Yomanze
01-06-2015, 17:30
Do you need more transparency, insight into the soul of the music? Is there an irritating sibilance with female vocals at times or could harmonics be better separated into their own space? Do you want to hear the finger plucking the guitar & have good enough source amp & speakers to handle it? You might be interested in this preamp. I already use LFD amps & cables, and feel (especially at low volume) that my Krell KRC-3 offers a better synergy in my system. Having said this the KRC-3 has a flatter soundstage, the DLS being far more 3D and 'hanging in space'.
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My mini-review:
For those accustomed to LFD amp virtues of extremely low grain, natural timbres with a wicked, unadulterated ability to communicate the life and soul of the music the DLS offers more of the same.
It is incredibly transparent yet full-sounding (it makes other preamps seem flatter) and dynamic. Passive preamps sound tonally 'grey' and 'thin' in comparison and lack dynamics, even the best ones. What really gets me time and time again about this preamp is the holographic, walk-through soundstage it produces, the exceptional tonal colour, and purity. I know a lot of people say LFD is 'tubelike', but I disagree - it transcends the boundaries between 'solid state' and 'tube' sound to make a sound designed for one thing: long-term listening enjoyment, and not sonic fireworks.
Now for the caveats: it is one of the most transparent, if not the most transparent, preamplifiers I have ever heard. You really do need an excellent source, power amp and speakers to achieve the full potential of the LFD DLS - if you haven't got these foundations right, then perhaps your money would be better invested elsewhere.
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Only on AoS I am happy to offer 30 days sale or return on this preamplifier, which retails at £4,300. If bought on eBay then usual sales conditions apply. :)
I got it from Canada & had it converted back to 240V, a great bargain aside from the import duty, so I am offering it here at £2,050 incl. P&P, double-boxed and separate boxes.
eBay has extortionate fees, but great reach, so via eBay it is £2,250 to recoup the listing fees.
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/x~wAAOSweW5Vas2P/$_57.JPG
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/fFwAAOSwl8NVas2n/$_57.JPG
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/z0oAAOSwKrhVas2b/$_57.JPG
There is a slight paint chip on the power supply that i needed to get the units out in sunlight to get on photo, it's invisible indoors, but there isn't a mark on it since received.
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My mini-review:
For those accustomed to LFD amp virtues of extremely low grain, natural timbres with a wicked, unadulterated ability to communicate the life and soul of the music the DLS offers more of the same.
It is incredibly transparent yet full-sounding (it makes other preamps seem flatter) and dynamic. Passive preamps sound tonally 'grey' and 'thin' in comparison and lack dynamics, even the best ones. What really gets me time and time again about this preamp is the holographic, walk-through soundstage it produces, the exceptional tonal colour, and purity. I know a lot of people say LFD is 'tubelike', but I disagree - it transcends the boundaries between 'solid state' and 'tube' sound to make a sound designed for one thing: long-term listening enjoyment, and not sonic fireworks.
Now for the caveats: it is one of the most transparent, if not the most transparent, preamplifiers I have ever heard. You really do need an excellent source, power amp and speakers to achieve the full potential of the LFD DLS - if you haven't got these foundations right, then perhaps your money would be better invested elsewhere.
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Only on AoS I am happy to offer 30 days sale or return on this preamplifier, which retails at £4,300. If bought on eBay then usual sales conditions apply. :)
I got it from Canada & had it converted back to 240V, a great bargain aside from the import duty, so I am offering it here at £2,050 incl. P&P, double-boxed and separate boxes.
eBay has extortionate fees, but great reach, so via eBay it is £2,250 to recoup the listing fees.
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/x~wAAOSweW5Vas2P/$_57.JPG
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/fFwAAOSwl8NVas2n/$_57.JPG
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/z0oAAOSwKrhVas2b/$_57.JPG
There is a slight paint chip on the power supply that i needed to get the units out in sunlight to get on photo, it's invisible indoors, but there isn't a mark on it since received.