I missed that Jeffrey.My mistake. I used to keep my amps on the floor as well and finally got them on decent stands and the change was more than subtle
David,
Because they look cool. In all seriousness, the top plates of the Lamm amps ring when tapped so the HRS remove the ringing and reduce vibration.
I know you are against any tweeking of the Lamms...but I just can't help myself.
Fair enough Jeff ! I was only wondering what you heard when you dropped the weight on the amps, that's all.
david
David,
At low volume, I honestly heard no different in sound. At higher volumes, and especially bass heavy music I heard a noticeable difference in sound. Less distortion and smearing of vocals that were slightly elevated at higher listening levels.
Had the pleasure of a listening session with Jeff a week ago - really fun time and no audiophile approved music
Lamm is great gear time and time I hear it and this was no exception. Jeff has incorporated some room treatment including scatterplot absorption on the ceiling that helps really define a 3D image well. We also played with some toe-in options and with the panels behind his speakers to dial things in a bit more. Very good sound and killer tight bass!
I left confirming my opinion that at the super high end, active or sealed woofage is preferred. Getting rid of bloat and having good bass articulation is very important particularly in a dedicated room.
ps. thanks for cleaning my records!
I continue to find that tape is amazing, and I continue to feel that we are wasting way too much time and energy and money on tiny, incremental improvements to vinyl playback when tape is a qualitative and categorical leap higher in sound quality (and a step lower in equipment cost and fuss).
I joined Jeff and his friends for a music night last night. It was my first time visiting Jeff.
Jeff has managed a very clever and successful conversion of a standard garage into a very cool dedicated listening room, and I like very much the equipment Jeff has assembled!
Though I had never seen or heard the speakers before I know and love Lamm, and the SME 3012R (Jeff has a limited edition anniversary SPU cartridge), and Jeff has a Sonorus Studer Revox PR99! TAPE!!! And I did not realize the Acoustic Signature Ascona turntable is offered with a very elegant integrated stand!
Everyone took turns pulling albums off of Jeff's LP shelves and requesting tracks, and Jeff was a wonderful master of ceremonies of the event. It was fun to focus on the music, and not focus on the sound (although the sound was great!).
Jeff debuted his new copy of a Leslie Brooks Led Zeppelin tape. I think everyone who heard it loved the sonics on the, and of the, tape.
I continue to find that tape is amazing, and I continue to feel that we are wasting way too much time and energy and money on tiny, incremental improvements to vinyl playback when tape is a qualitative and categorical leap higher in sound quality (and a step lower in equipment cost and fuss).
Thank you, Jeff, for a very fun music party!
very cool...congrats! These are custom...how did they come about? Did you have a hand in designing or spec'ing them or perhaps presenting PBN with design criteria or goals? Very interesting. Enjoy!
Jeff,
Can we guess that each battery is polarizing one set of purple capacitors? BTW, can I ask what is the preamplifier model and what cables are you using?
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