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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!
128x128grannyring
agear
1,362 posts
 
I agree Bill. Duelund is still king and having a few dudes (with industry insider accommodation) squawking on a thread is not convincing. I just thought it was interesting....

I'd like to hear other Big Six owners comment on the 3D comparison between the two DACs. I know some have Duelands like mine and I'm curious if the Jensens have anything to do with the L4 sweetness and 3D-ness. I'm willing to give up some of the raw resolution if the music can pull me in deeper.

When I hear the terms "3D" and "musical" together in a sentence, I don't need to hear any more. Count me in. I am fatigued by in-your-face hifi. There is no shortage of that in the marketplace. It could be the Jensens or the ECC4o or both? The L4 with Duelunds still may be the sweet spot in the lineup? Other than the Dude, I have never heard Bill Grannyring Dion so gaga over a piece of electronics as he has been for that new L4....bravo.
wisnon
700 posts
 
SGR, are you in the NYC/NJ area? There is going to be a Lampi rave mid October in NJ and LF himself will be there. You could get to hear them all and judge for yourself.

I believe there will be a L4/L5 and Big 6 there and possibly more cool Lampi stuff. The info is over at Audiocircle.
shawbros3
23 posts
 
Grannyring,

Does your L4 have Duelands or Jensens? My L4 had Jensens and I found some music sounding a tad too soft/polite with decreased dynamics and PRAT.
wisnon
700 posts
 
And then there is another Lampi wrinkle to consider. Lampizator DSD!!! Tubed purity and DSD make for an explosive combo.

I am checking out first production model (DSD-only) and whoa Mama, DSD128 is akin to master tape on an expensive RTR playback machine.
Beats my Qute which has a Linear PSU option, running DSD64 into the BNC.

Suhweeeeet! Its gonna be hard to part with this baby!!!
Lampi DSD will be a big seller...mark my words. Good think it can be retrofitted into even a single box L4 now.
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glory
1,614 posts
 
What does Gearhead know he is not a Lamp owner?

Get the L5 with D caps. Wait for DSD Gen. 4 as it takes L 4 Gen to perfect his work. When perfected his work is hard to beat by even the high $$$ builders.

Get the 182 tube.
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