I will get one speced with your tranny but with 242, so mine will be better than yours
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I will get one speced with your tranny but with 242, so mine will be better than yours
FWIW, I did speak to Lukas in Munich regarding the difference b/w the new 2016 PCM engine and the R2R PCM and he challenged me that I couldn't make out the difference if he played them side by side
I will get one speced with your tranny but with 242, so mine will be better than yours
KR 242 is great, but the Lampi EML mesh globe???? The king is dead, long live the KING!!!!
I will get one speced with your tranny but with 242, so mine will be better than yours
Ha. Mine will come with platinum transformers and unobtainium resistors soon
I know, he has 2 digital guys engaged in an Arms race and both are superb!
The difference is the R2R can do both and so has the autoswitching advantage!
Absolutely correct.... He actually did tell me that there's a competition of sorts b/w his two digital guys, each wanting to outwit the other.... Works for me
Der Siebener in my home.
To address some of your questions and remarks, there is no DSD option (not popular in Germany) and no pre amp option (most audiophiles have their preamp already)
Price point is 8.200€ MSRP in Germany.
The idea is to have most of the GG parts but doing away with what is not sought after in these markets anyway thus bringing the price down compared to a GG.
Well, I've been owning a Big 5 with duelund caps for a few months now and I got to love this dac. So musical and rich in tonal colors, just pure joy to listen to it.
The almost out of the box 7er stills sounds a bit sober to my ears. I will have to give it a few more days to break in.
The almost out of the box 7er stills sounds a bit sober to my ears. I will have to give it a few more days to break in.
Okay. I did read that it was a cleaner sound somewhere - maybe it is the Mundorf sonic signature?
Different information on DSD then. Lukas should know best though....
Mine is SE as is my preamp. Tubes are Kron 45.
Just couldn't resist to switch back to the Big5. Definitly more congested soundstage there, the 7er sounds airier, starting to grow on me....
Mine is SE as is my preamp. Tubes are Kron 45.
Just couldn't resist to switch back to the Big5. Definitly more congested soundstage there, the 7er sounds airier, starting to grow on me....
I jumped from the 5 to the Big 7. When you play complex music there is no comparison. the 5 cannot resolve it like the Big 7.
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The Mundorf parts are the same as in the GG. From what a friend told me, the GG is emotionally even more involving though.
That's a bit of a problem with Lampizator. Information is not consistent and at times confusing.
When you look at the website it states no DSD option for the 7er.
When you look at the ad for 7er it states DSD not standard, only as an option.
Regarding the Mindorf parts in the ad it states:
- In Deutschland hergestellte Mundorf MLytic Elektrolytkondensatoren des Golden Gate
- In Deutschland hergestellte Mundorf Supreme Silver Gold Ausgangskondensatoren des Golden Gate
Translation: Made in Germany Mundorf caps as in the GG
Anyway, I guess what matters is how it sounds.
When you look at the website it states no DSD option for the 7er.
When you look at the ad for 7er it states DSD not standard, only as an option.
Regarding the Mindorf parts in the ad it states:
- In Deutschland hergestellte Mundorf MLytic Elektrolytkondensatoren des Golden Gate
- In Deutschland hergestellte Mundorf Supreme Silver Gold Ausgangskondensatoren des Golden Gate
Translation: Made in Germany Mundorf caps as in the GG
Anyway, I guess what matters is how it sounds.
Info may be old...work in progress.
I think your last synopsis is most accurate. Only DSD as an option...similar parts internally to GG, but even GG parts change over time, so a bit of a moving target.
As you say, it matters most how they SOUND!
Yes, the PCM engine in the Siebner is way more Advanced than the older Big5. Recall the arms race analogy?
Khonfused, are you planning to trying other output tubes?
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