Lukasz Has Done It Again
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Congratulations to Lukasz and his amazing genius behind all things LampizatOr
I am happy to announce a weekend event at my house in beautiful Southern California Fri evening October 31, Saturday Nov1 and half day Nov2 where this amazing DAC will be sitting top row of my equipment rack where the amazinfg Horizon 360 presently occupies. Lukasz will be flying in from Poland and Fred will be here from New York to discuss this DAC and I can promise that this will knock the socks off everyone
As my previous events this is by reservation only and space will be limited. This will be the first North American reveal of this DAC which for now will remain nameless until Lukasz proves all the details with photos. I understand it will also be shown at CAP later in November but if you want to be the first to see this truly amazing DAC and to hear it under ideal situation please reach out to me with the day(s) you want to attend. I live in a guarded gate community and all those wanting to attend must have their names on the gate pass for admission. Sunday will be half day only and will go from 10:00 to 1:00 only as I need to get Fred and Lukasz back to two different airports each for their flight home.
I promise this will be nothing short of extraordinary. If you were dazzled by the Horizon 360. I can tell you you ain't heard nothing yet. This IMO is Lukasz' Magnum Opus and I look forward to once again hosting all those interested so please send me a PM with your name and day to come so I can get your name on the gate list. I anticipate this will be a sold out event as this is going to be a first North American showing
As always food and refreshments will be served as my wife is already planning the menu
I am happy to announce a weekend event at my house in beautiful Southern California Fri evening October 31, Saturday Nov1 and half day Nov2 where this amazing DAC will be sitting top row of my equipment rack where the amazinfg Horizon 360 presently occupies. Lukasz will be flying in from Poland and Fred will be here from New York to discuss this DAC and I can promise that this will knock the socks off everyone
As my previous events this is by reservation only and space will be limited. This will be the first North American reveal of this DAC which for now will remain nameless until Lukasz proves all the details with photos. I understand it will also be shown at CAP later in November but if you want to be the first to see this truly amazing DAC and to hear it under ideal situation please reach out to me with the day(s) you want to attend. I live in a guarded gate community and all those wanting to attend must have their names on the gate pass for admission. Sunday will be half day only and will go from 10:00 to 1:00 only as I need to get Fred and Lukasz back to two different airports each for their flight home.
I promise this will be nothing short of extraordinary. If you were dazzled by the Horizon 360. I can tell you you ain't heard nothing yet. This IMO is Lukasz' Magnum Opus and I look forward to once again hosting all those interested so please send me a PM with your name and day to come so I can get your name on the gate list. I anticipate this will be a sold out event as this is going to be a first North American showing
As always food and refreshments will be served as my wife is already planning the menu
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Im not ignoring the question but Lukasz will be forthcoming with all details and further information. it would be far too premature for me to say anything more a this time.
Bummer, I was hoping to read a new sub$5k 300B tubed dac with I2S. I don't understand why the industry keeps developing super spendy dacs instead of trying to offer a few high end options like above for a reasonable price.
We introduce 5 new cheap models this year.
I am going to provide as much information as I can over the next couple of weeks. The pictures, movies, website, papers, interviews etc. But right now the first dacs are with the betatesters and we need to close the testing period to make sure we can launch in peace. I know too well the recent stories about premature launches and then one year of frustration.
I think this is pretty much for all the manufacturers out there ...i am referring to 'cost no object ' ' money no object' . it is quite often that we hear those words see a very beautiful casework and design but end up with dollar caps and resistors on the inside . I am really looking forward to this and hope it wows me with the expensive parts being used here! This is really really look forward to!
on my wishlist
gold double trace pcbs
duelund silver foils
tantalum non magnetic resistors
japanese tube sockets
oxco clock oscillators
silver transformers - everyone uses toroidy transformers now which ends up being a bit boring
selectable 4v and 5v rectifier heater settings!
amongst other things
So looking forward to this
Hope we also stay with a pentode architecture
on my wishlist
gold double trace pcbs
duelund silver foils
tantalum non magnetic resistors
japanese tube sockets
oxco clock oscillators
silver transformers - everyone uses toroidy transformers now which ends up being a bit boring
selectable 4v and 5v rectifier heater settings!
amongst other things
So looking forward to this
Hope we also stay with a pentode architecture
Checks all the boxesI think this is pretty much for all the manufacturers out there ...i am referring to 'cost no object ' ' money no object' . it is quite often that we hear those words see a very beautiful casework and design but end up with dollar caps and resistors on the inside . I am really looking forward to this and hope it wows me with the expensive parts being used here! This is really really look forward to!
on my wishlist
gold double trace pcbs
duelund silver foils
tantalum non magnetic resistors
japanese tube sockets
oxco clock oscillators
silver transformers - everyone uses toroidy transformers now which ends up being a bit boring
selectable 4v and 5v rectifier heater settings!
amongst other things
So looking forward to this
Hope we also stay with a pentode architecture
most exciting! i hope lampi will show us inside photos like what msb and aries cerat does
Most high end manufactuers use nichocon or rubycon caps thinking they are high end - nichocon muse caps are not high end or cost no object Amazing Luksz - most exciting! so looking forwardmost exciting! i hope lampi will show us inside photos like what msb and aries cerat does
Putting the most expensive parts everywhere doesn't make something necessarily sound better.
I personally like many Nichicon capacitors when used in the right position. AN Kasei caps can sound wonderful, but I wouldn't use them everywhere. Even Black Gates can sound awfull if not carefully selected for the task.
I learned the hard way when I got into DIY 30 years ago and ruined some very nice kit (Boulders, Manley,etc) thinking I was improving it with global part changes. As was explained to me, voicing a circuit is like cooking, you need to add just the right amount of each ingredient in just the right place.
I added something to the description today. Forgive me slow leaking - I am doing my best.
I could not agree more. Expensive part rabbit-hole is a trap and I escaped it after the Goldan Gate saga. Parts in a neat row are not me, gucci bling is not me, brand caps is not me, DIY Internet wisdom is good for DIY, I bow to noone and I dont explain my choices. When making the Opus Magnum as Steve named it - you dont skimp on shortcuts and petty choices. At least I do what is right even if the "gucci part people" will walk away. It is healthier if they do.
couldnt agree more! but if you have the knowledge you have a way
and what a sweet way it is comes down to both access and knowledge + past experience. for eg you dont use all of the same caps on a board ; different mixes. blackgates arnt that bad but you have to mix it up .wow reads good! getting excited ! how many tubes in this dac Luksz? 2 chassis i hope to seperate power from digital?I added something to the description today. Forgive me slow leaking - I am doing my best.
A she! - hmmmm Athena? Hela? Persephone? pls not aphrodite! - its a tad cliche
This is going to be craxy fun! Thanks Luksz for bringing such joy into our lives
I see the new dac uses the horizon 360's digital engine - hope i am not reading into it too much - does that mean same dac board as the horizon 360? Will you consider a mono channel dac board setup using 2 horizon 360 dac boards one for each channel?"The NEW DAC shares with Horizon only the footers and ONE from the 500 electronic parts."
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