LFD amps - any input?

[AKA_Hyfi]

I was supposed to get a demo of Harbeth speakers while on vacation last week at High Strung Audio in NJ but the guy told me he sold out of all his Harbeths including floor models. While talking with him, he sells LFD Integrated amps which he claimed is one of the best matches with Harbeth, both UK companies.

Has anyone here had the pleasure of hearing or owning LFD gear? All hand built by the owner and 1 helper with top grade components.

[Jerome W]

I never heard LFD amps.
The french Harbeth importer is now the LFD importer too but over the phone he does not seem to join the universal super praise for them but he did not get all the line.
I would be tempted by the monoblocks.
Anyway, Harbeth speakers are so good, they really shine with many many various amps.
With time, I understand more and more Alan Shaw's statement " the amp must be a decent made one."
I listened yesterday to various tunes from the Keith Jarrett trio with the 300B preamp and the MC2205 power amp. I attended various live concerts of Jarrett. I never heard a more faithful, resolved and alive reproduction of what I heard yesterday with this combo on the 40.1's. I was simply transported on the sites of the performance. The absolute truth of timbre. While the MC2205 may sound "colored" on various speakers, the Harbeth sound is super natural with it. So yes, Shaw is right. Harbeth shines with well made amplifiers. And there are thousands of them on the market.
So although I would like to try the LFD monoblocks at home, I do not think that I could be that impressed compared to the various amps I already have.
It is a strange statement for a bunch of audiophiles like us, but yes, Harbeth really shines at the top of music reproduction no matter the amp. Really.

[AKA_Hyfi]

Thanks Jerome!

Brian

[Jerome W]

Originally Posted by AKA_Hyfi

Thanks Jerome! Brian

You welcome Brian.
Too bad you could not listen to some Harbeth's...

[AKA_Hyfi]

Originally Posted by Jerome W

You welcome Brian.
Too bad you could not listen to some Harbeth's...

I will call the guy back in August when I get back that way. After the busy summer and pending hernia surgery in September, I will make a trip out to Allentown PA for a demo there at a bigger more reputable store, but no LFD amps to hear.

[Pider]

Originally Posted by AKA_Hyfi

I will call the guy back in August when I get back that way. After the busy summer and pending hernia surgery in September, I will make a trip out to Allentown PA for a demo there at a bigger more reputable store, but no LFD amps to hear.

Ow! Best of luck with that surgery!

I've heard Harbeth's driven by a variety of gear, Naim, ARC, McIntosh, and they have always been captivating, IMHO. The British monitors are very special in how "musical" they are.

[AKA_Hyfi]

Thanks Pider. Looking forward to hearing them as well as some Devore 3xl