New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house

Many members on this thread are familar with TRL Samson ... TRL SS sound. It doesn't sound like SS or tubes but just music. I tell ya, it's a superb match with the TAD E1. It's competitive with all MORE expensive SS amps I've demoed. Along with my VAC SigMKIIa, I wonder how it stacks up to Zesto and Concert Fidelity?? Look forward to the Newport Beach Show in May snd check them out.

Almost sold them last year and turns out the problem was my old EW Andra II. It's too bad Paul doesn't market his stuff.

I'm the North American co-distributor for Lampizator and I would like to clear up some confusion. We make a USB converter ( converts USB to SPIDF) and a SPIDF transport ( aka the Digilampizator ). Two different products. The transport is a higly modified Squeezebox DUET with a tube rectified PSU and a tube SPIDF output. The tubed SPIDF allows us to output a perfect sinewave to our DACS. It is a cinch to setup, much easier then any turntable. I had a mac mini previously but sold it once I heard the Digilampizator transport.

Me and Fred ( Gopher )admittedly had weather related problems getting all our gear to the show on time. Not until Friday did we have what I thought was exceptional sound quality. Can't please all the people all the time, but we are very happy that we pleased many nonetheless.

I heard mixed reviews of the TAD rooms. The word flat was bandied around. Not up to their normal standards.

On another note, it looks like hires wireless streaming is here and was present at CES:

http://www.soundandvision.com/content/bluesound-audiophile-sonos-killer
http://www.bluesound.com/our-story

Former NAD engineers are behind this....finally.

Not true the TAD's sounded great in all their rooms.

What's wrong with flat? To me that means no artificial emphasis of any frequency. You want emphasis or de-emphasis get an equalizer or something with tone controls. The TADs let you hear exactly what is coming from the source through your associated electronics. Not what everyone likes to hear though. I will admit TADs are unforgiving, but like JWM felt all the rooms I heard them in sounded very good. Nothing like judging for yourself.

BTW - Andrew Jones held court one evening at the TAD reception. Amazing guy and quite a history. Not sure how but we quickly morphed from a discussion about speakers to classic cars.