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I am very interested in hearing this dac too. Enjoy, Mike.
Atlantic DAC - Incoming
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jadedavid
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While aesthetics won't change the sound, the Atlantic is rather spartan in appearance. The gloss black top on the "7's" looks very nice.
Further, upon building my L5 Lampizator, I incorporated a black Corian faceplate with beveled edges. It really made it look like a much more upscaled piece of kit (as the brits say).
In some photos of the new Atlantic I noticed that Neutrik BNC jacks were used but not Neutrik RCA jacks. Personally I think it would have looked better if matching.
All of this is just nitpicking and the sound is the most important part but at these prices, a little bit of window dressing would be more than welcome. My 2cents FWIW.
Further, upon building my L5 Lampizator, I incorporated a black Corian faceplate with beveled edges. It really made it look like a much more upscaled piece of kit (as the brits say).
In some photos of the new Atlantic I noticed that Neutrik BNC jacks were used but not Neutrik RCA jacks. Personally I think it would have looked better if matching.
All of this is just nitpicking and the sound is the most important part but at these prices, a little bit of window dressing would be more than welcome. My 2cents FWIW.
RichardA1
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any pictures of the corian?
jadedavid
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Just saw this on the Lampi FB page:
"The anodised alu will be ready soon. And BTW all our products have ALU chassis, never steel, abandoned 4 years ago. Only the alu is painted instead of anodizing which gives more consistent look."
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That's awesome. I forget to check the Facebook page from time to time. That Taipei Show/trip looked amazing.
I have to completely agree regarding the looks of Lampi DACs, I understand that costs need to be kept down, but at the highest level aesthetic frugality should be set aside, the Golden Gate and Big 7 top panels look great but are let down by the austerity of the front panel which looks very much like a DIY effort, when you have and pay for the best you want the product to look like it too.
I want it to SOUND it. Not too enthralled with visual bling...I want auditory bling. Besides, they are CHEAP compared to the others that have sound in the same ballpark. Go buy an MSB Select and you need mortgage....unless you are loaded.
Besides, tastes differ. Dartzeel case work is very expensive to produce and yet I have seen people saying that they find it ugly.
My only critique is on the visual side, no argument to be had on sound or price to performance, I have the utmost admiration for Lukasz and lust after his products. I agree that in audio normally form follows function, but once you reach the High End and are paying megabucks you want something aesthetically pleasing that looks the part; the Golden Gate as a statement product only differs in its colour, if you´re going all out on parts you should go all out on design too.
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Would be great to see the casing match the parts and design quality without going over the top.
Plus, a more solid casing and design would help in minimising vibration. Machined from solid billet would be wishful thinking although if they were to sub-contract the design and manufacture to, for example, the supplier to Aurender, that would be nice.
Would be great to see the casing match the parts and design quality without going over the top.
Plus, a more solid casing and design would help in minimising vibration. Machined from solid billet would be wishful thinking although if they were to sub-contract the design and manufacture to, for example, the supplier to Aurender, that would be nice.
I hear you guys, but all that won't come without matching price increases. I have been to the Dartzeel factory and his toppling mono blocks sell for about $150K a pair and are all pre-sold. Well on my last visit to the factory he has like 10 faceplates destined to the dump due to defect. When I asked him to point it out, he couldn't see any but was confident his guys who use loops found some and so they were rejected. Each one costs about $1K to him, so that was $10K down the drain!
That is the type of economics one gets into when doing bling casework and somebody has got to pay for that...
I rather pay for things sonically related.
That is the type of economics one gets into when doing bling casework and somebody has got to pay for that...
I rather pay for things sonically related.
It would be the perfect comeback piece for you!
My thoughts exactly. I miss that wonderful Lampizator sound. When you get your demo, I'd like to come over with Bruce and have a listen. I can easily see one in my future.
still-one
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I want both SQ and good industrial design. If you are listening for many hours each day no SQ will make up for having to look at poor industrial design.
I am never looking when listening...Poor design or lack of bling? Not the same thing to me. Different strokes for different folks and as I said taste is very subjective.
For instance I hate the look of the Wilson Alexandria, but I suspect they sound great. Due to size and prominence, speakers are the components I am most concerned about in terms of looks...mainly due to WAF.
still-one
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My wife has no desire to enter my two channel room so WAF is a non issue. I am the one who dislikes clutter and the industrial design of a lot of gear.
I could care less for design and price tags and look at sound. Same with restaurants, I experiment with them a lot in London and invariably have some expensive favorites, and some cheap ones. Nothing pisses me off more than an expensive restaurant with food not tasting good. Same with hifi, I would rather Lampi spend on the sonics - the power supply, the analog output, etc.
Lukasz can offer a Lampi premium Diamond gate if he chooses, for those who like to look and touch and listen. But I think Lampi's core was built out of marketing itself, word of mouth, to those who cared for the sonics, and were getting a steal. When Michael Phelp's and Oprah's agent calls the most famous dealer in the city for a hifi system, he probably does not go on sonics but on price tags and furniture looks.
That said even a big dac like a GG with quality tubes looks prettier to me than a plain SS case.
Lukasz can offer a Lampi premium Diamond gate if he chooses, for those who like to look and touch and listen. But I think Lampi's core was built out of marketing itself, word of mouth, to those who cared for the sonics, and were getting a steal. When Michael Phelp's and Oprah's agent calls the most famous dealer in the city for a hifi system, he probably does not go on sonics but on price tags and furniture looks.
That said even a big dac like a GG with quality tubes looks prettier to me than a plain SS case.
still-one
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That's about the best you can say about tubes, they look pretty.