I am not talking about discounts, retail is retail, discounts and used prices are another matter altogether for any product.
The Sound of Pacific: The Newest DAC from Lampizator
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I am not talking about discounts, retail is retail, discounts and used prices are another matter altogether for any product.
Interesting. I would love to hear it. But I do have an aversion to DS chips and their accompanying up sampling and filtering. I may be proved wrong if I can get to hear it mind. Wonder why they 'dropped' the discrete R-2R board? More details will appear after the launch.
But hats on for putting so many tubes in a DAC. It is a brave design for sure. I am intrigued.
So this is the SE version with 7 exposed tubes? How many will there be for balanced version?
From gpoint audios Facebook
What is standard: LAN input RJ45 port, USB input, DSD engine 512x. PCM engine 384kHz, Rca S/PDIF input, premium capacitors Mundorf Silver/Gold. Tube changing (rolling) is possible for 300B, 45, 245, 345, PX-4, PX-25, 242, 6A3, and 101D triode compatibility with a selector switch. 2A3 by special request only.Special KR2A3-4V with 4V heaters allowed.
Sold with the best triodes we can buy (limited by scarce resources) KRON KR45, or PX-4 or KR300B-RK or similar.
Each DAC can have one more digital input of choice. Dac has tube diode rectifier (Emission labs, KRON) from 5U4G or 274B range.
The chassis is all solid brass polished and protected.
Balanced or single ended versions are possible. Volume controlled (with remote and display) or plain.
Pacific also has some luxury features like: Exclusive flight case packing, Stacore footers, WBT sockets, WBT or Mundorf premium silver/gold solder, gold plated PCB, special Ogonowski chokes, teflon/gold tube sockets, Mundorf electrolytes in power supply, silver point to point wiring with silver screens, 1% military resistors.
Each volume controlled DAC has a remote control handheld IR unit. One Pulsar superclock affecting USB is preinstalled.
R2R ladder discrete engine is optional.
Shipping weight is 40 kg (90 lb) and waiting time from order to delivery 4 weeks.
What is standard: LAN input RJ45 port, USB input, DSD engine 512x. PCM engine 384kHz, Rca S/PDIF input, premium capacitors Mundorf Silver/Gold. Tube changing (rolling) is possible for 300B, 45, 245, 345, PX-4, PX-25, 242, 6A3, and 101D triode compatibility with a selector switch. 2A3 by special request only.Special KR2A3-4V with 4V heaters allowed.
Sold with the best triodes we can buy (limited by scarce resources) KRON KR45, or PX-4 or KR300B-RK or similar.
Each DAC can have one more digital input of choice. Dac has tube diode rectifier (Emission labs, KRON) from 5U4G or 274B range.
The chassis is all solid brass polished and protected.
Balanced or single ended versions are possible. Volume controlled (with remote and display) or plain.
Pacific also has some luxury features like: Exclusive flight case packing, Stacore footers, WBT sockets, WBT or Mundorf premium silver/gold solder, gold plated PCB, special Ogonowski chokes, teflon/gold tube sockets, Mundorf electrolytes in power supply, silver point to point wiring with silver screens, 1% military resistors.
Each volume controlled DAC has a remote control handheld IR unit. One Pulsar superclock affecting USB is preinstalled.
R2R ladder discrete engine is optional.
Shipping weight is 40 kg (90 lb) and waiting time from order to delivery 4 weeks.
Anyone have additional information on what LAN setup is based on? Is it Raspberry Pi or something else? Is the 384kHz for PCM likely to change in the future to something higher? Folks, in RMAF can someone post the picture of the selector switch.
So plenty of scope to upgrade then.
Rip out the Electrolytics for Clarity cap poly kelvin connected, rip out the WBT sockets, request wonder solder, custom match the resistors and caps and replace the DS for the r2r.
easy peasy!
Compared to GGB, how to select different input? There seems to be no more toggle switches at the back. And also for no VC version, will there be any display on the front? If yes, can it be turned off during play?
So plenty of scope to upgrade then.
Rip out the Electrolytics for Clarity cap poly kelvin connected, rip out the WBT sockets, request wonder solder, custom match the resistors and caps and replace the DS for the r2r.
easy peasy!
Apparently Lukasz thinks the New chip is the magic sauce, so not going to second guess him without a compare
I am most curious about Pacific performance through the LAN port, and wether it is on par or even better, than using USB. I've just paid a lot of money for Antipodes DX with 4 TB of SSD storage and was planning to upgrade to GG in the nearest future. Now, if you do not need an expensive music server, the price gap between GG and Pacific becomes much smaller. Unless the LAN input will be available on GG too Too many choices, Lukasz. Your are making our life even more difficult
Too many choices, Lukasz. Your are making our life even more difficultI am most curious about Pacific performance through the LAN port, and wether it is on par or even better, than using USB. I've just paid a lot of money for Antipodes DX with 4 TB of SSD storage and was planning to upgrade to GG in the nearest future. Now, if you do not need an expensive music server, the price gap between GG and Pacific becomes much smaller. Unless the LAN input will be available on GG too
If you mean ethernet connection, I have found in my system dropping out USB and going Ethernet is a game changer.
It is not just clocking, it is about noise and dirty power stuffed down the wire, and other USB issues. Another thread, but I am done with USB, 3 years and piles of 'fixers'. It would be interesting to compare the 2 connections of the Pacific. The CH precision C1 was much better on Ethernet.
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