What cables for the Lamm combo ?
 

Hi guys,

Just want an idea what cables are you guys using with your lamms ?
I myself have limited experience but if i want a warm sound, i use the purist audio design cables. if i want more dynamics, details, faster transients, more stable imaging & focus, i use the MITs.
Would be curious what you guys are using ?

So far, any cables i used seems to sound great w/ the Lamms.

SLM

I liked Transparent the most when I had Lamm. Tried Purist, it was a close second.

I have tried Transparent Ultra's and recently bought a 1 meter pair of Nordost Valhalla's. I like the Nordost better in my setup. I went back to the Transparent cables this past week for a couple days and decided to go back to the Nordost cables.

I use VSA Masterbuilt Signatures which I distribute.

Of the cables I've installed for clients that I do not distribute, Kubala-Sosna Elations are my favorite.

I'm considering a pair of MIT Oracle speaker cable to mate with the Sasha/Lamm combo. Would you give me some more detail regarding your MIT set up and experience? What model do you use? And what model would you recommend in my set up? Thx in advance.

LAMM has for the last couple of years at CES used the Kubala-Sosna Elation cables.

Vladimir Lamm uses Purist Audio in his personal reference system. However, I have finally adopted the philosophy that lets my ears make the final determination.

I am using the K-Sonsa interconnects and power cords with L2 line stage and ML amps.

Jorma Design Origo. The best I've tried so far.

I'd like to hear what u think about the L2, and the Lamm combo mated with Kubala/Sosna. What KS model r u using?

Saint: it is the Emotion model, which is not the priciest in his line. We swapped out interconnects and speaker cable first (I run long interconnects and relatively short speaker cables, but the speaker cables had to be fashioned to run to the midhorn on the AvGarde Duo, with jumpers to the tweeter and to the woofer box). (I'm pretty sure I was running some pretty good Cardas stuff before that, on the recommendation of Jim Smith, who handled AvG at the time). At a later session, we gradually swapped out power cords, starting with the amps and line stage, then the phono stage, and finally, even to the powered woofers. I was somewhat sceptical that the power cord changes would make as much difference as they did, but, the changes were evident and, for the better.
There is a known synergy between the Lamm ML 2 and the AvG Duos and I'm quite happy with the midrange, after decades of using Quad electrostats. I've never been entirely happy with bass integration, but that has more to do with using dynamic woofers powered by a solid state amp in combination with horns and SET.
I've had these cables now, probably 5 years? Not high on my list of changes. Next step will be to get my L2 repaired, it started humming, both 60 hz through the system, and a nasty mechanical transformer buzz if you got near the power supply. I'm also gonna swap out phono stages very soon. What phono do you use with the L2? And if you want more info re the L2, i'm glad to oblige- it made the Steelhead much more tolerable to me- with the L2 out of the system awaiting repair, I now know the Steelhead has got to go.

Thx for the input. I think I'm gonna put them on a short list of cables to audition.

I've been hearing nothing but great things about Shunyata Research's new Zitron cables. Does anyone have any experience with any in the Zitron line?

Has anyone had any experience with Transparent's power cords with Lamm products?

Toga said:

"Hi, just wanna share, like Jim once suggested to me if remember correctly, that Transparent AC cord PLMM2x is major improvement over PLMM2.

I have to say that this is absolutely right. I trade 3 of PLMM2 for 2PLMM2x, connected to Moon power amp and improvement is clear. power and punch remained, with better of everything else, and this with std Hubbell plugs. Thanks to him on this."

I am using Siltech.

Stealth Sakra interconnects, Kimber Kable Select KS 6068 speaker cable and Shunyata Research Sigma Zitron HC and Analogue powercords.

Siltech cables all the way.