Sounds like I need to arrange another demo of either the GG or Pacific though I'm not sure whether Greg has any available at the moment. Will find out shortly.
LampizatOr Golden Atlantic + TRP
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Not sure who Greg is, but Golum has a GG2 VC for sale in the Classifieds here. And it can be sent through Poland for the upgrade.
Thanks Gene. Indeed I have it, and as you rightly mentioned, I would always send it first to Lampi guys for a check up before going to the new owner.
More than twenty years into the audio hobby, and with recent motivations to pursue the higher end of hifi, I finally am the proud owner of my first Lampizator. Big thanks to @highstream for opening this first door for me.... esp since it got the Engine 11 upgrade just in time 
Looking forward to years of joys as part of this family. To all your good health in 2023!
Looking forward to years of joys as part of this family. To all your good health in 2023!
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Welcome to the Lampi family! What took you so long? LOLMore than twenty years into the audio hobby, and with recent motivations to pursue the higher end of hifi, I finally am the proud owner of my first Lampizator. Big thanks to @highstream for opening this first door for me.... esp since it got the Engine 11 upgrade just in time
Looking forward to years of joys as part of this family. To all your good health in 2023!
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The thread has quieted down since the Atlantic is “old’ news” now. I’m wondering what tube complement everyone has settled on and what after-market footers, if any, people are using. I’m currently using F2a’s and a Sophia Aqua 274 with Nordost brass sort cones. This rests on a butcher block platform with Voodoo footers underneath on top of a suspended wooden shelf.
It depends if I'm listening with speakers or headphones. If I want something warmer I'll go with Philips EL50/4654, 4689 or EL3N. Something brighter I'll go with Telefunken EL11. Something more as an "all rounder" GEC KT66 or early Philips EL34. Other tubes I really like with this DAC are GEC KT88, Mullard EL35 mesh plate, Mullard EL37, Philips EL51 and Visseaux 6M6G.
There are so many different tubes you can use with this DAC that you can drive yourself crazy
I'm enjoying mine with F2a drivers and an old stock rectifier I can't recall the name of currently. Wonderful machine!
I’ve had my TRP now so I’m still enjoying the ride and what different valves bring to the sound. Currently loving PSVane EL34 or 6CA7 with either an ACME 274B or Western Electric replica 274B. DAC is on top of 3 HRS Nimbus footers, under that is an Isotek platform on top of a floating plinth as part of my Alpin Line rack. I am actively looking for Siemens F2A’s as I type this
I've had my Atlantic 3 TRP for a couple weeks and I believe it - and the new tubes and rectifier, as well as the original rectifier - are all broken in. I know it's not a Golden Atlantic, but I don't see a better thread to write this.
I wish I had more friends who care about this stuff, because I just want to share that I am *floored* by its performance. Everything I've played - including limited 16/44.1 files - just sounds so natural. Detailed, yet relaxed, with body whether it's a voice or an instrument. I'm constantly wowed and the soundstage seems to have doubled (not an exaggeration) in size and depth vs my prior setup. Some sounds seem to come from 3 or 4 feet outside my speakers.
I'll note that I don't have the volume control and mine is the balanced version, so I'm running a matched quad of Sophia Electric KT-88 signal tubes and, at the moment, a Takatsuki 274B. I'm going to return to the "factory" 5U3C rectifier in a few days to see how it compares with the now broken-in Takatsuki.
I'm not the only new owner whose results vastly exceeded expectations, am I?
I wish I had more friends who care about this stuff, because I just want to share that I am *floored* by its performance. Everything I've played - including limited 16/44.1 files - just sounds so natural. Detailed, yet relaxed, with body whether it's a voice or an instrument. I'm constantly wowed and the soundstage seems to have doubled (not an exaggeration) in size and depth vs my prior setup. Some sounds seem to come from 3 or 4 feet outside my speakers.
I'll note that I don't have the volume control and mine is the balanced version, so I'm running a matched quad of Sophia Electric KT-88 signal tubes and, at the moment, a Takatsuki 274B. I'm going to return to the "factory" 5U3C rectifier in a few days to see how it compares with the now broken-in Takatsuki.
I'm not the only new owner whose results vastly exceeded expectations, am I?
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Welcome to the Lampi Club and WBF. I don't have any local audio friends either but I guarantee you will have all of the friends you want on this site.
Before you know it, you will upgrade to a Pacific and then a Horizon......LOL
Welcome to the Lampi Club and WBF. I don't have any local audio friends either but I guarantee you will have all of the friends you want on this site.
Before you know it, you will upgrade to a Pacific and then a Horizon......LOL
...or keep all of them and have 3 systems for all your Lampi DACs
I have the TRP 3 at another home haven't spent enough time with it . I use a Horizon at my main home
Been busy, but I’m comparing right now, having been listening to the Tak since that earlier post.
I could happily live with either. In my Atlantic 3 TRP (balanced) with Sophia Electric KT-88s, the 5u3c seems to have slightly quicker bass response on the leading edge of a note, similar air, but it slightly leans towards brightness vs the Tak. Acoustic bass is quite impressive with it. Piano sounds perhaps a hair thin, though is “right” in the middle octaves. Male voice could be approaching edgy. Cymbal decay is exemplary. Female voices seem good, perhaps a bit more “present” than with the Tak. I‘d liken it to slightly closer mic placement with the 5u3c.
Putting the Tak back in: smooth, but quite detailed. Better depth, though both are great with the 3D effect.
Both are great. They have different strengths and weaknesses, so I think it comes down to listening to them in your system. That said, if you want to save some money, stick with the 5u3c.
My 5u3c is a black plate version. I placed an order for another, having sought out black plates, and the shipper notified me they only have gray. I had it shipped anyway, so I can understand the differences.
I also have a Sophia Electric 274b on hand that I’ll eventually break in and test, and I’m thinking of trying an Emission Labs 5U4G or 274b. Edit: since I’m in process, just popped in the Sophia (fake) mesh 274b. It‘s brand new, 0 minutes. Sounds quite good initially. I‘ll leave it in and “playing” with the amps off for a couple days of break in, and revisit next weekend.
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Appreciate the comments. I’ve been using the Sophia Aqua 274B for quite a while now and it has been well balanced and airy. I’ve got quite a few rectifiers and decided to relisten to many of them since I’ve changed up some tubes in my preamp. This is a work in progress.
It turns out I just purchased a black plate 5u3c, which is shipping right now, but it’s going to be a few weeks before I get it. Additionally I understand it needs a long break-in time. I’m using different power tubes than you, so I’m looking forward to hearing how it sounds in my system.
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