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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    I, and many other members of this forum, traded in a Pacific toward a Horizon
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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    Curious whether you hear any difference when dampening the top plate/dust cover and listening through your speakers? Lukasz seems to suggest that is not likely to be the case because any vibration of that plate would not transmit to any signal carrying part of the DAC.
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    LampizatOr Horizon - Tube Rolling Paradise

    Count me as another vote for the TS 6SN7 BGRP having gorgeous sound. I have also been very impressed with some top 6922 variants, including Philips Miniwatt SQ 7308 and Siemens CCa. FWIW, and in light of Lampizator’s new standard tube package it’s worth something, the JJ Blue Glass KT 88s...
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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    Funny, cuz I was at the Formerly the Warlocks shows, and thought about citing 10/9/89 in my post, but everyone’s references are personal (like tubes). Case and point, my wife and I just went to Shoreline earlier this week, we thought the first night was exceptional and the second night a bit of...
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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    Given your avatar and the descriptor being used by you and Lukasz, I will put it this way: It's like when you went to your first x number of shows, and thought you knew what the band was capable of and how incredible they were, and then you went to [insert next level epiphany show here] and...
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    Lampizator Horizon v. dCS Vivaldi Apex Listening Comparison

    Apologies if this information has been provided and I missed it, but what is the tube complement being used in the Horizon?
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    My Tube Collection, Welcome to share yours

    Thanks for that perspective. I would agree that for some recordings the Beckmans can be just a touch forward, and their midrange is neutral rather than warm.
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    LampizatOr Horizon - Tube Rolling Paradise

    I was afraid you were going to say that. Gonna cost me some $$
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    LampizatOr Horizon - Tube Rolling Paradise

    So after spending some time listening to three different small signal tubes in my H DAC, my favorite so far are Beckman 6922s (which I believe were made by Amperex as an "instrument quality" tube?). I find them to be amazing sounding, and more to my liking than either Thomson CSF 5687 or Tung...
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    My Tube Collection, Welcome to share yours

    Hi Adrian, Thanks for sharing all these great pics! I recently picked up a pair of these Beckman 6922s (which I believe were made by Amperex?), and I find them amazing sounding, more to my liking than Thomson CSF 5687 and Tung Sol 6SN7 GTB black plates in my Horizon DAC (although as you note...
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    LampizatOr Horizon - Tube Rolling Paradise

    Jerry looks like he may have had some of that OJ …
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    Any cyclists here?

    Thanks! That’s Hendrix. He is a two year old Belgian Sheepdog. We have two of them. The other one is named Onyx, who is 13. Here are some more pics, including a pic of Onyx after a morning of backcountry fun in the winter, Hendrix in our backyard and at the top of a ski run on a sunny day...
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    Any cyclists here?

    Hope you enjoyed riding in the Tetons. I am fortunate entropy live in their shadow, and my favorite local ride is a 53 mile loop in GTNP. The hiking and skiing is pretty good too :-). The views never get old.
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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    @dminches, I have a second digital front end (Esoteric K1X/PS1/Cybershaft clock) for spinning discs (CD and SACD), which I have going into the analog input on the H DAC. Not listened to that configuration very much yet. Worth noting is that when playing a CD, I can also take the AES/EBU out...
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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    I do indeed have a Stern. I want more listening time without the preamp before making any definitive statements. However, my initial reaction is that you get the typical benefits of going DAC direct into amps, such as additional transparency/immediacy and perceived resolution. But more...
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    Elastisearch Function is Down

    Well, in that case, never mind :-)
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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    Now that my H DAC has had a month to burn in, I just started listening to it direct into my Audionet Heisenbergs the last two days. I must say it sounds pretty darn amazing. I am looking forward to hearing it used as a preamp fed by the analog out from my Esoteric K1X/PS1/Cybershaft and...
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    Elastisearch Function is Down

    @Steve Williams if you don’t get satisfaction from customer support at Ealstic, let me know. I was their General Counsel for 6.5 years, and while I left in December to take another position, I did so on excellent terms and very much keep in touch with my former colleagues.
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    Frustration with Lack of Objective Advice/Information

    Buying second hand can take a lot of the economic risk out of the equation. When combined with the resources of this and other fora and reviews (recognize the mags mostly review only what is advertised in them, but there good reviews and really good reviews if you pay attention), I find that...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    +1
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    Any cyclists here?

    Nice to see all the cycling interest from WBF members. Where I live the asphalt is rarely smooth, so I am enjoying the 28mm tubeless tires on my new Enve SES 3.4 AR wheels on my Canyon Ultimate Evo. Makes long rides less fatiguing, still handles well and only about 200 grams more than the...
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    BEST300B.COM Tube Buying Experience?

    I have an update on my experience. I just received a refund notice from both the merchant and PayPal. I assume it will settle in my account in the next few days. So, frustrating that I had to go to the trouble of filing a complaint with PayPal in order to get this resolved, but it is now...
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    BEST300B.COM Tube Buying Experience?

    That is correct. No tubes, no refund, no response, crickets . . . Very disappointing to say the least.
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    BEST300B.COM Tube Buying Experience?

    I realize that others have had good experiences with this merchant, but I am in the middle of a very poor buying experience. Here is the message I just sent to PayPal to dispute a transaction because I have not been able to get the merchant to respond to my e-mails for five weeks: "The...
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    Audionet Heisenberg's

    Well, I can’t claim that I arrived at MIT as the result of a lot of research. Rather, my previous electronics were spectral and so the MIT cables are what I have.
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    Audionet Heisenberg's

    The Artesania works as well, I was just looking for information on how anyone else had configured them with the Heisenbergs. As you can see, it’s a tight tolerance and the cones are more elevated than I would like, but it works.
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    Audionet Heisenberg's

    Well, that does address my concern. Still, I think I would rather see if I can get it to work without the intermediary material. Thanks!
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    Audionet Heisenberg's

    Appreciate the thought, but candidly it sounds a bit duct tape and bailing wire, and I can't help but think would introduce new sources of vibration not accounted for in the manufacturer's design. Like I said, I am pretty certain there is a way to configure it so that it will work as designed...
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    Audionet Heisenberg's

    Yeah, I have the stands and the instinct is to configure the supports so they are just inside the wedge bars, but it ends up not being very clean, due to clearance challenges with the silver bracket and screw tops. I need to spend some time playing with alternate configurations to figure out...
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    Audionet Heisenberg's

    Scott, I see you are a dealer for Artesania racks. Have you figured a configuration for their Aire amp stand that works cleanly with the Heisenbergs?

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