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There are at least two threads going here.  I am onto the idea that Lamm has finally released his latest-and-greatest uber-amp, and I am trying to glean some idea of how it performs, other than the political mirror test.  Obviously the speaker was a factor here, but I am not clear how or why either mono or the lack of A/B comparisons were perceived as  problems.  I have not followed the Wilson speakers because I never heard anything from them but some potential from the giant model (the Cleopatra, or the Sphinx, or something like that), and no one ever seemed to be able to figure out how to drive them correctly or get them properly integrated for any demonstration I ever attended, and the drivers seemed compromised.  Still, it may be that pairing the ML3 with the Puppy was neither coincidental nor gratuitous.

Can we put to rest the idea that Lamm should have done a multi-channel amp?  Clearly, Lamm has aimed his Big Gun squarely at the Big Target.  And while this ALMOST guarantees mediocrity, Lamm's history does make me curious, and I am watching for something worthwhile even if it's only some aspect of his current Statement.  Remember the "X-Factor".  With respect to multi-channel, I'll bet you that if Lamm does this it will be for HT, with surround sound, etc., because that is the obvious course for SALES.  The engine for marketing and developing audio products has been well-analysed at this forum, and Lamm has claimed a niche he seems to well understand.  Maybe if Romy still had some influence on him, we might get multi-channel DSET or a stab at an uber-system.  I seriously doubt he will get any encouragement for such an idea from any of his Market Watch/Fox News cronies.

So now I am left wondering:  If a showgoer heard the ML3 demonstration and found the ML3 undistinguished, what would it have taken to distinguish it?

Best regards,
Paul S

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