New Lampi DAC

I read on Lampizator facebook page that the price will be €4k.


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Too many options now, but the prices for the starter Lampizators need to start lower. To draw more crowd.
 
yes although not all will agree.

There are a few superstars in the 2K USD range and Lampizator need to compete there

The Amber DAC is $2000 USD. I'm curious what few superstars are in the $2k range?
 
I don't think so, but it's about the sound isn't it ?



I think we have digressed too much, let's get back on topic.
 
As I posted at AudioCircle, this is a great price for the feature set. If the sound is typical of the brand, this DAC could be a benchmark for a while
 
I bet this will be an amazing sounding DAC at a great price. My Lampi is as good as I've ever heard and the WE 300bs put the sound over the top.
 
Metrum Hex, Schiit Yggdrasil
I dont like the Yggdrasil at all. Too dry and sterile for my taste. (I could have been the very neutral system it was in?)

I dont really know the Hex...hear it for a very brief time.
 
I bet this will be an amazing sounding DAC at a great price. My Lampi is as good as I've ever heard and the WE 300bs put the sound over the top.


I really want to hear the Atlantic Dac. DH Pentodes and R2R PCM and DSD256 in one package for that price? It could threaten the 7 series! The only drawback is the lack of tube Rolling, like with the DH Triodes.
 
Well the Wyred 4 Sound DAC-1 LE with the Femto clock is $1124. It uses the exact same chip as the Amber, is hand made in California. EJ and crew even build the circuit boards in the Atascadero Ca plant. The units are virtually identical to the DAC-2 which once again won TAS Editor's Choice award. The main difference is that the DAC-2 includes pre-amp functions and remote control, not available in the lower unit.

The Wyred units are also backed with 5 year warranties and are fully balanced. I use the XLR connections to keep my system fully balanced throughout, and oh, I forgot, yes it does do DSD64, DSD128, and DSD256.

The other Lampi, the DSD only model would be the one to consider in my view. I would take the W4S unit over the Amber, but would certainly consider the Euforia model if I were to upgrade since it has the Lampi designed DSD circuit.

Oh, by the way, the Amber only goes up to DSD128. I could not tell for sure on the Euforia, but it seems from their website that it might be topped out at DSD128 also.

"The newest DAC from Lampizator - breaking the price barrier.
AMBER : 1800 Euro for well equipped DAC. The price includes: USB input, PCM up to 32 bit/384 kHz files, DSD 128x and 64 x auto sense and auto switch pcm/dsd and all file sampling rate switching. No manual function to be used. THIS DAC HAS NO SPDIF coaxial input. Toslink is standard spdif input and it is of highest quality, 100% matching S/PDIF or AES/EBU sound quality so it can be used with any transport.

DSD Euforia is exactly the same as Amber, except that Euforia is a DSD-ONLY DAC, without PCM at all. It shares chassis, PSU and analog section with the Amber but it has only DSD filter and USB input. The DSD is our own Fikus design while in the Amber it is an off the shelve Sabre dac chip. Euforia sound quality for DSD is better that Amber in absolute terms, but lack of PCM means that red-book files have to be converted on the fly by the computer. You can use JRiver or Foobar for this and forget about PCM forever."

With any USB to DAC combination I would use the Wyred 4 Sound Recovery unit. Yea, it is that good!
 
I really want to hear the Atlantic Dac. DH Pentodes and R2R PCM and DSD256 in one package for that price? It could threaten the 7 series! The only drawback is the lack of tube Rolling, like with the DH Triodes.

Hey Norman,

How do the DH Pentode tubes sound compared to the DHT?
 
Hey Norman,

How do the DH Pentode tubes sound compared to the DHT?
Dunno, but in chatting with Lukasz he said the DHP have a more extended high and is more linear there. Top end winner in that area of SQ.

Less midrange lushness.

PTA will be reviewing soon.
 
The Atlantic DAC is supposed to range in between a Level4 and lite 7, from what I heard.

I don`t think it`s a real challenger for a Big7 or GG. It seems to be more of a midrange variant.
 
From Lampi Fbook page:
Breaking News: from July 2016 we offer Atlantic DAC with DSD-ONLY version that plays DSD512x . This DAC is released especially to honor the fantastic music server from SOUNDGALLERIES MONACO presented in BMW showroom in Munich 2016 show. There is no PCM but automatically selected DSC64/128/256/512 that is at the moment of launch the FIRST DSD triode DAC in the World.

The price is actually 3900 Euro, which is 100 Euro LESS than the R2R Atlantic. It comes in SE version only, no balanced, sorry. For balanced DSD512 with triodes you need to order Big 7 or the Golden Gate.
 
The Atlantic DAC is supposed to range in between a Level4 and lite 7, from what I heard.

I don`t think it`s a real challenger for a Big7 or GG. It seems to be more of a midrange variant.

Chris, anything in the grapevine on how close it gets to the Lite 7? Only Eur 900 separates them, I believe.
 
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