ML3 on Steve William’s Alexandria are still an aural memory model for the quality of sound I enjoy the most. I have spent a bit of time with my multi amp/active crossover setup trying to emulate that experience, and have succeeded to some extent. I don’t need that much power for my current midrange ribbons as the fleas do fine, and 5 watts seems overkill. The 50 watt Wavac has some similar traits to the ML3, but the ML3 is just stupendously built by comparison.
I don’t know that the ML3 would be everybody’s cup of tea, but it is tops for what I prefer in amplified sound. I don’t think a solid state circuit could do what it does in terms of space, warmth, texture, etc. etc. I wouldn’t get one because the chassis are just too large and I prefer compact lean and mean audio stuff for my limited audio space, not edifice.
ML2 not so much, although they are pretty good, too. Those are the two Lamm pieces that I have liked. Other Lamm stuff I have heard I can take or leave. Some is a bit on the analytic side for me, but the ML3 is quite different from any other Lamm product I have heard.
(I also think the ML3's sound fantastic according to my You Tube sound-o-meter on Tang's Cessaro's).
I don’t know that the ML3 would be everybody’s cup of tea, but it is tops for what I prefer in amplified sound. I don’t think a solid state circuit could do what it does in terms of space, warmth, texture, etc. etc. I wouldn’t get one because the chassis are just too large and I prefer compact lean and mean audio stuff for my limited audio space, not edifice.
ML2 not so much, although they are pretty good, too. Those are the two Lamm pieces that I have liked. Other Lamm stuff I have heard I can take or leave. Some is a bit on the analytic side for me, but the ML3 is quite different from any other Lamm product I have heard.
(I also think the ML3's sound fantastic according to my You Tube sound-o-meter on Tang's Cessaro's).