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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
agear
1,353 posts
 
Gearhead ticking some folks off is he?
Sharp pen and no L4 OR L5 nor L7 does it every time.

Ha, I was discipled by the best!

If a component cannot reproduce full tone, body, harmonics, dynamics and convey music's emotion, it's a failed product.

While I agree with the sentiment Charles, every system I have ever heard (including the turds I have cobbled together) fail miserably. It depends on what part of the "processed" hifi spectrum you live on. You are an audio relativists (at least from the posts I have read), and that is a logical position to take.
knghifi
1,667 posts
 
I decided to stick with the Offramp and just purchased the Dynamo power supply for the Offramp. Perhaps someday I can compare both the Lampi converter and the Offramp. Like to hear both in my system.
I can't comment on the sound but the Lamp transport is a much much simpler setup. All you need is a digital cable between transport and DAC and run Logitech Media Server on ANY computer with horse power. No special drivers, power supplies ...

Now if the Lamp transport buffers data before play, using wireless and generic cables will yield the same performance as wired and audiophile grade cables.

I run a similar setup and prefer Logitech Media Server over eLyrics and JRiver Media Servers.

For home music servers, I would run something similar to Bryston BDP-2 or ethernet.
jwm
908 posts
 
Clio, I agree the TAD Concert Fidelity room was great. I also like the TAD Zesto room as well. I can't say which was better. As far as Cessaro I liked the room as well. My only complaint is that the music had a foward dynamic presentation on every piece of music I heard. Sometimes I like a relaxed sound as well. It just maybe that we were sitting too close. I have a friend who owns the Edger horn with Compression JBL drivers and he sits 15 feet back.
clio09
2,978 posts
 
JWM, I actually enjoyed the presentation of the Cessaro's better from the upper listening position. Same with the TAD in our room. Not that the lower level was bad, but after listening to music non-stop for 8 to 10 hours a day it's nice to get a little further back from the sound.

Bruce Edgar is a friend of ours and we have a couple sets of his speakers lying around. Preference is to sit a little further back and no toe-in. His speakers can really push some air.

Back to the original topic. I can see why Bill prefers the Offramp. I have to say I much prefer having a USB converter as the interface rather than going direct into the USB input, but in my case I bypass the SPDIF cable altogether and just plug the device into the digital input. One less cable to get in the way.
wisnon
700 posts
 
OK, getting REALLY back on topic (talk of other rooms and amps are entertaining, but faaar off topic) can we speak about differences in the L7 to other more known levels?

Is the L7 based on the L5 or L6 circuit? What are the major design differences? I have seen the ga-ga Hong Kong feedback online and in some emails, so this has piqued my curiousity.

Retail for the L7 should be around $10K in the US, no?

What about DHT tube choice, ie 300b, 2A3, or 45 Triodes? There is talk on another forum that the NOS 45s have the advantage of being plentiful and cheap in the marketplace. Is this so?
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