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In the Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s
Post Subject: If a Tree Falls in the Forest...Posted by Paul S on: 9/21/2008
I've been keeping this ML2 log for myself, of course, but also for anyone else who wants to chime in. It has been my intention (and practice, I think) to report not just "sucesses" but also whatever happens, +/- as it happens, with no regard to how it "makes me look" when I do stupid things, jump the gun, etc.
So, now I feel bound to say that I have not been able to repeat the sound quality I got that prompted the original "enthusiastic" post about the "better" 5751s. While sound has been pretty good a couple of times since, the combination of qualities that especially distinguished that session have not come together like that since, either. The overload-proof clarity has remained, but harmonics with these tubes have not yet gotten as good as they were with the "special" ribbies, and bass has not been nearly so strong or integrated again. Closely mic'd bass instruments sound strong, but bass ambience and overall harmonic balance from orchestra or ensembles are nothing all that special.
It looks like the last word, every session, is still from the electricity.
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