That was precisely my point.IMO the best sound "I" have heard with Wilson (and I have owned 8 different pair of Wilson speakers) and I have had everything from 3-4 different Krell amps, ARC Ref 600 Mk lll, Lamm ML2.1 and now Lamm ML3/LL1 Signature, is Lamm...for my ears. But Lamm preamps are designed by Vlad to work best with his amps and you have a hybrid which will do just fine.
Also an L2 and M1.2 owner. Heck also a TW AC 3 , XV1s and t owner. I got a big boost in performance when I changed my LP2 suts from the stock 1:9 to the optional 1:32. If you prefer the BADA direct, I suggest you try feeding the L2 via the tape inputs.
Another preamp that works well with my M1.2s and M2.2s is the Valvet Soulshine loaded with NOS Tele 802s and the stock JJ ecc99s.
Hi Madfloyd,
Before spending more, I'd go back to the stock tubes. Also, have you been changing your two 12AX3 and one 6C19Ps every year or so? Weak tubes which as you know are only used for voltage regulation on the L2 will definitely color the sound.The same thing happened to me when I didn't change tubes for 2 years. Now I do so annually.
Best,
Jack
Floyd, the direct input still uses the volume control, but bypasses the other selector switches; the tape would even bypass the volume control, right?
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Maybe I'm the one that's confused, because I haven't used a tape monitor function on a preamp in 30 years. If you are recording, that's the output to the tape and that shouldn't be affected by the volume control. If you are playing back, that's input and you are right, you'd want the volume control to affect playback.I thought it was the tape-out to bypass the volume control...
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