New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house

I have both MM '09 with LPS and new MM stock. The new MM to me is bettered so I think. Had the LT and it was great on RB but did not meet my needs for all material. Gave it away for $1.3K.

We all hear/see/feel and think different so a shoot maybe useless.

Had the L3/4/5 and the 5 is better than the 4 but by how much? Could I pick out the 4 from the 5 in my system? What if the 4 had a Stage 3 AC cable on it and the 5 had a cheap A$$ ,name your own maker, AC cable like most have will the 4 sound better? 5 has a bigger fuller sound but the 4 is better than most high $$$ dacs being sold today .

The game gets to complex to hear a 3% improvement that just might be a different sound than an improvement.

This hobby is like a man getting most all the chicks he can want. In the end he doesn't want to live with them long term so he unloads and reloads.

The L5 has bigger breasts but they hang and sag where the L4 has smaller athletic breasts made for road running. What level do you want??

Hey Glory,
Good points!
Shootouts are entertaining and in some cases informative but as you say different ears will result in different outcomes, how else could it be? When all is said and done it always about what we like as opposed to some absolute conclusion that settles a matter for once and all.
Regarding the breast analogy, if that's accurate I'll take the Lamp 4. Give me the fit and toned version any and every time. You'd think the Lamp 5 having the dual power supply would seem to be an obvious advantage given the major contributions the PS provides.

Or is the PS over kill?

Nearly every aspect of audio is a matter of tradeoffs and trying to achieve some sense of proper balance, power supplies are part of this equation.

The L5 has bigger breasts but they hang and sag where the L4 has smaller athletic breasts made for road running. What level do you want??

I could modify either....