Many have done the flavor of the month dac dance as digital has been advancing so quickly and today's marketplace is even more crowded than ever before with all kinds of digital devices. With the reduction of brick and mortar listening locations, word-of-mouth has become more important than ever.
In my experience one of the biggest splashes in the world of Dacs has been Lampizator products, and for good reason...
I've owned a few good dacs and heard many excellent ones but the first time I heard the natural character of a Lampizator Dac in my own system, I knew it was a game changer for me. It was a Gen4 Level4 and I bought it. Since then I've moved up the chain, after the L4 I too went to a Big 6 which was incredible and am currently in amazement of my Big 7 every time I have a listen...
Customer support is excellent as both Rob and Fred are dedicated to maintaining first class attention to detail and Lukasz himself ("Mr. Lampizator") is not only brilliant but also a good listener; and genuinely glad to just "Be there" as needed.
In my opinion you can probably count the very best Dacs on one hand and Lampizator would be the first name I'd mention on that short list.
