@orrman Before I bought my Pac2, I was advised with some pre-release news about the Poseidon DAC, and at that time a bit of info about the Poseidon pre-amp was just about to be released. While I have confidence it will be a statement unit and it is targeting the price segment between the TRP and Horizon, at this point there’s still no real experience to validate it’s cost. Plus Lampi is still making the Pacific 2 to order.
On the other hand, to support what @Polygonhell mentioned, let’s just say that those in the Lampizator inner circle are beyond wow’ed by the Pac2 w/ aftermarket tubes. The Pac2 professional review w/ these tubes are coming out soon in a major audiophile publication… and the folks involved w/ that described being ‘shocked’ and how w/ these tubes it may exceed what they thought possible. One question we have now is how the Pac2 w/ aftermarket tubes compares w/ the Horizon.
At this point I am confident the Pac2 can hold its own against the Poseidon, especially if someone prefers the DHT flavor instead of pentode.