampi gets very close and like the Pandora errs on the side of musicality.. An incredible value....no doubt...

thankful

what did that run $$$$ if you dont mind me asking
did the DAC have to go to Poland for the mod or ?????

Resurrecting an old thread instead of starting a new one.. 

The Lampizator Amber 2 was recently updated to a 2019 spec, including the digital engine that trickled down from the upmarket Pacific DAC.  It now has full PCM support, as well as up to DSD512.  Supposedly it’s a whole different animal from the original Amber 2.

Anyone experience one yet?

Codex measurements are awful. Probabably is not necessary to spend that much to upgrade.

BTW I just looked at the Lampizator site and there are not data of the performance of their DACs, just blah, blah. Huge red flag for me. 


https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-ayre-codex-dac-amp.7282/