DACs — LampizatOr Atlantic 3 TRP

The heart of this DAC is not even a DA-converter, but a tube output stage, which forms a unique sound signature. Well, the new model has finally added the option - the ability to roll (change) tubes. Compatible with power tetrodes and pentodes, plus only one and common 6.3 V heater voltage, enabled LampizatOr Atlantic 3 TRP to offer tens of different tube types to be used alternatively. TRP = Tube Rollers Paradise, as the company wrote.
This DAC can now operate not only small signal tubes, but also big “overkill” power tubes. Thus, it is possible to adjust the sound and correct the nuances of the feed - in terms of dynamics, ease, grace, specific polishing of the sound for the installation used and the character of the sound of other components nd user’s preferences. LampizatOr Atlantic TRP can be equipped with EL34, KT88, KT120, KT150 and 6V6 tetrodes; 5U4G, 5Y3, GZ34, GZ37, 274B, 5C3S, 5R4WGBA and other NOS tubes can be installed as diodes. That is, the system can operate in DHP mode - Directly Heated Pentode tubes, as well as running in Single Ended Triode (SET) mode.
The power supply of the device is tube based, choke CLC filtering and uses proprietary PureCopper, PP insulated capacitors - the company wanted to use the best solution at any price. he company calls the Engine Eleven digital-to-analog converter “phenomenally musical engine, without disclosing its technical characteristics”. The system was developed on Sept 01 2022 and it is a result of team collaboration in intensive R&D. The DAC now uses a more elaborate power supply, requiring six transformer windings to work, has a very tricky signal and clock isolation and ground separation (5 grounds versus one), as well as proprietary software managing the conversion process and setup. Plus a new, zero-relay design with software controlled routing of inputs. Apparently, the DAC combines R2R Discrete ladder conversion and has a dedicated DSD512 conversion chain (DSD up to 512xDSD via USB seamlessly playing from mixed PCM playlists). And the cherry on the cake is a new OLED display, no more LCD. The company proudly states: “The combination of the above factors is impossible to find in any DAC in this price range, maybe even in any DAC period and are of the highest performance music players available at any price.”