How is LAMM LP2 compares to the more recent phono

Suteetat, I have testet the Air Tight with the Lamm LP2. It is a nice match but the Lamm deserves better. Go for a Kondo SUT or FR silver coiled SUT. You may also try the Syntax. These are much better options.

The Lamm LP2 is a phono stage many owners have a long history with. It is usally a story of love. You may improve the caps, go for bigger internal SUTs, change the tubes for WE ones, improve the connectors. Whatever you do it is a fantastic phono stage even if the features are rare. Very musical and best in connection with a very good SUT.

Thuchan, thanks for the comment. I was having problem with my equipments for awhile and was away for a bit so I have not had a chance to try LAMM phono yet but later on next week, my local LAMM dealer should bring over his phono for me try for awhile.

I am curious about changing the internal SUTs. By the middle of the year, I plan to have two cartridges/arms setup. One will go to SUT/MM input and the other go to LAMM internal SUT/MC intput. How good is LAMM internal SUT?

At the moment, I have Ortofon T100 SUT which I like very much but another SUT might be an option down the road. I heard a lot of good thing on Kondo SUT or perhaps Ypsilon MC-20 SUT. However, before considering channging another external SUT, should I be considering changing LAMM own's internal SUT first. Let say if 1:10 gain is not an issue, how is the sound in comparison to other SUT that you mention and what other SUTs had people used inside LAMM?

Thanks for your help.

Suteetat, I am using the best Jensen SUTs in my Lamm. You see it on my page. They a are also bigger than the usually supplied SUTs. If i may suggest a reasonable modification for "your next LP2" I rather would go for other tubes and an external great SUT. This will bring you "close to heaven" with your carts, believe me!

Regarding you different arms why not going for a Uni tonearm switch?

Thuchan, I definitely am planning on trying different tubes LP2 and will use external SUT for sure.

I will most likely end up with 2 different turntables but kind of unintentionally. I am currently using VPI Classic with full upgrades. That will soon be replaced with a a new limited edition of VPI Classic that VPI is making for my local VPI dealer for their 20th anniversary (similar to VPI Classic 3 but with a bit more upgrades and additional bell and whistles). I already heard a prototype which is quite incredible. I actually preferred the prototype table with Dyna X20 over regular Classic with Mysonic (the gold one, forgot the name currently) when I compared both in the same systems at the local dealer. However, at the same time, I also really like TW Acoustic and think that both offer very different kind of sound. So I have been toying with the idea of having both VPI and TW Acoustic.

I wonder if it might be possible to disconnect the MC input from internal SUT so I can use two external SUTs :)

Thuchan, one more quick question on Audio Note Kondo SUT. Looking at Audio Note Kondo site, it does not really say anything much about the SUT nor any information such as turning ratio etc. I also looked on Agon and ebay and found Audio Note Kondo SUT that does not look anything like the one on Audio Note website.
http://www.audionote.co.jp/analog/index.htm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Audio-Note-AN-S4-Silvered-Former-MC-Step-up-Transformer-/320667800630?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa94a5436

I am a bit confused right now about which audio note is which. I understand that there is an Audio Note UK which is something different and not as good as well! So which Audio Note SUT do you actually recommend.