Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

[Steve Williams]

Artistic is the perfect description. Beautiful Packaging with The bamboo box. It was like antique crystal arrived. I just stared it for a few moments...

The bamboo box is so perfectly constructed that it took me a few minutes to find where the top opened

 

[fizzletop]

Steve, do you prefer the aesthetics of the Horizon's real copper top over the painted 'copper look' version?

 

[Sampajanna]

i am going with the powdered copper. I am worried about caring for the real copper over time/tarnish…. Interested to hear what someone who saw them both feels, though. I also ordered the feet that Lukasz highly recommends, He said the graphite feet were better than tube changes! Very excited to be on the list…

 

[ctydwn]

Fantastic, congrats! Learned my Horizon close to ready (whoo hoo!). Deposit back in December. 6 month wait not too bad.

I have not heard of other feet options. Can it be shared full suite of options such as those that are available that may not have been discussed here? Thank u!

 

[Sampajanna]

From site: “Special footers that are Lukasz Fikus' favorite accessory for the Horizon, beats any tube change difference..”

How could I pass on that?

 

[jbrrp1]

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From site: “Special footers that are Lukasz Fikus' favorite accessory for the Horizon, beats any tube change difference..”

How could I pass on that?

Could you please share a link to that on their site? When I Google search nothing is coming up, and I cannot seem to find it on the site. Thanks!

 

[Sampajanna]

Just click “order” on the Lampi Horizon webpage. Takes you here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD_szDzd5esP57dLocx86n6jd3x9XMGuUtFKFM9ruz7AT7Fg/viewform

 

[Sampajanna]

The bamboo box is so perfectly constructed that it took me a few minutes to find where the top opened

Not to nitpick, but I believe those boxes are kiri wood, a type of Paulownia used for making boxes for everything in Japan.

 

[Steve Williams]

whatever they are made of, they are beautiful

i am going with the powdered copper. I am worried about caring for the real copper over time/tarnish…. Interested to hear what someone who saw them both feels, though. I also ordered the feet that Lukasz highly recommends, He said the graphite feet were better than tube changes! Very excited to be on the list…

I had them both in my DAC

I ordered Duracell and as stated before the copper was to arrive a few days after my unit shipped . Lukasz brought the copper top with him and changed it at my house. It's all a matter of preference. prefer the Duracell top. The natural copper does not tarnish. It is coated and looks beautiful. The powdered painted copper also looks beautiful but easy to tell that it isn't copper

 

[Steve Williams]

This is real copper

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[Steve Williams]

and this is painted

Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

In 24hrs the first Horizon leaves to its new home. We are very excited.

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[fizzletop]

Thanks Steve. The real copper does look to have more depth and interest to it. I'm either going to go with this option or a painted version to match the silver Taiko Extreme finish. Lukasz believes he can get a very good colour match.

 

[Steve Williams]

Thanks Steve. The real copper does look to have more depth and interest to it. I'm either going to go with this option or a painted version to match the silver Taiko Extreme finish. Lukasz believes he can get a very good colour match.

I wanted to match my silver extreme as well but I could never see an adequate color example

 

[Steve Williams]

Here is my Pacific with Duracelll copper and my Horizon when it arrived with the painted copper top

Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

Just trying to understand…. so if someone is using only digital with the Horizon….will direct to amp always outperform a high end intermediate linestage? What are the factors that could result in superior SQ from having a preamp in the mix? Of course I would like the beast unleashed, but are...

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[Sampajanna]

Thanks for all your input, but you are confusing me I didnt know the real copper was protected/coated. That is an important detail! I might have to change my mind knowing that.

And yes, those boxes are gorgeous. The Tak tubes are also beautiful in sound and appearance. The packaging is beyond awesome and typical for Japan. I lived there for a year or two and had a whole pile of shopping bags at the end of my time there--all too beautiful to throw away!!

I will probably get a Tak 274b as well. I may follow your lead with other tubes as well.

 

[christoph]

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From site: “Special footers that are Lukasz Fikus' favorite accessory for the Horizon, beats any tube change difference..”

How could I pass on that?

Please report what those footers bring to the party.
If possible compared to other footers you have...

 

[christoph]

Not to nitpick, but I believe those boxes are kiri wood, a type of Paulownia used for making boxes for everything in Japan.

Thanks for that piece of info.
I thought it could even be Balsa Wood...

 

[Alrainbow]

Thanks for that piece of info.
I thought it could even be Balsa Wood...

It’s light balsa wood. also the recti comes in a box I’ve never seen before
it’s decorated black cardboard but the tube is suspended in a clear membrane
looks to be made to keep the tube suspended in the on all sides.

 

[Alrainbow]

A bit of advise for anyone who wants to try a tak recti or even the 300B
ps vane makes or made a we274b and we300b tube.
It’s not expensive or was not back then
I had boght these as well as others at the time
once these are burned in you might be surprised how good and close they are to real nos ones
my reason to try these is there cheap by compare and can let you know there sound is right for you

 

[Alrainbow]

https://www.amazon.com/PSVANE-WE274B-Vacuum-Western-Electric/dp/B00N2Q54QE

the 300b ones are now 750 a pair wow things have gotten exp now.