Lampizator Pacific DAC

[BayStBroker]

What is it? Where does it rank on the Lampizator "perceived value" chart? How much does it cost? Our Man Mike is hosting its debut at his Suncoast Audio showroom. Hey Mike, can we get the inside dope?

[Mike]

I BELIEVE it's above the GG. Fred, can you confirm?

The Pacific represents new SOTA performance from Lampizator. Price TBD.

[wisnon]

Its the new Top dog...above the GG and even the GG2.

7 tubes, 4 Inside, is what I heard.
Active triode loading...whatever that means...will give much increased dynamics.

[Gopher]

The Pacific will indeed fall at the top of our food chain and become our top performing product. I have heard a working prototype of this unit and I can tell you it will be a solid step above the Golden Gate presently available.

The Gen 6 Golden Gate (GG2), which I have not yet heard, will incorporate many of the improvements of the Pacific and be a solid improvement over the original Golden Gate. We will soon be announcing a *very* fair upgrade path to people with existing GGs of any vintage to upgrade to GG2/Gen 6 specification.

[wisnon]

Dang, this fedback is astounding. If the GG2 is this good, what will the Pac sound like???? So glad I boked for SunCoast in October. Very anxious now...

seatrope

MemberJoin DateMar 2017Posts23

WHAT...THE.... F&*@K...

what the hell happened to my system?!?! I just could NOT believe my ears. With the firmware 2003 on board, it was VERY CLEAR that there the beta firmware that my GG came with was holding it back. WAYYYYY BACK.

I have only heard this magnitude of improvement in my system maybe 2-3 times in my audiophile career. Most of them involved MAJOR changes like completely different speaker types, a vastly different room. The Big 7 did not do this when it first arrived. With the new firmware on board, I was in disbelief at what was coming out of my system. I thought I knew what it could do, but I was completely mistaken. My mouth just hung open with EVERY. SINGLE. TRACK.

To be clear, I do not think that this improvement was because of the 2003 firmware. It was because the 2001/beta firmware was just broken, and this was how this GG should be.

I basically sat there listening to track after track after track, not being able to drag myself away even to use the restroom or to eat. After 7 hours I realized I hadn't had lunch or dinner and was ravenous.

Remember when I said I thought the unit was 20-30% better than the Big 7? WRONG. Try 200% better. Of course, these things are hard to really quantify - but the best way to describe it is that the REALISM took a HUGE step forward. Tracks I knew well were suddenly scary. To borrow someone's words who was very close to the building of the unit, it was like I took a @*()! hallucinogenic mushroom, in the best way possible.

In the past when I've had an "improved" piece of equipment in my system, I'd find dramatic improvements with some pieces, less so with others and almost none with some. The magnitude of the improvement over my Big 7 (which is NO slouch) was so vast that every track I played sounded so different that I was afraid my head would drop off from shaking it in disbelief.

I have no idea what pixie dust or Polish black magic crazy Lukasz has put into this design, but the results are certainly mind-blowing. I just turned off the system 20 minutes ago and am still in awe of his creation.

Ked, does that answer your question about how it sounds?

[BayStBroker]

I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of the Pacific. Gopher, why not make it happen here on Shark?

[Gopher]

I'd love to get some pictures finalized, but right now we're using a modified copper chassis for a Golden Gate as the new case work isn't done. The circuit and sound is 100% (I've only heard the prototype which was mind blowing, but Lukasz says things have improved another level for this final configuration) but the new case work isn't in just yet.

I can tell you there will be more exposed tubes, a new improved display for the vc, new footers we're very excited about, a metal remote and some other nice aesthetic improvements which will make it stand out in a very tasteful and attractive way.

[Jazzhead]

Will the Pacific have both XLR as well as RCA out ?

[VoicesInMyHead]

In true LampizatOr spirit I would be very surprised if you cannot get any combination of inputs and outputs you want...

I'm very excited to see how the Pacific ends up as it seems to be a real killer, but I'm personally not going to go down this road for the same reason as the GG, due to physical size reasons. It's simply too big and I don't have the space for it, this will never change for me, Atlantic sized boxes for the win!

[wisnon]

Voices...I hear that the Pac will be even bigger than the GG and that the SQ step up will be unreal. Based on the indirect feedback I have received, I WANNA hear one ASAP.

If its HALF as good as what I heard.... gamechanger territory. How can this be?? Nah...I believe it when I hear it.
LoL

[VoicesInMyHead]

Hype and rumours spread faster than speed of sound... but of course it's going to be amazing, what else is there to expect?! I'm just a bit disappointed for my own personal reason that I cannot even dream about upgrading. I understand though, at this level, physical constraints cannot be a limiting factor, and the target consumers are the ones who have large dedicated rooms for this purpose. I would also really want to hear one though. I'm "quite" satisfied with my GA though, so absolutely no need to feel sorry for me....

[VoicesInMyHead]

It's getting time for a little preview peek picture though.... just a liiiiittle bit....

[wisnon]

Rick,
I totally agree with your logic. Its not for everyone and I may be in your camp too...as in being too much of a stretch. That does not douse my extreme curiousity. I want to hear it badly.

[VoicesInMyHead]

Same here... once a fan, always a fan... Although, nothing beats hearing it with your own gear, in your own home... listening at shows or demo rooms can be interesting, but in the end I always wonder what I'm listening to. The amp, the speakers, the streamer, the room acoustic, the cables... there's too many parameters involved. I was at a dealer's place today and listened to two wonderful and very interesting, but different speakers. It gave me a rough idea about which one will probably work best in my own environment, but still hard to say without actually trying it. But when it comes to the Pacific.... I'm excited to just SEE it now... hehe... and I've never seen or heard any Lampi at any shows in Sweden, so I guess I'll need to go to Poland or Germany at some point....

