rgro;637848 Wrote: > .......it was all the music I wasn't hearing! I don't have enough > superlatives to describe the sound improvement brought by the LFD amp. > While it doesn't have the look, ancillary features, and size of some of > the upper end units (Luxman, etc.) this baby absolutely kills when it > comes to producing big, accurate, gorgeous, detailed sound (plus a real > kick-butt bass)! > > Gene Rubin, the West Coast distributor, insists that some of his > customers are trading in amp combos costing more than 10X the price of > the LFD and liking the LFD better. I was a bit skeptical of that claim > at first, as sales hype, but my skepticism is rapidly vanishing. > > It's extremely well made and quite compact. Dimensions are 17" W x 8" > D x 3.25" H but weighs in at about 24 lbs. Front panel is really > simple---almost elegant---it has only three very high quality knobs > (volume, input selector, and tape monitor), one toggle switch for > power, and a tiny little blue LED. It definitely runs cooler than the > Marantz I had. And, if the position of the volume knob is any > indication, at really serious listening levels (about 8 - 10 o'clock, > depending) it has more muscle than the Marantz even though > theoretically rated at lower wpc (60 vs. 70). > > There are no balance or tone controls, nor any remote, so I'm back to > using either the Touch remote, SBS web interface, or iPeng for "in my > seat/lazy butt" volume adjustments. Mostly I just get up and give a > few little touches to the volume knob which has a really lovely feel to > it. Back panel has power, 5 standard RCA-type analog inputs, speaker > terminals for one set of speakers, and tape input and output. A la > Henry Ford, it comes in any color you like as long as you like charcoal > grey! > > Somewhere in my research I read someone's description of the unit (and > sound) as artisinal. Very apt, I should say. > > Heartfelt kudos to Dr. Bews, LFD's principal designer and, apparently, > assembler (I have unit #120 according to the hand-lettered rear panel > label)! > > If you can find one, I wholeheartedly recommend this unit to anyone > who's got a few spare bucks/pounds/euros to spend on it.
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