I had previously asked for your opinion on the Amber 3, and a couple of weeks ago, I bought a used one for half the price of a new unit. It’s the version with the volume knob, which I find extremely useful. I’ve already upgraded the input tube to a Mullard 12AU7 Mitcham long plate. I’m using it with a Feliks Elise MK II upgraded with two Fivre 6SN7GT tubes. The pairing is phenomenal, even with an HD6XX (I’ve also purchased a ZMF Atrium Open, which hasn’t arrived yet, and I can’t imagine how it will sound…)
sounds like a great match with the LTA amp... I would expect that you will get many hours of enjoyment with this combination along with interesting headphone, dac, and amp comparisons as well
nice review and great choices for dac and amp! will you review the low price Fosi Audio ZD3 dac? hopefully you will also get burson v7 and sparkos op amps with it, and linear 12v power supply. very interested in your opinion on this one, and how the sound changes with these upgrades.
can anyone explain why baltic dacs are liked so much,the use of tubes adds noise and distortion to the signal, or is it that the valve distortion makes the sound "better" to peoples ears? Just trying to understand...thanks.
@chronometa Not really. I joke about it, but a lot of it comes down to components going in and out of stock, or their prices fluctuating significantly. So he finds alternatives and either iterates the design, or does a full redesign.
I had previously asked for your opinion on the Amber 3, and a couple of weeks ago, I bought a used one for half the price of a new unit. It’s the version with the volume knob, which I find extremely useful. I’ve already upgraded the input tube to a Mullard 12AU7 Mitcham long plate. I’m using it with a Feliks Elise MK II upgraded with two Fivre 6SN7GT tubes. The pairing is phenomenal, even with an HD6XX (I’ve also purchased a ZMF Atrium Open, which hasn’t arrived yet, and I can’t imagine how it will sound…)
Great review, thank you, I have the Amber3 and enjoy that a lot great gear from the lampizator.
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
Thank you for this new video.
sounds like a great match with the LTA amp... I would expect that you will get many hours of enjoyment with this combination along with interesting headphone, dac, and amp comparisons as well
nice review and great choices for dac and amp! will you review the low price Fosi Audio ZD3 dac? hopefully you will also get burson v7 and sparkos op amps with it, and linear 12v power supply. very interested in your opinion on this one, and how the sound changes with these upgrades.
Putting a Lampizator Baltic 4 in front of my Niimbus US 5 Pro, hmm wondering how this combo would sound like.....
can anyone explain why baltic dacs are liked so much,the use of tubes adds noise and distortion to the signal, or is it that the valve distortion makes the sound "better" to peoples ears? Just trying to understand...thanks.
Lampi has a product release cycle that makes SMSL jealous.
Which makes you wonder
@chronometa Not really. I joke about it, but a lot of it comes down to components going in and out of stock, or their prices fluctuating significantly. So he finds alternatives and either iterates the design, or does a full redesign.
For the algo
i feel like you cant like this dac that much. I mean, you only gave it a 20 minute review video 😒