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December 1, 2016, 09:04 AM #1
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What usb cables you use for your lampi?
Please share the usb cable that you have used with your lampi and those that you have compared.
I currently use kimber usb into regen and intona. I used a curious prior but it does not work with intona.
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December 1, 2016, 09:49 AM #2
Re: What usb cables you use for your lampi?
I use the Lampi unpowered cable. I hear good things abot the Sablon unpowered and all the unpowered cables with Amanero usb. I have not done much camparison though.
As a short term measure, one can also use the Sbooster adapter that breaks the power connection from your favourite powered cable like the TotalDac cable, or use the dual cables from Light harmonic and ifi and keep the powered half unconnected.NORMAN
Custom PC with Memory Player Software Suite/ Modded Denon CD transport>Lampi GG1 (and sometimes PACIFIC) DHT tube Dac> Rowen 850W Isolating Transformer/ Rowen SS Preamp and PA1 monoblocs/Lampi Silk power cond. with Phase flipper> Heil AMT KITHARA & Syrinx in parallel hookup. Swiss cables (Reference line) for PC/interconnects and speaker cables. Goldmund Sweetcord PC. FTA Callisto unpowered USB cable. Basic analog: vintage Lenco L78 TT with Rowen mat, Denon MM cart, iFi iPhono2 with 15v Hynes SR3 LPSU. Synology 12 TB NAS. 2nd system:KenWin Bluetooth speaker 3rd system TBI Millemnium amp with Aulos speakers and SB Duo hookup.
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December 1, 2016, 09:52 AM #3
Re: What usb cables you use for your lampi?
WireWorld Platinum 6
WireWorld Platinum 7
Curious USB
Siltech Royal Signature USB
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December 1, 2016, 10:05 AM #4
Re: What usb cables you use for your lampi?
Is the Siltech unpowered? if not, try the power cutter adapter with it. Its cheap at $20 or so. Maybe ifi iDefender does the same thing too.
https://www.sbooster.com/sbooster-tw...or?language=en
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http://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/...-idefender3-0/
Note that the Amanero does not need external power in the Lampi.NORMAN
Custom PC with Memory Player Software Suite/ Modded Denon CD transport>Lampi GG1 (and sometimes PACIFIC) DHT tube Dac> Rowen 850W Isolating Transformer/ Rowen SS Preamp and PA1 monoblocs/Lampi Silk power cond. with Phase flipper> Heil AMT KITHARA & Syrinx in parallel hookup. Swiss cables (Reference line) for PC/interconnects and speaker cables. Goldmund Sweetcord PC. FTA Callisto unpowered USB cable. Basic analog: vintage Lenco L78 TT with Rowen mat, Denon MM cart, iFi iPhono2 with 15v Hynes SR3 LPSU. Synology 12 TB NAS. 2nd system:KenWin Bluetooth speaker 3rd system TBI Millemnium amp with Aulos speakers and SB Duo hookup.
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December 1, 2016, 11:18 AM #5
What usb cables you use for your lampi?
Mike, I know you are a Siltech fanboy, but ever tried the PAD 30th Anniversary USB? Heard it on Tuesday and it beats at least the Curious by quite a bit - especially low-end definition was better and overall balance was also very good. Detailed in the highs but not sharp.
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Small rig: Naim UnitiServe/ Curious USB/ Tidal/ Linn Klimax DS3/ Shunyata Power cable/ Pass Labs INT-60/ Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II/ HiD Diamond 8/ Harbeth 30.2 40th Anniversary/ Shunyata Venom EU7 & Venom 3 HD.
HP rig: MacBookAir/ Tidal/ Auralic Gemini 2000/ Sbooster LPSU/ Audeze LCD-2 Classic + WyWires Red/ Shunyata HD/ Shunyata Hydra 2/ Shunyata Venom.
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December 1, 2016, 06:27 PM #6
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Re: What usb cables you use for your lampi?
I use a aurender w20 which allows the usb power to be cut off and that allows for a.overall better presentation.
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December 1, 2016, 06:55 PM #7
Re: What usb cables you use for your lampi?
My Systems: http://www.audioshark.org/showthread...481#post158481
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December 2, 2016, 06:03 AM #8
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Re: What usb cables you use for your lampi?
Anybody tried and compared the Audience Au24 USB ?
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December 2, 2016, 02:44 PM #9
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Re: What usb cables you use for your lampi?
DanaUSB was significantly better than the Curious IMO and with others locally. But my buddy's new offering JMaxwell USB is significantly better than Dana and for quite a bit less $$. But with the microRendu, I found no USB (using a hard adapter) was better than any USB. And finally, I'm using an F-1 USB-SPDIF converter going into my B7's coax - for mo better sound than the Lampi USB input.
I don't think the stock Amanero USB board from Lampi is up to the level of other USB boards available (the F-1 is certainly better). Haven't heard the superclock, so maybe that would re-level the playing field, but I have yet to learn what exactly is entailed in the superclock option.
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January 19, 2017, 10:59 AM #10
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Re: What usb cables you use for your lampi?
2 Dedicated PPA audio streamers, PPA DDC, Lampizator GG SE dac, Classé Audio Omega Pre MKII, Linkwitz LX521's + Thor's, Lineair psu's, Arcam AV9, Oppo 95, Pioneer LX5090H, Emotiva XPA5, 2xUPA500's, 2x Nord One Up NC500DMST
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January 19, 2017, 01:26 PM #11
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Re: What usb cables you use for your lampi?
That's great feedback - thanks for sharing. I may have an opportunity to upgrade to superclocks in the coming months, so it sounds like that would be a good step to take. Actually, regarding the F-1, I have recently discovered some synergy issues with it. It is cleaner and clearer than the standard USB input. However, I just upgraded wall outlets to the Furutech NCF with wall plate and so forth. This yielded a surprising increase in overall system detail retrieval. After this upgrade, however, I felt the system became a bit too lean sounding for some reason. I was considering removing the wall plate because it mucked with the overall system synergy and tonal balance.
However, I decided to swap back to the USB input on the lampi - removing the F-1. Wow, now the USB has the right system synergy while the F-1 is a bit hard and lean sounding. Instruments are cleaner and more precisely delineated through F-1 still, but now sounding sterile. Very interesting. To this point, I had always found the F-1 to be an unequivocal improvement over the standard USB input. I'm still interested in the superclocks, though.
Just goes to show, system synergy can be everything.
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January 19, 2017, 09:51 PM #12
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January 24, 2017, 11:26 AM #13
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Re: What usb cables you use for your lampi?
To come back to the original question of this topic, I am using the latest (unpowered) Sablon Audio USB cable in combination with the JPlay femto USB card. Together with the superclocks on the Lampi and upsampeling everything with HQPlayer to DSD512 the sound is magnificent. However, I am still working on one streamer to get my dual streamer setup to work again. Once that has been done I will be able to give a more detailed inside on how good this USB cable from Sablon is working.
2 Dedicated PPA audio streamers, PPA DDC, Lampizator GG SE dac, Classé Audio Omega Pre MKII, Linkwitz LX521's + Thor's, Lineair psu's, Arcam AV9, Oppo 95, Pioneer LX5090H, Emotiva XPA5, 2xUPA500's, 2x Nord One Up NC500DMST
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