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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!
grannyring
clio09
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I just saw the Wave Editor link on Steve's site and was curious about it. I am using JRiver and currently upsample 44.1 to 88.2. I will take a closer look at Wave Editor to learn how they accomplish the 44.1 to 96. From my past experience it seemed more practical to upsample in even multiples, but perhaps Wave Editor has a new twist to the process. Won't hurt to try it since it is initially free.

While I am very happy with JRiver I have also considered trying Amarra so I can test out the room correction features in it. Maybe I will try both at the same time.
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grannyring OP
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The room correction feature is awesome! Ya, I was told to try 88 instead of 96 on Wave Editor...I may do this! Some feel it sounds even better.
jesusa0
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I´m using Sample Manager -made by the same people behind Wave Editor- to upsample batch of CDs to 24/88, my favorite rate conversion. I found 24/88 -compared to 24/96- performing way better in the bass section. Meaning, more clear bass resolution -at least to my ears-.

You can also get a trial version of the Sample Manager and it costs the same as the Wave Editor.

Regards,

Daniel
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charles1dad
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Hi Daniel,
What DAC are you using now in this set up? Sounds like you're having much fun.
Charles,
clio09
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I recall when I was using Audirvana that the Izotope SRC was imbedded into it. Seemed to work quite well, although for the same reason as I have yet to try Amarra, I prefer not to be tied to iTunes. So that is why I am now using JRiver. I do not believe they are using Izotope for the SRC.

I do prefer 24/88.2 of all the upsampling frequencies I have tried to date with original 44.1 recordings. We will see how 24/96 turns out.
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