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Products from Lamm and Kharma are not for the faint-of-pocketbook, but they will appeal to those in the pursuit of state-of-the-art musical reproduction. Vladimir Shushurin's Lamm ML1 triode monoblocks ($19,980 per pair) drove a pair of the gorgeous Kharma Ceramique 1.0 speakers ($14,999 per pair). The Lamm L1 linestage ($6990) and Metronome Technologie transport and DAC with separate power supply were also in use. All cabling was from Kharma (with conductors of a gold-and-silver blend; the cables' large size makes them interesting in appearance), with Bybee supplying the AC line conditioning. Very attactive Silent Running amp stands were underneath the Lamm tube amps. Speed, extension, neutrality and stunning naturalness is what sets this collection of components apart. |
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Is it
luck or skill that certain companies seem to have consistently great sound under the
less-than-ideal conditions of a trade show? We suspect it's a bit of both, but having
great products is certainly no hindrance.