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LAMM M1.2 - Feedback - Advice - Please - anyone heard these?

Folks - anyone that can share anything about LAMM or specifically the M1.2 would be greatly appreciated. 
Looking for thoughts on these or LAMM in general. I have never owner this brand and want some advise / feedback and to learn more from actual people / other members.
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If you want to know why and what my thinking then please read on.

Thanks so much for anything you can share. 
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So here’s what I am up against. 
I want / need that tube goodness in my sound but must also have that SS grip, bass control, transparency and image precision.


Have been looking and trying for the right amp and/or Pre combo mix.
SS alone doesn’t get me there - need that tubeness that only tubes can offer but I only want a little or just enough of that tube goodness.

What I also need just as much or even more is that SS transparency and their hold and tightness and precision. My speakers are not hard to drive but still tube amps are too loose - too wide and soft. Not enough specificity and SS is missing something as well. That natural, real closeness only tubes offer. I need the right blend. 
If I was to guess the sound would be say 83% SS and 17% tubes. Transparency, grip, precision and control is so important to me but then bathed in just the right amount of enough tubeness to just hit the nail right on the head. Yes it’s a tough and picky ask. 

The tube sounding SS gear Pass and Soulution doesn’t get me there. 
SS amps and Tube preamp have not got me there. Each time I tried a different combo I ended up liking my DAC direct over the tube preamp and that of course was not getting me. 
My speakers are pretty easy to drive Focal Sopra 2. I love these. They are bright, tight and raw. Their brightness needs to be tamed with a musical and warmish sounding source and warmish sounding sounding amp/Pre combo. 
My source is a Bricasti M1SE DAC / built in Roon End Point Ethernet Streamer and Preamp all in one. I love the Sopra 2 because they act like monitors with bass. They have the transparency and precision like a monitor. I liked better then Sopra 3 that is more like an excellent floorstander then imitating a monitor with bass. I like Sopra 2 better then my former Magico S5 MKII I had before also. I’ve learned over time what I like and what is most important to me. Extension, speed, transparency, image and sound precision and I don’t need all world bass slam but enough decent bass to do the music justice. Monitor can’t do this without subs but I also need coherence which is so important to the precision and transparency. That is why subs don’t work for me and Sopra 3 or S5 MKII didn’t work also. The Sopra 2 is a monitor lovers dream with monitor like everything but better dynamics and bass but I regress.  With all of this said I’m thinking maybe this LAMM M1.2 can pull off what I’m hoping for and if anyone has any info or similar situation would love some advise, feedback or comments. 
Thanks for the time and help !!!!! 
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gpgr4blu
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The Lamm M1.2, I believe, fits your requirements like a glove. A fabulous amp, very powerful with a hint of tube warmth but very organic sound.
mitch2
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I have owned the 1.2 Reference monos, 1.1 monos, and LL2 Deluxe preamp.
IMO, Lamm makes very good sounding gear.  However, also IMO, their hybrid amplifiers (M1.2s and M2.2s) do not provide a classic tube sound although they do seem to add a dimensionality that is sometimes missing with purely SS amplifiers.  At the time, I also owned a pair of Clayton M300 monos and I thought the 1.2s leaned more to the bloomy side of bass (bigger and fuller) than did the M300s (better controlled but not overly damped, and better drive).  The Lamm 1.2s had a nice tonal density that makes you mostly forget you are listening to an electronic music system.  The Clayton M300s provided their own version of this dimensionality.

Since I needed to make a decision between the two at the time, my ultimate decision to keep the Claytons over the Lamms came down to the Lamms sounding a little harder/rougher than the Claytons, particularly in the upper frequencies, and the Claytons being able to better drive my power hungry speakers.  However, I can say the Lamms will give you everything you can get from 110 wpc and when they max out they simply stop providing more power without sounding ugly first.  In fairness, the things I heard may have been due to the difference in power between the two amplifiers (M300s are 300/600 wpc into 8/4 ohms) and that the Lamms were a little underpowered for the speakers.  I did have a variety of tubes on hand that I tried, including several pretty good NOS tubes. 

I always wanted to hear the more powerful 2.2s but I believe the main difference between the 1.2s and 2.2s may be that the 2.2s switch over from Class A to AB at a lower power level.  Finally, I thought both the 1.1s and 1.2s sounded better from the low impedance (4 ohm) setting, at least with my speakers.  If they are powerful enough for your speakers, it would be hard to go wrong with the 1.2s.
rsf507
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OP I'm sure the Lamm M1.2 would be a great match I've heard the M2.2 many times and always liked them but priced above my pay grade. Curious since you own the Bricasti M1SE have you considered/heard any of the Bricasti amps? Might be the perfect match.
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