Ron’s New System
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Lamm LL1.1 Signature ... in a natural way.
It is neither tubey warm nor solid-state dry; if it has a leaning it is just a wee bit toward the sweet, with meat on the bones. Those are audiophile words. If you know the sound of different acoustic instruments -- from the wet breathy grunt of a baritone sax, to the brassy rasp and growl of a lower octave trombone, to the attack of bow on cello string through the duration of its bloom to its dying resonance after lift -- the LL1.1 Sig offers the loudness, pitch and timbre representative of how the instrument is played by its performer.
For many people the lack of a remote control is a dealbreaker. It is not a dealbreaker for me.
For me it is a bit problematic that the Lamm LL1.1 Signature is a single-ended only design, and the Io sounds best using its balanced output. (The LL1.1 Signature has an XLR output connector, but it is "balanced" with only a transformer, and not with a true differential circuit.)
I think the output impedance specification of 16,500 ohms is a typo.
The Jadis, also, is single-ended only, with no remote control.
For me it is a bit problematic that the Lamm LL1.1 Signature is a single-ended only design, and the Io sounds best using its balanced output. (The LL1.1 Signature has an XLR output connector, but it is "balanced" with only a transformer, and not with a true differential circuit.)
I think the output impedance specification of 16,500 ohms is a typo.
The Jadis, also, is single-ended only, with no remote control.
One review suggested the Incito S is a bit warmer and fuller-bodied than the Impera?
A friend of mine in New Jersey in the 1990s and 2000s used an all-Jadis electronics chain. At some point he switched from the JP200 to the LL1.1.
I had the incito in for a demo... it is a great value pre .. a friend has the impera ref .. I would say there is quite a step up at each level .. considering the usual law of diminishing returns.
This is particularly the case for "full bodieness" ... orchestral music has more of that low end power that you hear live
If you have an opportunity to demo them it's worth the effort
I thought I saw on a Euro site that he sold it. Might have been the original LL1
edit: The topology of the gain stage of the LL1.1 is modeled after the output stage on the ML3. The do go together well.
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psuedo balanced XLR out
pin 1 = signal ground
pin 2 = signal output
pin 3 = not connected.
The manual says the input impedance is 16.5 KOhms. Why do you think it is a typo?
The Lamm LL1 sign is definetively one i wanna try out .
I like the VTL too plus off course my own CAT legend .
Many shows / magazines/ marketing focus on Solid state instead.
Boooooring !!!
I like the VTL too plus off course my own CAT legend .
Many shows / magazines/ marketing focus on Solid state instead.
Boooooring !!!
It’s mine now.
And it’s the original LL1 Signature.
It’s mine now.
Smart guy , i d love to hear it
This is the moment in Once upon a time in the west were charles bronson says .
"End of the line " ( products in this case )
Smart guy , i d love to hear it
This is the moment in Once upon a time in the west were charles bronson says .
"End of the line " ( products in this case )
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This was a complete backstep in Sergei Leone's career, given how great GBU was. Kind of like those audio upgrades where they start budget, then go up a few models till they design an absolute best of, and then try and "upgrade" from that and lose the magic.
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One of my favourites of all time
i actually saw the wild west the past 2 weeks during my South dakota / minnesota trip.
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It is of a much lower quality than GBU.No ....
One of my favourites of all time
i actually saw the wild west the past 2 weeks during my South dakota / minnesota trip.
A little light reading for you , Of course *some* will say that is just Romy being Romy , well I tend to look past the somewhat eccentric delivery and focus on the message that he is conveying .
http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=1&postID=10521#10521
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but once upon in the west was the first film where every character had his own music in the movie. Leone has paved the way since then it has been copied many times with success. A Milestone in the film history It takes 14 minutes until the first word is spoken.
Sure but he already made his mark with Ennio Morricone in the movies before that. Once upon a time in America was better than in the West. In fact it was quite good just gets a bit lost in the middle.
GBU also opens with that scene with a dog, then ugly, so there are a few minutes until first word is spoken. In Once upon a time in the West he just tried to further the boundaries, with the slow scene and lots of music, and did worse. You can't improve on perfection. This happens in audio too. A designer gets a perfect model then tries an upgrade.