
Is it time for an ear bleeding test? LOL. Wonder what happened on this one?īTW, I have a good a'phile friend who owns a Lector ( different model) and he thinks very highly of it. I think this review may be a first, OTOH.we have AD beaming in with the typical rave and OTOH.we have JA coming to the rescue with "possibly" the true picture. WOW!! we have a VERY different story!!! This unit has to be one of the worst measuring pieces of kit I have seen! JA ends with this: " However, the Digitube's truly dreadful measured performance in the digital domain, rule it out of contention, in my opinion". Reading JA's measurements and looking at the graphs. Now IF we end there, which I was tempted to do.and go out for a listen with HIGH EXPECTATIONS, we may be in for a shock!! Finally, he ends with: " I can heartily recommend Lector Strumenti Audio's Digitube S-192 for the musicality it deployed in my system, as well as for its attractive casework and its good value for money". Then he goes on to say: "I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Lector Digitube S-192.and the manner in which it played music". He states."The Lector did a superior job of separating the sounds of various instruments during the louder, more cluttered passages". Art likens it to the Ayre QB-9, the Halide DAC HD and the Wavelength Proton-AND LIKES THE LECTOR BETTER. I decided the only sensible thing to do was to buy the 15ips version which promised to be a genuine 1:1 master copy. In the main review, done by Art Dudley, I read a "typical" rave review of this player. The review of the new Lector Strumenti Audio Digitube S-192 in the current S'phile is a great example of measurements coming to the rescue, IMO.
