The New Lampizator Horizon DAC


On Saturday, I was lucky enough to be invited to the unofficial launch of the all-new Lampizator Horizon DAC in Los Angeles.  I have a Pacific and love it but I was intrigued to experience whether the Horizon was that much better.  So, My wife and I drove the 6 hours from Arizona to attend.  

The event had about 18 people in attendance and featured Lukasz Fikus, the owner and brains behind Lampizator.  We had a 5-hour listening session which included direct A/B comparisons between the Pacific and the Horizon, operating the Horizon without a preamp, and finally tube rolling.

My impressions were the Lampizator created a DAC that could change people's minds on comparing digital to vinyl,  The amount of detail, smoothness, clarity, speed was incredible.   For those interested in tube rolling the options are almost endless and I heard firsthand many different tube combinations which changed the SQ of the music.  Finally, at the end of the session, we ran the Horizon without a preamp.  The preamp used in the system was Lamm and the whole system was well over $700k.  So we are talking about a very high-end component grouping.   IMO, the Horizon DAC delivered about 95% of the sound without a Preamp.  It was super hard to discern any differences in SQ.

This DAC was so good that I ended up ordering one.  For anyone going to the Tampa Audio show, Lukasz Fikus will be there to officially launch the Horizon to the world this weekend.  It is definitely worth a listen.

 

willgolf

700k and 50k dac!

I will run out and buy a powerball ticket and pray!

Then again even if I were to win I am pretty confident my ears are not deserving of 750k music system. Hope you enjoy the music more than your system! I do!

well if you want to get ripped off for $50,000 that's your choice because no way should any deck be worth 50 $100,000 even using the best parts out there that should maybe be worth five or six thousand, unfortunately many high-end companies are rip off artists.

well if you want to get ripped off for $50,000 that's your choice because no way should any deck be worth 50 $100,000 even using the best parts out there that should maybe be worth five or six thousand, unfortunately

 

 

You could say the same thing about a sports car costing over a million dollars if you look at it that way. 

 

It would be nice to just focus on the music and the enjoyment we get from it whether it is a $3k system or a $100k system.  It doesn't matter.  It is all personal taste.

For those of you who want to buy my Pacific, it won't happen from me.  As part of the first 6 months of the launch, Lampi is offering a full 100% MSRP buyback of my Pacific.  So the Horizon will cost me about half with the trade-in.  That is a big saving.  I do not anticipate getting the Horizon until early summer.  And Yes I have the Coney sauce!