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How is LAMM LP2 compares to the more recent phono

I am now using all LAMM pre/power and my LAMM dealer offers pretty good deal on the LAMM LP2 phono deluxe version for me. I understand that 5-7 years ago, it is considered one of the top phono available but have not heard much about it recently and wonder how it might stand up to the more recent phono unit such as ARC Ref2, AMR, Audio Valve, Rhea Signature or Audia Flight etc.
I plan to audition LP2 but other units will be a bit difficult to find and I may not be able to audition them all unfortunately.
Thanks for your comment
suteetat
suteetat OP
435 posts
 
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 :)
suteetat OP
435 posts
 
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.
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Tron Reference a great phono stage.
thuchan
1,009 posts
 
Suteetat, I do recommend the original Audio Note - Kondo, Japan. I have no experience with Audio Note UK. Audio Note UK used to be the importer of Kondo in the 90 ies and as Kondo did not secure the name rights for other countries than Japan Audio Note UK took the name for its own product line which is not a bad one. It is a bit confusing. Today Kondo Japan is managed from Hongkong.
suteetat OP
435 posts
 
Thanks for the information. I will be in Hong Kong later on this year and will check out Audio Note Kondo there.
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