Thanks, Boa. I've compared the ASR against some extremely tough competition, including the Lamm ML2.1's which I lived with for a very long time as well as some supremely esoteric, very custom made as well as conventional tube gear that is the best I could find, buy, beg, borrow or steal. I'm a truly diehard solid state hater and have found this the only SS gear that can throw a huge, wraparound soundstage that's surround like yet have the delicacy, texture, and neuance as well as almost all of the complex tonal harmonics and inner detailing of some very very fine tubed gear yet have truly real world power capability. In the soundstaging department, it is, some would say, in a class by itself as far as it's signature with a SET like directness with un-SET like power- set apart from both tubes and solid state in its presentation and signature. I'm not sure as HP stated in his review that it makes digital sound better than his analog, but it sure makes my EMM front end truly shine.
Lamm ML 2.1 SET vs ASR Emitter II, DartZel
If you had to compare a tube amp with the best of solid state amps, how would the Lamm ML 2.1 differ from the other two above. I am planning on either the VonSchweikert VR-7, or the Wilson Max II speakers which are both efficient speakers. All kinds of music, EMM labs front end, preamp optional with EMM.
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