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Line Magnetic 518 + Piano, special?

I find my LM 518 does a nice job highlighting some of the natural sonorities of a piano and was wondering if other members have identified amps / components / systems that do the same. Cheers :)
dotchaos
rcprince
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My old Jadis JA80s and Lamm ML1.1s and my current VAC Phi 200 all have that same effect.  Gotta be the tubes!
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millercarbon
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Piano is hard to get right. There's just so much going on. Of course tubes excel, especially when connected through quality circuits and transformers. And wires. With good power. When fed from a quality analog front end. So its all of them.
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stereo5
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I have been thinking about a Line Magnetic Amp for a third system, probably a SET amp. Wondering if it would power a pair of the new JBL L100 speakers?
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charles1dad
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dotchaos,

Your LM 518 is regarded as  a well made and implemented 845 SET amplifier, so your listening impression is not surprising. Pure class A  run in a simple signal pathway is going to   result in very high quality 'natural' sound. You made a good choice in selectioning this amplifier.

Charles

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