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    Lampizator Valve / Tube Rolling Review Thread

    At Aliexpress you can get something like this...
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    New experience with the dac of the gods - Lampizator Pacific

    Sounds like a no brainer to just go and do the upgrade, right?
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    New experience with the dac of the gods - Lampizator Pacific

    Gentlemen, there is very little mentioned about upgrade of Pacific to v2. Would you be kind enough to share more comments regarding upgrade? What are the key changes? (Some of you mention more resolution and better bass). More resolution doesn’t create less musicality and more sterile sound...
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    274B choices?

    Quite many of new production rectifiers are also pretty decent. My recent discovery is EML 5U4GM - truly magical. For me no. 1 in my Pacific at the moment. My previous attempts with NOS rectis were not too promising. But in all fairness I haven’t tried any of the uber expensive NOS tubes. My...
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    New experience with the dac of the gods - Lampizator Pacific

    Many thanks for your recommendation. Indeed, I probably need to try Wavac PR-T1. I can see it is out of production and super difficult to get in the 2nd hand market, but will keep an eye on it :) In the meantime I will check what Lukasz is cooking at Lampizator. If I understand correctly...
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    Lampizator VP4 Silver: Can vinyl get to the level of digital and if so at what cost?

    I have also tried VP4 Silver earlier this year and it is absolutely amazing phono!
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    Taiko Audio XDMS - Extreme Direct Music Server Software

    Will there be ever version of XDMS/NSM that could ne installed on a "regular/diy" PC rather than on Taiko Extreme Server? Would be interesting to understand/compare how much is contributed by hardware and how much is by software.
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    Lampizator or PS Audio Directstream DAC Mk2?

    From what I have tried in Lampi, you might want to consider something like Linlai 274B-D Titanium or Svetlana 5U4G black plate, both very good but still cheap options. A bit more expensive will be Psvane - either WE274B replica or ACME 274B. The last two are in the same price range as Sophia...
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    Lampizator Pacific - upgrade to version 2

    Indeed :cool: Seems you should be able to try it out later today.
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    New experience with the dac of the gods - Lampizator Pacific

    Pacific - KR242 then T100 then EML AD1/N. On Horizon, I don't remember now to be honest. There are aspects where Horizon is better but overall Pacific still wins for me (and a colleague of mine who has similar setup i.e. Pacific+Wavac MD805m monos). I have rather simple speakers i.e. Usher...
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    New experience with the dac of the gods - Lampizator Pacific

    I have solemnly promised myself to stop with subsequent upgrades :mad: Have tried Horizon twice but still prefer my Pacific. High end preamp would be a very expensive venture. For whatever reason there is a huge synergy (input impedance?) between Pacific and Wavac MD805s.
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    New experience with the dac of the gods - Lampizator Pacific

    In my case Pacific (KR242) with volume control directly into Wavac 805m monos is shockingly good setup. Cannot imagine it can get any better with preamp in-between. But maybe I should give it a try with some uber top preamp...
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    Pacific dac: Lampizator's new top of the line dac

    I still use KR242. I prefer that over KR242RK, hence I am selling my pair of KR242RK.
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    Pacific dac: Lampizator's new top of the line dac

    By the way, if anyone is interested I have few rectis and a pair of KR242RK to let go. Please take a look at classifieds.
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    Pacific dac: Lampizator's new top of the line dac

    Interesting... So P2 is significantly better or just different to P1?
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    Lampizator Pacific - upgrade to version 2

    KR 242 are not working well with most of solid state amps/monoblocks. However quite often these work extremely well with tube amps. In my case synergy between Lampi Pacific and Wavac MD805m mono is simply fabulous. By the way if anyone is interested I have almost brand new pair of KR 242 RK to...
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    Lampizator Pacific - upgrade to version 2

    I have KR 242, KR 242 RK, EML AD1. My favorite by far is regular KR 242. Rectifiers (too many): Psvane ACME 274B, Psvane WE274B replica, KR 274B, KR 5U4GRK, EML 5U4GM, Svetlana Black Plate, Brimar, 5C3S (Russian), Linlai Elite 274B. Out of the entire pack my favorites are: EML 5U4GM, and ACME.
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    Lampizator Pacific - upgrade to version 2

    Many thanks. Just testing Pacific with external preamp and was not 100% sure whether setting to 0 makes it a pass-through.
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    Lampizator Pacific - upgrade to version 2

    Gentlemen, Can you remind me? Pacific with volume. In order to bypass volume, output level has to be set to 0 or to 63? Many thanks in advance.
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    Lampizator VP4

    Interesting... I am currently evaluating other options than Lampi for phono in my rig. Will report more in couple of days. My initial thought on VP4 was similar to yours, it sounded to me very transformational...
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    Lampizator VP4

    Interesting... So what you say is that many top brands are about (or in the process already) to kick-off very expensive phonos? You might be actually right, when I think about how little of components is required for a decent phono, end-user prices are somewhat scarry... At the same time when I...
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    Lampizator VP4

    I am not a super big vinyl fan. At the moment I am using Muarah MU2. My vinyl rig is simple: Transrotor ZET1 + Hana ML cartridge. The rest of my setup is Pacific, Wavac MD805 monos and Usher Dancer DMD-10. However adding VP4 Silver transformed my vinyl rig completely. Main differences: the...
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    Lampizator VP4

    You are probably very right, but since I have returned VP4 Silver last evening, I think all the time how the hell do I get it back Into my vinyl rig ??? It is not an insignificant amount for phono pre…and at the same time: It is simply amazing how good it is….
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    Lampizator VP4

    Actually I was privileged to have VP4 Silver at home over the last weekend. The only thing I can say is that VP4 Silver is a pure magic. I was simply not aware this level of performance is possible. Lukasz and his team created something truly extraordinary. If you have a chance - give it a try...
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    Mass order of KR242 from KR Audio

    My understanding (I am not speaking here on behalf of Lampi) is that c.a. 25-30 pairs were received in the first batch and all pairs have been distributed. More will be coming soon.
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    Mass order of KR242 from KR Audio

    I have 2 pairs of KR 242 RK version to pass on. One pair is 500+ hours, another one is less than 20 hours. PM me if interested. i am based in Europe.
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    Mass order of KR242 from KR Audio

    I would assume so. As written earlier in this thread - please approach Lampi HQ directly. The mass order was redirected so that it is entirely handled via Lampi. I am just a happy customer of Lampi and that is all.
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    Mass order of KR242 from KR Audio

    Now I feel guilty for already receiving a pair (that must be due to proximity of my home to Lampi HQ). Let's hope next batch will cover all those that requested to get it. Again - I think really good news is that it is in production again.
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    Mass order of KR242 from KR Audio

    My understanding is that all received pairs were already allocated. Next batch is coming soon (at least that is how I understood it).
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    Mass order of KR242 from KR Audio

    Freshly produced and now delivered. Sound as good as previous batches :cool:

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