After 22+ years in hi-fi, it’s rare that something genuinely feels like a new path—but tube DACs did that for me, and this video is my “where do I even start?” entry point using the Lampizator Golden Atlantic TRP2 (side-by-side with the TRP3 engine). I walk through what the tube DAC category actually is, how Lampizator integrates tubes into rectification and the output stage, and why their upgrade philosophy matters: you can send these DACs back to update the digital engine or add features, which gives them unusual shelf life for digital. I also do a practical hardware tour—inputs, gain switches, balanced vs single-ended operation, and the tube layout—then explain how I tested it (AIC10 Riviera as my control, plus my own chain) while keeping variables tight by primarily tube-rolling the DAC. Sonically, the big takeaway is simple: this is the most “analog through and through” DAC presentation I’ve heard in my room—holographic, realistic, and massively tweakable. I genuinely believe tube-based DACs are the saving grace of delta-sigma if you want that vinyl-like tactility without feeling like the DAC is “trying too hard” to sound real. This is episode one of a longer series, and I end with the real-world caveats: heat, rectifier behavior, and how I approach leaving it on.