Devilboy, it is great when you find something like the LS in your system that really works perfectly and exceeds all your expectations. Very excited for you!
I tried the LS in another system and it simply did not work. But reading everything here I was tempted to try it again with my new amp and speakers. I am always open minded and just had to give the LS another try.
I purchased one a few weeks ago and inserted it into my system. My new amp has an input impedance of 475k ohms and I actually measured it at 570k ohms! My new speakers are also relatively efficient so I felt I could give the LS a real chance to sing!
Well, I put the little LS on top of my 70 pound reference preamp and gave it a second whirl. I took notice immediately as my music sounded wonderful .
Dead quite background with nice tone and no hint of grain or any type of nasties. Nicely detailed and certainly earned my respect. For $500 and in the right system, the LS is a bargain of large proportion.
After several weeks of longer term listening I have come to respect this little passive. I would go as far as saying it kept pace and even bested some big dollar active preamps I have heard. Actives that sell for several thousand new. However, in the end I sold it as my tube preamp just surpassed it in too many ways. While my preamp costs $4000 new, compared to the wonderful LS it is not overpriced considering the improvement it brings to my music collection.
So I would not say all high end gear is overpriced as good values do reside in other places. I do agree that we must be careful as it is indeed easy to overpay in this hobby.
I tried the LS in another system and it simply did not work. But reading everything here I was tempted to try it again with my new amp and speakers. I am always open minded and just had to give the LS another try.
I purchased one a few weeks ago and inserted it into my system. My new amp has an input impedance of 475k ohms and I actually measured it at 570k ohms! My new speakers are also relatively efficient so I felt I could give the LS a real chance to sing!
Well, I put the little LS on top of my 70 pound reference preamp and gave it a second whirl. I took notice immediately as my music sounded wonderful .
Dead quite background with nice tone and no hint of grain or any type of nasties. Nicely detailed and certainly earned my respect. For $500 and in the right system, the LS is a bargain of large proportion.
After several weeks of longer term listening I have come to respect this little passive. I would go as far as saying it kept pace and even bested some big dollar active preamps I have heard. Actives that sell for several thousand new. However, in the end I sold it as my tube preamp just surpassed it in too many ways. While my preamp costs $4000 new, compared to the wonderful LS it is not overpriced considering the improvement it brings to my music collection.
So I would not say all high end gear is overpriced as good values do reside in other places. I do agree that we must be careful as it is indeed easy to overpay in this hobby.