Does Lamm L1 sounds as sweet as Lamm LL2 ???

Monsieur Steve,

Don't know if you live in Paris, but I do, and would be happy to let you listen to an L1 in my system if that might help you.

Also, I will most likely upgrade to the Lamm L2 Ref some time soon, so if your deal falls through on the other L1, fear not, mine will become available.

My system for the moment is as follows :

Sources :
Electrocompaniet EMC 1 UP CDP
Wavelength Audio Cosecant USB DAC + Mac portable computer
Sansui TU9900 (Modded) Tuner

Pre amp :
Lamm L1

Power amps :
Lamm M1.1 monoblocks

Speakers :
Verity Audio Parsifal Encore

Interconnects and speaker cables :
Cardas Golden Reference

Power cables :
Shunyata King Cobras for saurces and Pre, PS Audio Lab for power amps

AC Power :
Dedicated line to PS Audio P1200 (powers everything) set to 117 volts/60 hz

Room :
4m X 7m X 2.5m / Diffuser panels where necessary
(only one problem ; "the cars hiss by my window, like the waves down on the beach..." !!!)

Voila!

Mark

Elberoth2,

Thanks for the advice ::: Actually the place already has double glass (with about 3/8th inch air gap), but I'm now considering adding yet another, really thick layer... if that doesn't do it, I suppose the next step is to just go ahead and board the place up!

Thanks again guys :::

I can't help imagining a house using only automotive windshields for the glass (shades of Gaudi...)!!!

I didn't know that the laminated technology is also used in residential architecture.

I should be a bit embarrassed that it didn't occur to me ::: I actually deal with the stuff all the time designing for the auto industry; the company I work for offers cars with laminated glass all around, as well as on the roof, mostly in the interest of acoustic isolation... lots of trouble 'cuz you can't get the stuff to curve in both directions, but it does keep more of the sound out than a single layer of tempered glass ::: Not too long ago in their S Class, Mercedes offered proper double glazing with an air gap (in some cases with a matrix of little transparent spacers) ::: they've since dropped it; as one might imagine, in the end laminated is less expensive and definitely more desirable in a crash. Both solutions utilize glass of varying thickness. Obviously laminated is more convenient; don't know which solution is most effective as an acoustic barrier (I will ask the boyz at work who are supposed to know that sort of thing ::: or the friend of Rprince could probably tell us).

One thing is for sure; hanging an additional layer of laminated glass over the top of my existing traditional double glass, would be better than another layer of normal glass.

Thanks again!