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HiDiamond P4 PC vs Nordost Valhalla PC
So Neal, are you going for a P4? 
Bi-wire: is it worth it?
Elegal, you also need to add shotgun where you use 2 single runs for bi-wiring so 2x price of SCs.From my experience, it all depends on the speaker and SC so you gotta try for yourself. In my current system, shotgun is definitely WORTH IT! 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Wisnon,From Lampizator Transport webpage:Plays files in untouched form - full resolution. (up to 96/24)It appears Transport is no longer based on SB Duet. SB Touch? proprietary design? Any ideas? 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Wisnon, I see your posts on Lamp in various websites. Do you have a professional affiliation with Lukaz or just a satisfy customer? 
Coincident Linestage vs CJ CT5 or Allnic L-3000
01-29-14: JwmDon't get me wrong the VAC is great its just not as transparent or quiet as the Absolare. I think the WE845 tubes are great. I like them much better than the original RCA 845 tubes.Just curious, what tubes are you rolling in your VAC? 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Thanks for the information good news bad news perhaps for L4 ownersJust wait another month, it will be BAD news for BIG 26 owners. LOL! 
Phasured to Life NOS1
Congrats Gary, I guess you found a winner. The 6Moon review is very interesting. 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Audioengr, I'm ONLY questioning reason for bringing NEW components to a show. Show schedules have not changed for years so no excuse IMHO not to prepare properly.When I move my components, it takes days to settle so I understand Sun has the best s... 
Phasured to Life NOS1
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 P... 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Knghifi, the reality is that almost everything at CES or any show is new. That is why at Friday through Sunday shows, you really should just show up on Sunday.If this is reality and believe in break in period, why bother showcasing your system if ... 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Abruce, yes it was because the Dude preamp needed breakin.Speaker is new, Dude is new ... that's what I called excellent show preparation. So what was broken in, component rack? LOL! 
which preamp
Both SS and tube have their + and - so never understood why someone wants a SS that sounds like tubes.Checkout WADAX PRE One Mk2. I know someone replaced a Robert Koda Takumi K10 in his system ... totally blew it away. It also contains an integrat... 
New Wilson Shasha W/P Series 2
While there is no hint that I'm aware of, I suspect we'll see little effort on Wilson's part to give current Sasha owners an upgrade or preferred trade in option.They DON'T have to to stay in business.But there are plenty of companies that at leas... 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Wisnon, Computers have been using buffers/cache forever to improve performance. This is true in both hardware and software.From Lamp Web Site:Once again - how can a "stupid" computer modem sound better than reputable real CD transport ? Computers ... 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
From Lampizator Transport web page:"MY LampizatOr Transport plays from own FIFO RAM Buffer."This is the buffer I'm asking? Does it buffer X amount or number of tracks before play starts.Without going into too much detail, I was just using JRiver, ...