I bought a number of hot stampers from Tom for a number of years until I discovered a record seller in the Bay Area and another in SoCal where I could buy multiple copies and perform my own shootouts. In some cases I was able to find pressings better than hot stampers. The LZII is a sore spot for me as I paid big bucks for a hot stamper after Tom saying it was nearly impossible to find a RL copy in good condition which I then debunked when I bought a nice RL copy on Ebay for something like $200 that absolutely eclipsed the hot stamper version. It was superior in every way especially in bass and dynamics. The impact was something else. I eventually stopped buying hot stampers and found my own for a fraction of the price.
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