I'm in the process of breaking a LCR-1 Mk3 in now. I've had it for about 6 weeks. I can say in my system it's very revealing. It replaced a Lounge Audio MkIII. I can't compare it to any other preamps because it's been awhile since I've had a standalone pre in my system.
There's threads on Canuck Audio Mart (mine) and Stereo.net.au that discuss the Valab from current owners perspectives if you'd care to read on further.
I had already read in the past comments on those forums, I wanted to understand here if there were new owners, but I believe that nobody knows this pre phono.
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