ENGINE 11 & 12 | lampizator

THE ENGINE ELEVEN

During the entire 2020-2021 due to covid and other plagues we had a lot of time to research new circuits. The main outcome is of course HORIZON DAC, which is a game changing product. We used everything we could from this insanely expensive and lavish design and applied it to the new digital engine of the future meant for mid- level DACs. The internal code is ENGINE ELEVEN and it will be gradually introduced to all DACS from the PACIFIC to the Amber5 - namely to Baltic3, Atlantic3, Big7-MK3, Golden Gate3

Engine ELEVEN - in a funny way - corresponds with the description of the best sound in the world - because IT GOES TO ELEVEN.Some other people would associate this code 11 with the girl with magic powers that saves the world. Both associations would not be far off.

ENGINE ELEVEN was released on Sept 01 2022 and it is a result of team collaboration in VERY intensive R&D. key highlights of this board are:

much more elaborate power supply, requiring six transformer windings to work.
very tricky signal and clock isolation and ground separation (5 grounds versus one)
new in this price segment - CURRENT conversion DAC type, versus previous voltage type - that results in very analog and sophisticated sound
proprietary software managing the conversion process and setup
new, zero-relay design with software controlled routing of inputs
four input receiver chip serving all inputs without the need to choose and configure - USB, S/PDIF, TOSLINK, AESEBU - its all there. In retrofit situation we use your inputs 1:1 whatever they were.
DSD512x now is a standard without compromise (or switching)
perfect muting of all artifacts of switching
DC-coupled analog chip-to-tube interface, that opens a whole new window on what is happening in the bass.

ENGINE ELEVEN is retrofit- compatible with all our older DACs as a complete installation package.

Pacific DAC is not subject to upgrades as the sound quality would be roughly the same.

Pacific DAC gets a special higher calibre board which we will call Engine Eleven-P.

The upgrade package includes: USB module JLS with proper customized firmware, the DIGITAL ENGINE PCB with chipset ELEVEN, additional mains transformer dedicated only to ELEVEN engine and nothing else, the new rear panel proper descriptors, new tube calibration process adjusted to the new properties of ELEVEN.

PRICE: a rough price ballpark value will be 2000 Euro for just Eleven and in addition plus 500 Euro if JLS USB card is needed. Of course plus shipping.

Pacific upgrade Eleven-P cost 4000 Euro.

Special version Eleven-P also works in the new Poseidon DAC.

TESTIMONIALS:

"I just took delivery of my beloved Golden Gate DAC back from the factory in Poland (by the way how did they turn around in just 5 days?) and don't get me wrong - I loved it in original form and thought very highly of it. The Eleven upgrade took it to a whole another level. I don't know how it is possible but everything I loved about the Golden Gate - I have now in spades. Lukasz and Team did real magic this time."

Ralph B. Hong-Kong

"I was afraid that to improve my Pacific I need to reach deep into my pocket and get the Horizon. For a fraction of this expenditure I just got my Eleven-P job and I gotta tell you I cant believe it is the same DAC. The bass, THE BASS - my god, I am plumbing the depths, how is it even possible? The voices are spooky - ghosts in my room. This is surreal! Thank you!"

Tim S. Luxembourg

ENGINE 12 - November 2025

In November 20 - 2025 the Engine 11 becomes 12. The update in technology available to us made possible enough changes, that it is worthy of a new naming number

ENGINE TWELVE

Whats new:

1. The same character, style and flavor of sound - the change is really mostly technical

2. The listening pleasure increases - the sound has better liquidity, clarity, transparency, it is more musical, bass is more nuanced and deeper, more controlled. The difference is similar to changing the tubes to the best we can find, and at the same time changing cables to the best we can find. The two differences combined is comparable to what we have done to the engine 11 to make it 12.

3. We changed the conversion chip to a newer and better one

4. While changing the engine, we redesigned the PCB with a new Mister PCB Wizzard designer who added his experience and improved filtering, regulation, grounding, routing and isolation.

5. The new circuit allows to designate the chip as monophonic so we were able to make a new DUAL LAYER sandwich engine - exactly dual mono, fully balanced and fully channel-separated. The quality increase is worthy of making it a new separate variant. Engine12x2 (times two means dual PCB, dual mono). Everything is doubled (dual).

6. We are able to do automatic frequency recognition and hence we can do i2S with full signal recognition. This in turns allows us to use HDMI i2S input wih proper muting and everything. This becomes the part of E12 package (and 12x2 as well).

Our E12 and E12x2 iare size identical to E11, with identical mounting positions, screws and everything. So we can offer this as a package upgrade (retrofittable) in place of E11.

Every DAC we ever made can be upgraded to E12. With reservetion of limited space - most of the DACS we made are possible to upgrade to E12x2 as well.

The prices and upgrade levels - are all listed in our pricelist (link on the bottom of every www page).