Pacific dac: Lampizator's new top of the line dac

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Hi Christoph,

All my Valvo and Telefunken 2504 are solid plate. I never had a chance to try mesh. Valvo G2504 is now very rare in solid plate, and my sense is, the mesh plate is even harder or close to impossible to obtain.

What tubes do you use in your Pac?
 
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Hi Christoph,

All my Valvo and Telefunken 2504 are solid plate. I never had a chance to try mesh. Valvo G2504 is now very rare in solid plate, and my sense is, the mesh plate is even harder or close to impossible to obtain.

What tubes do you use in your Pac?
Thanks again, Blake.
At the moment, I am PAC-less because I sent my PAC1 to his home base in Poland to become a PAC2 :cool:

After it's return back to my place, I will gladly re-evaluate all my many options :eek:
Maybe for the first time I might even like the EML 45 Mesh Anniversary Globes, or maybe not :D
 

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According to your signature, you already have the PAC2 :cool:
Correct, I got mine back a few weeks ago, want to see if other people have the same impression as me....
 
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Correct, I got mine back a few weeks ago, want to see if other people have the same impression as me....

Did you also upgrade from PAC1 to PAC2?

If the upgrade on the PAC is anywhere as profound as the one from TRP2 (E53) to TRP3 (E11), then the bass should be more in quantity but also in quality.
 

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Did you also upgrade from PAC1 to PAC2?

If the upgrade on the PAC is anywhere as profound as the one from TRP2 (E53) to TRP3 (E11), then the bass should be more in quantity but also in quality.
I did yes. I want to see what other people experience in practice
 
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I did yes. I want to see what other people experience in practice
I will report as soon as I get it back and could gather some insight.
 

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Hi, I wonder if anyone of you have tried different xlr cables between dac and active speakers? I wonder if copper or silver or a mix is a winner. Tried to ask few dealers, but their experience is limited to most common connection pre or amp to passive speakers.
Thanks for your experience that you could share here.
Cheers
 

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Has it landed?
Ooops :oops:
Sorry, I completely forgot about this thread and to report back :eek:

The upgrade from Pacific1 to Pacific2 is a complete no-brainer.
PAC2 is way better than PAC1 in every aspect :cool:
 

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Ooops :oops:
Sorry, I completely forgot about this thread and to report back :eek:

The upgrade from Pacific1 to Pacific2 is a complete no-brainer.
PAC2 is way better than PAC1 in every aspect :cool:

Congratulations! Thanks for the report.

What tubes are you using?
 
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My Pacific already has the JLsound USB. I am wondering about the effect of the Engine Eleven-P upgrade when done on a machine with the USB already upgraded before the Eleven-P upgrade. Did anybody walk this path and feel like sharing their findings?
 

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Congratulations! Thanks for the report.

What tubes are you using?

PT14 at the moment, but I have a big LOT of different DHTs.

In the 6N6P position I use (again) a pair of E83F.

As rectifier I use mostly type 80 Globes.

My PAC2 is still changing slightly so I keep changing tubes to accommodate for this during the rest of the break-in period.
 
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