The best sound we can possibly makeSaid Lukasz Fikus the founder of the famous Lampizator Audioabout this tube DAC to which he gave his own name. On auction here - Lampizator Fikus DAC aka The Big 6 DAC - Tube Digital To Analogue Converter with built in high quality Passive Preamplifier and remote control. I can attest to Lukasz claim as I bought the prototype and this is that point to point wired prototype that was featured on the Lampizator website, on auction right here. PRICED TO SELL WITH NO RESERVE Here is the link to my own review of the Big 6 DAC that took Lukasz Fikus and Co. two weeks to build: https://stgeorgewest.blogspot.com/2013/06/lampizator-big-six-dac-world-first.html For more than a year after I reviewed my Big 6 DAC, I suspect due to how long it took the Jensen Copper Foil, Paper in Oil, in a Copper can Capacitors that Lukasz had used in this DAC to reach their full potential, the sound continued to open up and become richer to an extent that I had never experienced before. There has never been a Fikus DAC 2.0. Lukasz went old school on this one, threw out the rule book and went for the best sound possible full stop, damn the limitations, damn the spec sheet! Be warned that you need a well sorted high quality system and in particular the most special ICs you can lay your hands on to experience this extraordinary and addictive sound. Inputs are USB and digital RCA, output is Left and Right RCA My Big 6 DAC is currently with Lukas Fikus and his team in Poland for a refresher service to ensure that the new owner will be good to go for another decade of the best sound. This is a very special DAC, so special in fact that even though I subsequently bought a £20,000 Lampizator Golden Gate DAC, I then sold it on, because once this machine finally fully opened up after more than a year of constant use, I preferred the sound of this Big 6 DAC! The Golden Gate DAC had the golden specs and it sounded very good, but for me it didnt surpass the Fikus DAC, nor was it a close second. Was it the point to point wiring, the Jensen super caps, all of the above? I dont know what magic Lukasz weaved, but to me it was just better and I know why he put his name to it... IMPORTANT: Please contact me before you bid to organise and agree shipping costs from the Lampizator factory in Poland to your location. Postage is expected to be a flat fee of €100, but please contact me so that I can confirm with Lampizator HQ to make sure that amount will suffice to your specific location. Please feel free to ask any questions. Happy bidding and good luck. Update 24th May: Ive just spoken to Lukasz Fikus and apparently theyve just met with a Chinese delegation at Lampizator HQ, business going from strength to strength, so theyve been very busy with that, but hopefully his staff will send us a couple of new photos in the next 24 hours and Ill post them. Thanks everyone for all the interest in this auction. Update 25th May: Lampizator staff were kind enough to take some new photos that Ive posted today. For those who have enquired, Lukasz said that he would be happy to switch one of the inputs to Toslink if required for just €100. ...Lampizator can also add another separate input of your choice, including a new separate Toslink if required, but as Lukasz explained, that is a more complicated job than simply converting an existing input and will cost a little more, please feel free to enquire as to any of your additional requirements. As ever Lampizator are happy to modify our DACs to our personal preferences as long as we are happy to pay a reasonable cost for the modifications. Do let me know asap and we can organise it with Lampizator HQ so that the winner of this auction can have any required modifications made before the DAC ships.