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    Holo May vs Lampizator

    Mine is an all-digital system. All my CDs and SACDs have been ripped to FLAC and DSD and are stored on a NAS in my utility room. I use Roon Rock on a dedicated machine also in the utility room. The Roon interface is on a notebook by my listening chair. Queued music is streamed from Rock to a...
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    Holo May vs Lampizator

    Li Listed two posts ago... Cheers, Robert
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    Holo May vs Lampizator

    I'm surprised too. I mean, if I had my May outputs to the analog input of the TRP (mine has a VC) then, yeah, possibly the DAC portions could be quite similar depending on PCM or DSD. But no, they are both SE into the preamp. I'll play around more and will let it burn in further also as...
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    Holo May vs Lampizator

    The system is actually incredibly revealing, which is part of why I'm surprised to not hear more differences between tubes in the Lampi and between it and the May. I can certainly hear tube differences in both the amp and preamp pretty readily. LTA MicroZOTL Preamp L2 LTA Z40+ Power Amp DeVore...
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    Holo May vs Lampizator

    I'm on the fence with regard to break-in of audio gear beyond the mechanics of drivers, however I'm not close-minded about it and would be pleased to be surprised. That said, the DAC had its upgrade done to Engine 11 by the previous owner so I assume it has sufficient hours to be fully bedded...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    Linking to my post in another thread as some comments on tube rolling in my TRP. Post in thread 'Holo May vs Lampizator' https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/holo-may-vs-lampizator.38585/post-964383 Cheers, Robert
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    Holo May vs Lampizator

    Background: I went from a Lumin T2 with internal DAC to a Holo Red with Holo May KTE. The Lumin was great, significantly better than the Bluesound Node it replaced, better than the Volumio Primo and other streamers I had tried. But the May was notably better - it was smoother, but also more...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    In case anyone else was also curious, I found the answer to this by the RTFM method... Cheers, Robert
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    Thank you for the kind welcome. I have a Holo May DAC now which is very good but also had Lampizator in mind when the May became available. Looking forward to comparing them, though I know they will appeal in different ways. Cheers, Robert
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    New member here and I'm very grateful for the impressive quantity of helpful tube rolling information in this thread. Much thanks to all and especially @Designsfx for the summary document he put together. I have an used SE VC A3 TRP enroute to me and am looking forward to it immensely. Should...
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    Holo May vs Lampizator

    Thank you sir, that is helpful additional detail I appreciate you taking the time to share with me. Although I find the May to provide a good soundstage, that particular aspect was not a significant improvement to the internal DAC of my Lumin T2 even when most every other attribute was...
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    Holo May vs Lampizator

    @GroovySauce, thank you very much for describing your experience. My Holo was purchased used, I'm the 3rd owner. I assume it has enough hours to be broken in but have no way to verify. To my ear it's an astoundingly clear and colourless DAC and I mean that in a good way. It's difficult, I...
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    Holo May vs Lampizator

    @Stephan, indeed a Holo Red is what I'm using the the May. I purchased them both from the same seller primarily because of my interest in potentially trying HQPlayer. I have compared the I2S and USB connections and found no difference to my ear and so chose to stick with the USB. The May is...
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    Holo May vs Lampizator

    Apologies for the click-bait title, not sure how else to convey my subject succinctly. Recently purchased a Holo May Kitsune and am quite taken with it. A big step up from Lumin T2 internal DAC. When looking at candidates I was interested in the May and a lower/middle model Lampizator. It just...
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