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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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joecasey
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06-20-14: Grannyring
Ok Bruce we will set this up.
Coincident is no Dude so what's the result?
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grannyring OP
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No time, too busy swapping gear:)

We are 2.5 hours apart so it may take some time before I get down there.

Bruce as heard my Dude in his system already and liked it. I loved it in his system! He has a great system for sure.
jwm
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I heard the Dude in Charles1dad's system against his Coincident preamp. We both thought the dude was good, but not as open and transparent as the coincident. The dude did not have Duelund caps in them. I'm not sure what the caps were and the tubes were not new old stock.
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grannyring OP
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Jwm, the one day my Dude was in Bruce's system the Dude really energized the room and music far beyond what the system was doing before the Dude. But, my Dude is totally tricked out beyond Duelund caps etc...and Bruce has TRL Samson amps. Good synergy perhaps. We did not try his former Lampi direct however. Bruce likes his new L5 direct and I have not toted the Dude over for that comparison as yet.

Bruce perhaps has his own throughs on the two preamps in his home that day. For me the Dude just took the sound to another level.

Like most things, personal preference, gear synergy, atmospheric conditions and a whole bunch of other stuff played a role that day:)
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charles1dad
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The TRL DUDE in my system was very good and I understand its loyal following. The Coincident Statement as Jwm stated was simply better sounding, more natural, pure and open. The DUDE had a recognizable signature and was by direct comparison veiled (ever so noticeable). System synergy? Very likely so, the CSL mates splendidly with the Coincident SET amplifier and speakers as one would expect. The CSL IMO is more nuanced and organically resolved (Jwm pointed this out during the listening session).

Really though the comparisons don't mean much, some will prefer the DUDE and some will choose the Coincident, too many variables of taste and system matching. Abruce went CSL to DUDE, Wilsynet (gon member) went DUDE to CSL. Either will improve the systems they're place in the vast majority of cases. Grannyring and I are both thoroughly happy with our respective preamplifiers. What's better than that? I don't know how one can argue that one is superior to the other under all the multitude of circumstances that exist.
Charles,
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