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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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jafox
1,465 posts
 
Yes, I moved faster than the Flash to get the L6. Gosh I love this unit. Wow!

And I will not part with the SL speakers. I have optimized the system around these. I just need to get the amps back online. But last night the lowly Counterpoint amp did its backup duty to show the pure magic of the L6.

Right out of the box, the L6's resolution and tonality was exceptional except for one thing .."where's the bass?" I was thinking the Counterpoint was just not able to do it. And yet this was not a problem with the Manley Ref DAC or APL Denon player. And then an hour l realized the bass had arrived and everything had become silky smooth. This unit so rapidly made me forget about the system and got me into the musical enjoyment.

It clearly takes the L6 an hour or so to warm up and I was just too impatient to wait this required time to listen before powering on a cold unit. Being a tubeaholic for 30+ years, I knew better. But I just could not wait to hear this. I will keep the unit powered on all the time now.
tbg
5,263 posts
 
Jafox, Remember what I said about avoiding hearing the $1790 BMC PureDac.
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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
Tbg,
I heard the BMC DAC (show conditions all BMC system) and it wasn't bad. I've heard the Lampizator level 5 (big box) extensively and in all sincerity the Lampizator is in a different realm reproducing music. Jafox made a good choice and I doubt he'll regret it.
Charles,
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grannyring OP
6,519 posts
 
Jafox, your Lampi will open up so much more after 200 hours.
lissnr
365 posts
 
Jafox, you will also find that after a few hundred hours of listening you will be somewhat " re-conditioned" into how natural reproduced music has become via the L6. There will never be any feeling of "artificiality" to your music room ( not assuming you noticed or felt there necessarily was before but...) you will simply 'gel' with the music like you've never really known before...it's truly a beguiling experience. I have found Lampizator in general to have this simply natural presentation, my L4G4 hooked me into it but the Level 6 [IMHO] has completely redefined the notion of " personal listening experience" in your own home... Congratulations!
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