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Phasured to Life NOS1

So I had the Lampizator Gen 4 L5 Vcaps with DSD.
So the game here is Gen 2/3/4 and late Gen 4. Have to have D caps and Lamp DSD and only Lamp DSD. So I am a loser as I never heard Lamp L5 because Ming Su the ex Distributer for Lamp installed the DSD. LOL. Marketing BS and many fall for it. Change a wire here there and move this around and bingo Gen 32.

Ok so this Lamp guy is the best digital I ever heard. Natural organic realistic and draws you into the music. If you own a Lamp you are sitting really good on the digital tight rope.

Something is missing still. What was it? Noise and distortion and color was all there but sounded great. Tubes are glorious !!! Big soundstage . Musically convincing.

What's this Phasure guy doing on the outer skirts of this digital playback world? Read up and the bugs in the software XXHighend was a no go for me. I like push and play!!!

So this chap in Australia is beating me to try Phasure. One year of his talk and I just passed him by. Then one day!! Yea one day I did it. Stupid computer dude me ordered the full Monty. Phasure NOS1 computer and XXHE. It all goes together you know.
So I am told that this PeterSt guy is kool and helps out plus 90 days to try out. I pull the $$$ trigger.

Everything comes in 4 days?? Yes it does.

So how does it do next to Lamp??

No color

No distortion

No noise!! I mean the noise floor is zero. Gee I like that. Lamp has a colored sound to it. Distortion and noise out of the A$$ it does.

So are there bugs? Yes but there is Peter right on it. No two day wait to hear from him. How about within 45 mins. he is there. I would say I was/am his biggest PITA buyer but then again he likes the reward of Phasure users being knocked out with his stuff.

So now I am in Unattended mode for the first time where SQ is now way above Lamp. This mode shuts down the computer to doing nothing. Now it is a music playback that is truly a must have for me.

I will keep this short and sweet. Phasure full Monty rocks out big time and has far exceeded my expectations.

If you are looking for that breakthrough digital playback machine then go out and lay down the coin and try out one of the best Dac software computer going. Phasure NOS1 is the real deal boys and girls!!
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sabai
2,027 posts
 
Glory,

I have been sifting the sand for a new DAC -- budgeting for next year. So many choices. I have narrowed down my search to the Lampizator G4/L4 and the Audio Horizons 3.1. This is the first time I have heard any comments regarding Lampizator being colored. Kindly elaborate. Are there others who share your opinions here?
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glory OP
1,614 posts
 
No one has had a Lamp as long as I have.!!!

L3/L4 and finally L5

Great Dac !! If you buy you will be blessed.

Now the Phasure is another beast. When you hear it and I mean the full Monty then you look back at the Lamp and you "get it"! Take away noise/distortion and color and you are left with music/sounds you never heard before in the digital domain.

You know when you clean up AC power how you get a better SQ ? Things open up and became more musically convincing. Well the Phasure sounds like the whole system is on a clean power supply where the Lamp comes out of the noise and distortion like unclean dirty power. Best I can describe it right now.

This Phasure guy is some kind of A$$ kicking digital playback machine. Try it for 90 days. I knew in 6 hours what was going on when I hooked up the guy to my system.

So all the tweaks and footers and games kind of get lost with this Phasure guy.

Phasure A

Lamp B-

Now that gap is big in audio.

Now we have L7 out with SET tubes. I bet it sounds great!!! But then again Phasure is in another league IMO.
sabai
2,027 posts
 
Glory,

Thanks for all the details. I could not agree more about clean power supply.
knghifi
1,668 posts
 
Glory, everything is colored. It all depends on ones FAVORITE color. LOL!

Usually when I replace a tube with SS unit, I have similar conclusions but can't make final conclusion until living with the new unit for a while. How long have you had the Phasure?
wisnon
700 posts
 
Gary, I had one before you and still do.

The latest iteration was the best and now I wait to hear the latest mod from December, made by Lukasz himself in my presence.

Your last Lampi was distributor modded, not by Lukasz, so I fear you didnt hear the full Lampi magic. For sure you never heard the Lampi DSD chipless module. I can assure you that its is the BUSINESS!

Now, I also know Peter St as well and have delved into his design and thus have the utmost respect for his work. I am sure it sounds great, BUT, you dont have a fair basis of comparison. Trust me on that!

My favourite Dac brands out there would be Phasure and Lampizator (and Chord to a lesser extent), based on their innovative approches and reasonable prices for the SQ offered. The approches are very different and likely the sonic signatures will vary significantly, but both should delight their owners.
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