Lampizator Pacific 3 DAC
Pacific was for 4 years on top of our lineup, as so called flagship. The invisible DAC. It has no sonic signature. It does not get in the way, between you and the music. New Pacific-2, debut May 1st 2023 - took this good concept to a whole new level. We introduced the Engine Eleven-P chipset for conversion duties which created a whole new class od DAC. The musicality, timbre, space, soundstage, stereo effect, goosebumps, bass, meat, plankton - EVERYTHING we love about the audiophile hobby is there in spades.
Our Lampizator R&D laboratory spent 15 years refining one product - with an obsession of good sound in mind - the DAC. We have arrived at this design as the culmination of that research efforts. In average we prototyped one new board for the DAC per week. Listening to it proves, that it was well worth it. If it could only look as good as it sounds!
Pacific has all the elements that constitute an ultra audiophile product: zero feedback design, latest and best digital conversion technology, tube power supply, active tube anode loading, Directly Heated Triodes in single ended scheme, copper capacitors, and many other features designed with one thing in mind - pure music.
In January 2025 we redesigned the Pacific mechanics: created new subframe floor with all CNC provisions for mounting, added new chassis similar to that of Poseidon, improved the transformers, the inputs and outputs, made new OLED display with new firmware, new user interface - instead of a rotary knob we have three buttons.
The new Pacific3 DAC is elegant, modern and yet it retains all the DHT sound that we are famous for.
SPECIFICATIONS
| PCM converter | 32 bit / up to maximum 760 kHz |
| DSD converter | Up to 512x sampling speed |
| S/PDIF coaxial input: up to 1,5 m | 24 bit/ 192 kHz |
| TOSLINK input (optical): up to 20 m | 24 bit/ 96 kHz |
| AES/EBU symmetrical connection digital (up to 10 m) | 24 bit/ 192 kHz |
| Number of analog RCA inputs | 1 pair stereo |
| Number Of analog balanced XLR inputs | 1 pair stereo |
| Volume system | 7 bit encoded analog resistor ladder system with 63 steps and a bypass |
| USB input | 1 x USB type B port with asynchronous reclocking and 32 bit compatibility |
| Rectifier tube | 1 x 5U4G or equivalent |
| Active anode load tube | 2 x 6N6P (one per channel) |
| Output triode | 4 x 300B or equivalent DHT (one per phase) |
| Net weight / Gross weight with a case | 30 kg (70 Lbs)/ 50 kg (110 Lbs) |
| Dimensions without tubes / Height with tubes | 440 mm x 165 mm x 505 mm / 350 mm |
| Shipping case dimensions W x H x D | 900 300 650 mm |
| Remote control | Aluminium solid milled unit, distance 4 m |
| Colors | Only matt black (different tops possible) |
| Mains voltages and power | 230-240 VAC -user switchable to 1 15 VAC, consumption 85 Watts |
| Fuse (one mains fuse accessible from the back at the IEC inlet, with one extra spare unit) | 20 mm glass SLOW BLOW type: 3,15 A for Europe (230V ) or for USA (115V) |
| Alternative tubes: RECTIFIER | 274B, 5R4WGA or B |
| Alternative tubes: Anode Load | ECCI 82 with adapter "5687 to ECC88" |
| Alternative tubes: Output DHT | PX4, PX25, 45, 245, 345, 101D adjusted with a 5 way switch |
| Signal output volume at maximum | 2,5V p-p sinus at 0dB Single ended and the same PER PHASE for balanced |
| Frequency response | Digitally: 20 Hz to 1/2 Fs, Analog section 1 Hz- 100kHz (+/- 1dB) |
| Files compatible | All known PCM and DSD files, from MP3 to WAV, AIF, FLAC, DSD, DSF, MP4 |
| Display | Monochromatic OLED type |