LampizatOr's new afro – It's the brand's new flagship DAC, the Aphrodite [€88K]. It weighs a colossal 48kg thanks to four EI transformers three times bigger than the iron in previous models; and fully balanced circuitry. The glass on deck consists of two rectifiers, four active pentode anode loads and four overspec'd gain/converter pentodes from the KT88/6550 family. In addition to the usual digital inputs there is PS Audio's I²S standard and XDMI for the Taiko Olympus streamer. There's a limited trade-in scheme for current LampizatOr owners and sales will begin in December. Unlike the previous Horizon 360 flagship, the volume control and preamp circuitry have been eliminated but there is a new metal remote control and smart display with four modes and a zoom function to briefly enlarge the font during sound adjustments like digital filter, modulator and absolute phase choices. The digital converter engine is new as are other aspects detailed in the link; and the options to roll tubes enormous.
