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Old 05-27-2009, 09:21 PM
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mac11......WOW. What a wonderful thing to do. Wish my dad was still here. I could get behind this idea.
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Old 05-27-2009, 09:28 PM
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Mac11 - that's very nice to do. My best listening sessions were last year when my dad came to town and I surprised him with my new setup. We enjoyed a few shots of Linje too!
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mac11......WOW. What a wonderful thing to do. Wish my dad was still here. I could get behind this idea.


Totally agree. Wish I could again have a listening session with my Dad. I remember one such session shortly after I had purchased my first Hi-End rig.....those were the days



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I love my MCD 500... but I use it primarily for it incredible DAC's, I hardy ever play CD's in it.

As much as I love the MCD 500 my LP-12 is what I do my serious listening with. Eyes closed, lights off, serious as shit listening.

I wanna like CD's... I just don't.

My brain and ears are analog.
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I love my MCD 500... but I use it primarily for it incredible DAC's, I hardy ever play CD's in it.

As much as I love the MCD 500 my LP-12 is what I do my serious listening with. Eyes closed, lights off, serious as shit listening.

I wanna like CD's... I just don't.

My brain and ears are analog.
Check the MC2102 and run your MCD500 straight and balanced to the amp- no preamp. I'll bet you'll change your mind about CD's.
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I wish that that were so. I would LOVE to love cd's.

Maybe with LAMM 1.1 and the MCD500 direct to it...
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I wish that that were so. I would LOVE to love cd's.

Maybe with LAMM 1.1 and the MCD500 direct to it...
CD's don't sound right with SS amps, you need tubes to help with the natural/analog sound- I'm guessing that the Lamm's are tubed? So few Lamm dealers here in the states right now.
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Yes the LAMMS are 90 wpc of pure class a tube power....
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Yes the LAMMS are 90 wpc of pure class a tube power....
Cool-check them out for sure. Last I checked there were 7 Lamm dealers here in the USA........maybe one is close to you?
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Cool-check them out for sure. Last I checked there were 7 Lamm dealers here in the USA........maybe one is close to you?
Not all dealers may be listed. I happen to live within a few miles of 2 different Lamm dealers with my luck. I have become a huge Lamm fan. I was thinking the other day what I would replace my M1.2s with if I had to someday. Nothing comes to mind... many other class A amps out there but not hybrids like the M1.2s other than Tenor audio monoblocks at $90k.
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