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In the Thread: Lamm’s new phonostage.
Post Subject: The Ongoing Price (and Size) of GreatnessPosted by Paul S on: 9/18/2015
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I have to say, this might be the "best" review by MM that I've read. Certainly it is more thoughtful and less hysterically fawning than usual. I agree that with a stock Jensen SUT (if, in fact, this is what he's done) Lamm might have gone too far with his hatred of "boutique" parts. Just thinking about it, I am not sure why one would want such a massive phono stage, and what, if anything, could be gained from that approach, other than wowing punters. Anyway, I would very much like to play with the thing under "controlled" circumstances. And certainly I would use the MM input to compare Lamm's idea of MC gain (Jensen SUTs) vs. my own ideas. While I hate to think that (at this price) any "custom" configuration could better the stock unit, in practical terms I let go of such (quaint) prejudices long ago, in favor of results.
Mickelson did at one point (in his comparison with the Audio Research phono stage) make the usual "reviewer" "mistake" of suggesting that price is a good/fair indication of quality. This is something I always hate to see in any review, since it is bullshit, and I especially hate the way it is always "taken for granted" and promoted as a "given".
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