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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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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
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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?
wisnon
700 posts
 
Anyone here got to hear the Lampi/Intuitive room on Friday when the FINALLY got all the kinks out and the sound came into its own?

My feedback is the L7 move to the King of the line position and the Dale speakers finally showed their true worth!

I heard L7 is already sold and the level is backordered until Feb at least. Hong Kong and the US are the demand leaders.
wisnon
700 posts
 
Hopefully Lukasz still makes the SB Transport, as I keep hearing good things about it. My own Duet is modded with better caps and is fed by a dedicated LPSU built into my L4, but the clock upgrade and digilampi section, plus the i2S internal implementation apparently takes it to another level entirely.

Later this year I will likely take the plunge.
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charles1dad
6,996 posts
 
Wisnon,
The Lamp 7 uses the level 5 power supply and the level 6 circuit. The implementation of the DHT tube is true brilliance in my opinion, low power DHT are capable of splendid natural sound. I absolutely love the 300b but the very good versions of this tube are expensive and you don't need their higher power output for a DAC application. I'd go with the 2A3 or the 45 tube and can't imagine how someone couldn't be thrilled with the fabulous realism they'd have. I think the level 7 is pure genius in concept and execution. DAC chip directly coupled to the DHT grid no resistor or capacitor in the way, then Duelund CAST output coupling capacitors. No
stupid OP-amps with their tag along NFB! Like I said previously, Lukasz is
one very smart man.

Charles,
Charles,
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