[VoicesInMyHead]

It's coming.... and here's a glimpse of it...

https://www.facebook.com/FikusLampi/...0561267175801/

[arthurs]

Will the Pacific and GG updates enable any upgrade options for Golden Atlantics?

[leftside]

Will the Pacific and GG updates enable any upgrade options for Golden Atlantics?

It's fine as is. No upgrades required for that unit

[wisnon]

Initial GG2 talk from PF mag here:
https://positive-feedback.com/audio-...es-rca-cables/

[bonzo]

There is nothing in that article about the Lampi except a pic

[wisnon]

"The LampizatOr Golden Gate 2, a truly superb 8x DSD DAC, used during the evaluation of tracks for the new Positive Feedback DSD Sampler, Volume 2. The UIT PMP's were the output cables during the completion of this project."

[Gopher]

Hello All,

I just wanted to let everyone know that I will have the new LampizatOr Pacific DAC and Super Komputer in my room at RMAF.

Please visit us in room 5030 for a listen where we will debut our new statement pieces alongside room partners Salk Audio and Wywires.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Fred

[mr.gregdee]

Hello All,

I just wanted to let everyone know that I will have the new LampizatOr Pacific DAC and Super Komputer in my room at RMAF.

Please visit us in room 5030 for a listen where we will debut our new statement pieces alongside room partners Salk Audio and Wywires.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Fred

Best Luck with the Pacific launch guys !

[joeinid]

Welcome to the forum Greg, thank you for joining.

[Mike]

Hello All,

I just wanted to let everyone know that I will have the new LampizatOr Pacific DAC and Super Komputer in my room at RMAF.

Please visit us in room 5030 for a listen where we will debut our new statement pieces alongside room partners Salk Audio and Wywires.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Fred

Thank you Fred.

We will try to disseminate information about the new Pacific DAC as it becomes available.

[mr.gregdee]

Thank you for warm welcome Joe

I am reading here lot , but not post.

[jakez]

The first sounds I heard from the Pacific DAC was a guitar lick from Mark Knopfler - and I knew I was in Lampizator heaven once again!

Today I has the pleasure of getting to RMAF in Denver for a few hours. Twice I visited the Lampizator room where they had the Pacific running with the newest SuperKomputer, a pair of Lampizator amps running to Salk Song 3 speakers. My system has included a Big 7 into Lejonklou amps to Vaughn speakers, so I'm somewhat familiar with the Lampizator sound.

The Pacific is just sublime and incredible. There's a full presence of sound and well balanced from the bass to the mid range to the highs. The sound is just clean and pure - you can hear everything in the music. Of course the source files make a difference as well.

I listened for about 45 minutes total. There were a few Dire Straits tracks, Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd, at least one Patricia Barber, and I don't know the rest. The Patricia Barber piece was unbelievable - her voice just came through with a beautiful surround of drums, bass, etc. Really amazing.

At times I felt like a spontaneous standing ovation would be appropriate or perhaps a bow respect for the beautiful sound coming forth.

Having said all that I wasn't the best set up for Lampizator, especially with the power and presence of the Pacific. Two years ago at RMAF, Lampizator was paired with PerfectStorm speakers by Vapor Audio, in a much large room with plenty of sound baffling. That setup seemed to hit a sweet spot and the speakers matched the Lampizator well. This year Lampizator was in much smaller room - and while the Pacific really put on a show, as much as I like Salk speaker, I don't think the Salks were a good match. So as good as the sound was, it sure seems like there is big headroom with a more suitable speaker and a better audio tailored room.

Some other details - it's very shiny and definitely a statement piece - a very different and very refined look for Lampizator. I think I heard Fred say it would start at 22,000 Euros and go up from there; also 16 Pacifics are already sold!

I would certainly love having a Pacific in my system, and still my Big 7 is a winner for me - and I'll be envious of those who jump up to this amazing DAC.

[Elberoth]

You can't go wrong with the Big7. It is a great DAC. It actually made me sell my Trinity DAC (and Scarlatti and MSB before that). I could happily live with one.

[Marslo]

@Jakez,
I have Big 7 too, with Duelunds and KR tubes and even did not think to replace it until now.
I bought this year a new unpowered usb cable- Apricity, this is " no brainer " upgrade IMHO.
Now I am very keen to try the new Pacific DAc but to be honest - the design is not my cup of tea.

[mr.gregdee]

Hard not too agree with that

[MPWRZME]

@Jakez,
I have Big 7 too, with Duelunds and KR tubes and even did not think to replace it until now.
I bought this year a new unpowered usb cable- Apricity, this is " no brainer " upgrade IMHO.
Now I am very keen to try the new Pacific DAc but to be honest - the design is not my cup of tea.

When you refer to the design, are you speaking of cosmetics, or functional/concept?

[Marslo]

When you refer to the design, are you speaking of cosmetics, or functional/concept?

I think about the form , color and shape.
When I think about best examples of good design then immediately comes to my mind Vitus, Esoteric or my La Fontaine for example.
My preference goes to black color but Pacific casing is made of brass so it would be waste of time and money to paint it or galvanize .
I am sure that sonically it will be a real gem, I am ready to listen my eyes closed

[Elberoth]

I think if you press Łukasz hard enough, he will make you one painted in a black, high gloss automotive paint. It is doable on the Pacific.