[ LampizatOr introducing The Level 6 DAC ; ]

Dear All

Finally, Level 6 DAC – music lovers treasure announced a couple of weeks ago is now singing. There is no better way to describe it I believe than simply putting Lukasz’s own words bellow to explain design goals and all principals used to build this excellent DAC.

“It is my personal pleasure to present this DAC as a ready product. The level 6 is a special level – a product reserved to MUSIC LOVERS. It is not for anxious audiophiles who listen to one song on hi rez format all the time.

Level 6 is the no compromise, ultimate attempt on the state of art in music making. It is not about convenience, not about features and not about specs. It is only about music.

My strategic decision is to optimize everything to such degree that no options will be available at all. It is as it is – like it or not”

“The sonic experience is “designed” to be a “Nirvana state of bliss” with real human voices projected just in front of the listener, the musical instrument threads scattered around in a  3-D space fashion, natural timbres and colors of music preserved as much as possible, natural airy sound stage with master tape hiss, scary realistic sound “events” happening all the time, details presented in an non fatiguing manner but with 100 % accuracy. The most important is also disappearing act of speakers and also disappearing act of ALL SYSTEM – leaving us with nothing but music in the room. Generally speaking – the experience should be:               “what we always wanted from our system – music and nothing else”.

Lukasz Fikus, owner ad chief designer

Some information

* It comes as RCA output only – because most music lovers use Single Ended Triode amps anyway – so NO BALANCED OPTION.

* It is a one box DAC with PSU built-in.

* PSU is a tube job, fully dual mono.

* It has no volume control, even as a paid option

* It has no USB input,  even as a paid option                                                                         (it CAN be configured as “USB only” and then it will not have SPDIF RCA)

* Only Jensen Copper PIO cardboard body caps at the output.

* Only one digital input – RCA coax S/PDIF digital input (no Toslink even as paid option) or it may have one XLR AES/EBU (no extra price)

* It accepts all speeds from 44 to 192 kHz and all bit lengths from 16 to 24.

* The DAC chip is R2R type multibit (not delta-sigma)

* DAC output is CURRENT (no internal opamps)

* Tube analog output stage is single ended triode (no SRPP)

* Tube stage is supplied by dual mono, giant 5c3S tube rectified Power Supply.

* All wiring, even power section is made point to point with Pure Solid Silver in Cotton or similar.

* Digital signal input wiring is made with Solid Core Silver in Teflon and in Silver Shielding

* RCA sockets are machined from Solid Silver

* AC input socket is Swiss Shurter with added Lampizator Silk AC filter.

* AES EBU socket ( if chosen) is Neutrik original silver plated female XLR.

* Tube sockets are soft-suspended on the rubber mounts

* Chassis is INOX stainless steel 2 mm thick

* Extended 7 years warranty (excl. tubes)

* Output tubes are the best ever Soviet Metal Base 6H8C from 1950’s

* Digital PCB is floated by soft spring suspension

* Transformers are 2 times OVERSIZED versus Level 4 or 5.

* All high voltage capacitors are foil type MKP – not electrolytic.

* All chokes are 30 H made with super expensive, ultra thin steel, annealed, temperature treated, and vacuum potted with resin.

* Digital PCB gets supplies from quadruple secondaries transformer – separate for digital supplies and analog supplies, separate for positive and negative voltage.

* Tubes are exposed on top of the DAC chassis.

* All small signal from chip to tubes come via paper in oil caps.

Availability and price:

the DAC is not available from stock, it is custom build to an order and                    waiting time is 4 weeks. (includes one week, 24 hr burn in test).

Price is 5000 GBP  (inclusive  20 % VAT in United Kingdom)