[LionelH2]

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Has anyone here listened to the Liquid Gold?  I understand that a few have had the privilege of a proto-listen.

Any of the lucky few who have heard the prototype able to offer a comparison with the Dark Star?

 

[dBel84]

I can almost  guaranty that anyone who has heard the LAu has little to no experience with the DS , let alone heard them within a reasonable time frame to one another. I didn't particularly like the edgy character of the DS at the 2 meets I have heard it , it sounds like a "high feedback" amp to me; limited detail ( microdynamics ), narrow soundstage and "edgy". The LAu is nothing of the sort but these sort of subjective opinions will only be more widely available after its official release and some exposure. 
 
The next revision of the LF however ......... I am looking forward to hear this one! It is promising to be a real killer amplifier , Alex's hiatus has perhaps been beneficial to this design as he has completely revamped the design, one might even consider it a different amp 
 
..dB

 

[preproman]

So will the LAu and the LF mkII have anything in common as far as the amp design?

 

[dBel84]

absolutely, they were both designed by Cavalli 
 
 
sorry , couldn't resist  
 
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[preproman]

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Alex's hiatus has perhaps been beneficial to this design as he has completely revamped the design, one might even consider it a different amp 
 
..dB

 
Well, I guess I was referring to this.

 

[Radio_head]

Alex specifies some of the differences between the LF MK1 and MKII here.

 

[MorbidToaster]

It's basically the same idea but better.
 
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Alex specifies some of the differences between the LF MK1 and MKII here.

 

[LionelH2]

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I can almost  guaranty that anyone who has heard the LAu has little to no experience with the DS , let alone heard them within a reasonable time frame to one another. I didn't particularly like the edgy character of the DS at the 2 meets I have heard it , it sounds like a "high feedback" amp to me; limited detail ( microdynamics ), narrow soundstage and "edgy". The LAu is nothing of the sort but these sort of subjective opinions will only be more widely available after its official release and some exposure. 
 
The next revision of the LF however ......... I am looking forward to hear this one! It is promising to be a real killer amplifier , Alex's hiatus has perhaps been beneficial to this design as he has completely revamped the design, one might even consider it a different amp 
 
..dB

Thank you, very helpful.

 

[ZagatoV12]

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....... I didn't particularly like the edgy character of the DS at the 2 meets I have heard it , it sounds like a "high feedback" amp to me; limited detail ( microdynamics ), narrow soundstage and "edgy".......

I have not found this to be true in my case. I am using an Invicta DAC with VeraStarr Grand Illusion interconnects into a RS Dark Star and it is audio bliss. Pin sharp instrument/voice location in a broadened soundstage, detail and micro dynamics far superior to the other amps I compared the DS to. Detail level is quite remarkable and no 'edgyness' at all. YMMV of course, but my experience with the DS is that it is exemplary in my system driving LCD2s and LCD3s.

 

[LionelH2]

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I have not found this to be true in my case. I am using an Invicta DAC with VeraStarr Grand Illusion interconnects into a RS Dark Star and it is audio bliss. Pin sharp instrument/voice location in a broadened soundstage, detail and micro dynamics far superior to the other amps I compared the DS to. Detail level is quite remarkable and no 'edgyness' at all. YMMV of course, but my experience with the DS is that it is exemplary in my system driving LCD2s and LCD3s.

Thanks for the input.

 

[givemevinyl]

I just got a LF, but haven't opened it yet.  Just wondering - is it ok to unplug and plug the source input while the amp is running?  I would never do it on a speaker preamp, but I'm not familiar enough with head gear.

 

[dBel84]

no concerns with the LF , but good to ask ..dB

 

[SoundFreaq]

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[SoundFreaq]

Hey guys,
 
An LF up for grabs See signature

 

[Icenine2]

Cleaned out the dust today.  Boring post for sure.  Slid off the cover and blew out the dust and used micro-fiber cloth to get the rest.  Not exactly like the inside of a desktop computer w/huge dust but worth doing.  Anyone here get to A/B the LF with the LG?