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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    My Lampizator Golden Atlantic TRP is back from lampizator with engine 11-p. It has now about 150 hours on it, and I start to get an idea on how it sounds compared to engine 53 of TRP-2. To me, the most important thing engine 11 brings is more control during complex passages in music. It is more...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    My goodness... All the best of luck to you. Hopefully you are back on track soon.
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    Tungsol VT94D nowhere to find. L63 tubes are relatively expensive. I will try maybe later. But... I bought GEC CV6 tubes for decent money. Would you be so kind to provide me the link on where to buy the adapter. Thanks.
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    I am very interested in the indirect heated triode tubes. Especially in relation to the F2a tube. I get your comment on the F2a tube. I appreciate the effort you and Designfx put into these IDHT. Is it possible to give an suggestion for the most open/airy and transparent sounding IDHT you have...
  5. Lampizator Golden Gate SE with engine 11-p

    Lampizator Golden Gate SE with engine 11-p

    I have for sale my Lampizator Golden Gate SE with engine 11-p I have bought my golden gate SE second hand in January 2024 (€7.250,-). It was shipped to Lampizator, checked and upgraded with engine 11-p (€4.000 excl. VAT). My Golden Gate has two heater settings. These settings have been...
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    Hello Jonstine, Is it possible to post a picture of your TRP with F2a tubes with TP adapter and RGN2004 with TP adapter? I am going to order the TP adapters for the F2a tubes as well. And I already have the RGN2004 with TP adapter. Just curious how they look in the TRP dac. Thanks
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    Review: Lampizator Horizon (vs Pacific 2 & Golden Atlantic TRP3)

    Outstanding! Thank you for such a thorough review. I have read that you use the WE422a as benchmark rectifier for the TRP. Why? I have that one too. Of course it is good, but what happens if you use the top of the line 4 volt rectifiers you use for the Pacific and Horizon. I am testing a few 4...
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    Mine had a long break-in period too. After about 100 hours they really started to sing and become very holographic. In the beginning they sounded a bit 'technical' . Detailed but not organic.
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    I know the PT14 tubes in the Lampizator DHT dacs have been praised many times. I have been listening to them with the TP adapters for about a week now, and I am impressed too. The PT14 is indeed a very transparent tube. They have an incredible see through quality. Clear as the blue sky. What...
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    I have posted something similar about 2 years ago in the Atlantic TRP thread. This is my view on the WE274B and Elrog 274B rectifier tube. I especially selected these two tubes as they are my favorite 5 volt rectifier tubes in the Golden Gate (3). I have compared them to the GEC U52 Sylvania...
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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    Hello carlsbad. Glad you solved the brightness. I too use the Elrog 274B with Golden gate with engine 11-p. Did you by any chance compared the Elrog 274B with any of the 'great' 4 volt rectifiers such as RGN2004 or 2504? In my system I prefer the Elrog 274B over the other great 5 volt...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    Thank you highstream. Any chance to tell us just a little bit more. What areas do improve the most?
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    Any updates on the engine 11 vs engine 53 digital board? I am very curious...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    Thanks. I think they found out when working on your TRP that it was too much effort.... That is your luck. Please inform us about the improvements of engine 11. Then I make up my mind what to do.
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    I have read on the website that they do not install the engine eleven as retrofit in the Golden Atlantic TRP, as it is too much work to fit in the engine. Did you do a retrofit of the engine 11 in the current model?, or did you trade in the old model for the new model Atlantic 3. If you did a...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    All I can say to that is that bad digital recordings with a sharp edge sound beter than ever. There is no false sense of detail because of emphasis on the treble.Absolutely not. I 100% need enough 'warmth' so I can play all my recordings also the very bad recordings. I do not buy music because...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    Fair point. The WE350B is bass light, it is therefore a bit thin in tone. Typcial British tubes (Mullard etc) are often bass heavy, they miss the extended treble. They sound a bit heavy, warm and dull. The Tesla and the Siemens are extended in both treble and bass. That is a good start for...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    The Tesla EL51 is very dynamic, upfront, powerful sounding with deep bass. But it is not aggressive because it has good tone. That is what makes it a great tube in my opinion. The KT77 Gold lion is less dynamic, but more aggressive. Still a nice tube but I much prefer the Tesla. The WE350 is not...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    Well, I have bought a matched pair Siemens f2a and the F2a to EL34 adapters. I can say that these tubes are fantastic. Sound is more in line with the Tesla EL51, and very much different from the sound of the WE350B. The Siemens F2a is a ‘better’ version of the Tesla EL51. It is more detailed...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    Look what I found in the mailbox today.... Brand new matched pair NOS Siemens F2a...Waiting on the F2a to EL34 adpaters. They ship from China. Can take a while. Very curious how these F2a's hold up against Tesla El51 and Western Electric 350B. Will report back once I receive my adapters.
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    Highstream, you are absolutely correct. NOS Western Electric tubes are vey expensive. I bought mine from Brent Jessee. And if you look at them in terms of value for money, I say it is a definitive no go. Western Electric tubes are not better than other great tubes. They just have a typical sound...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    A month ago, I promised to do a review of different tubes in the Lampizator Atlantic TRP. Many tubes have already been discussed in much detail. Hence, I will focus on the WE274B and WE350B. Before I start, I have to admit that in the many years I have collected and listened to tubes I always...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    I have Western Electric 350B, Tesla EL51, and Golden Dragon KT77 as output tubes. Rectifiers I have: Western Electric 274B, Western Electric 422a, Sylvania 274B, RCA 5R4GY 1944, GEC U52, Cossor 53KU When 'honeymoon' with WE350B and 274B is over, I will report on their sound compared to others...
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    LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP

    First post in forum. Long time Lampizator user. Here is my TRP with Western Electric 350B and 274B.

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