Accuphase A50V v.s. Lamm M1.1

I have owned the M1.1's and now own the A-50V. The Lamms are wonderful amps, very musical and produce bass with authority. They do run rather warm and in my opinion were not the quietest amps when operating. Conversely the A50V is very musical as well, has a depth and sense of space that compares well with the Lamms. I believe the A50V to be a very involving amp, that probably touches the heart more than the head. Most important to me is it is dead quiet, and doesn't run nearly as hot as the Lamm's. Either way you have a great set-up, it really boils down to your listening preference and what fits your listening environment best.

I have never owned the "p" series of Accuphase, I have always been a sucker for pure class "a" from a sound reproduction standpoint. The noise I referred to from the Lamms was not one reproduced through the speaker, but simply the "noise" of the amp itself as it ran (hum). For "most" it probably isn't an issue, but I like dead quiet which the Accuphase A-50V has. In my opinion a single A50V vs the Lamms in Mono setup, I give it a very even score sound quality wise, but again give the accuphase the edge on quietness, and heat production. I have not heard the A50V in bridged mode, but if it improves at all what it does as a single unit, I would then most definitely give the edge to Accuphase. On another note the build quality , asthetics, and user touches (binding posts) are clearly in the Accuphase camp. Lamm simply doesn't compare in this respect. I run the A50V w/ the C-290V pre and DP75V with Kharma CE 1.0's and have never been happier with a system.