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Bhobba,
You are right. But would would you have bought that amp based on reviewes/raves? You bought it because you had the chance to hear it. I think irrespective of the reviews/raves, one owes it to aution/hear it for themselves before pulling the trigger. However, that is not always possible, so one will have to rely on reviews/user opinions and take a chance.

Damn right Bill!

Bhobba, have you or any of your gang compared a Killer Dac to a Lampizator Level 5?

I'm not too interested in DACs really, as i'm completely addicted to vinyl. Using a nagra cd player for redbook playback when the CDs come out.
Mrtennis, agree that there is no such thing as "best" anything. It's rhetorical and subjective. That said, after hearing a trinity phono at RMAF, i ended up buying one and it is creating the "best" sound I have ever heard from My records on My system. Trinity has developed some serious cred very quickly by those who have heard their units in their systems. In this case, it seems to be the reviewers that are catching up to users. While I also agree with the notion that reviews are to be taken with a grain of salt, I have found that reviews are really more for information about a product's tech and operational functionality. The description of the sound of a product is the part that I don't value too heavily from reviews as the sound quality is best left for users to hear for themselves.

No mate - haven't heard the Lampi or done any comparisons with it.

I did hear of one with a PDX and another DAC I cant recall with the Lampi - the PDX won that one.

I have a big DAC shootout coming up - the best 4 DAC's I have yet heard - the Killer, The Phasure, the PDX and the Playback Designs. Date not set yet - my Killer hasn't quite been built yet. Each one is hand built and tuned to the system it will be used with. Mine will be set up to use the Off-Ramp via I2S, and either the DAC or my amp adjusted so no pre is used - it will be direct connected.

Thanks
Bill