anyone tried the lampi usb (level 4 or even 3)?
is the spdif with off ramp better or is this dac one where the off ramp effect is not as obvious?
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lyndonlim
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Posted 08 June 2012 - 11:05 PM
I would not bother with going straight into USB input with the Lampizator. I believe you'll get better results via jkenny going into the Lampizator. That way you'll have the best of breed. Best dac and best spdif converter.
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Posted 03 October 2012 - 08:08 PM
I have a Lampizator level 3.8 and it sounds awesome especially when fed from a battery-powered AP2, can't really say anything about jkenny since I've never heard it...
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Posted 03 October 2012 - 09:43 PM
The Lampi's usb implementaion is connected via i2s, and uses an EXD board:
http://exd-audio.blogspot.com.au
http://lampizator.eu...hp?productid=65
Which is also the same board he uses in his tubed usb to spidif converter and Sonore use for their dac:
http://www.sonore.us/index2.html
I would say its pretty good, especially because of the way its connected (i2s), but alas i have never heard one, so from me its just hearsay
http://exd-audio.blogspot.com.au
http://lampizator.eu...hp?productid=65
Which is also the same board he uses in his tubed usb to spidif converter and Sonore use for their dac:
http://www.sonore.us/index2.html
I would say its pretty good, especially because of the way its connected (i2s), but alas i have never heard one, so from me its just hearsay
Edited by Vortexjah, 03 October 2012 - 09:47 PM.
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Posted 05 October 2012 - 05:45 PM
`The Lampi's usb implementaion is connected via i2s, and uses an EXD board
The module is asynchronous, and galvanically isolated from 5V USB power
Some good design points there. By avoiding SPDIF it might just reach the potential of an Offramp with cost saving.
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Posted 05 October 2012 - 10:06 PM
Its a lot cheaper than an offramp as an option in the DAC, but the OffRamp is fungible and so more versatile.
It requires some thinking.
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