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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!
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wisnon
700 posts
 
Bill,

I have similar. I do have the OR4 which I hardly use due to no Integer Mode support. I normally use the iFi Triple play, ie iUSB-Gem cables-iLink and top off with Aubisque filter. I hope to eventually try an iPurifier. My L4 has no USB .only the Lampi DSD does.

2011 stock Mac Mini though with A+ or JRiver. Pangea USB cable and Swisscables digital coax and interconnects. Generic BNC cables for the Chord Qute HD.

I use xACT to convert file formulas.

I will test for myself and see.
agear
1,362 posts
 
Mitch2, that is good counsel.

Bill, computers are indeed a pain. I have done WAV and AIFF comparisons and did not hear any differences. There should not be. Ask Steve Nugent about that one before converting all your files....
audioengr
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I have also found that ALAC AIFF and FLAC all color the sound compared to .wav. I find AIFF actually worse than ALAC.

I believe there is only one server out there that makes FLAC sound like .wav, the Antipodes.

BTW, if you want to make your digital sound more live, like analog, check out the Plasmatron from VHAudio.com. Once I heard this AC regulator, I had to have one.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
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grannyring OP
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I have compared aiff to wav for hours today. Many CDs and each one sounded better in WAV. No doubt about it. A no brainer folks. Each CD file in WAV always sounded more natural and analog if you will. Easy to convert to wav in iTunes. The art stays and the order stays. The sound is better in an obvious and thrilling way.

More body
More foundation to the music
Larger stage
Less forces and more natural highs
Removes last vestige of digital glare and nasties in the highs

I compared aiff and wav played off my SSD drive with Amarra playlist and the result is absolutely conclusive in my system. Anyone hearing would Agee.
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grannyring OP
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Steve your Offramp and BNC cable are an awesome addition. Yes, I will trial the Dynamo power supply soon!

Your Offramp combined with the WAV revelation has me smiling more and more.

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