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Lamm LL2 tweaks?

After a very long search I decided to upgrade my Rotel preamp to an LL2 Deluxe. This should be a HUGE improvement and I can't wait for the Lamm to get home!!!

As I wait I'm already wondering which tweaks others have found most effective with this unit and would like your input.
- Tube rolling: I've seen several posts stating it does indeed react to this. What should the pecking order be? 12AU7, 6922, 6X4? Which tubes have worked best for you?
- Vibration control?
- Power cord: I've seen a post stating the LL2 is inmune to PC upgrades. Do others agree?
- Tube dampers?
- Which interconnects have worked best for you?
- Other thoughts?

FWIW it will be paired with a McIntosh MC275 with rolled tubes. ICs are cheaper Nordost, and my next weakest link is my CD player, and I will likely add an outboard DAC.

Thank you!
lewinskih01

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cipherjuris
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I have Lamm M1.2 hybrid mono blocks & Ayre K-1xe preamp & Wilson Sophias. I have tried many cables, and the absolute best by far have been the Purist Anniversaries. Ridiculously expensive, but the improvements they have brought are hard to believe. The Purist Proteus Provectus Praesto may work nearly as well for less than half the price.

It is possible they may be a little too rich sounding with the MC275s & Lamm preamp, but would not know without trying them.
cipherjuris
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Again, while I don't have the Lamm preamp, I have the M.12 hybrid amps. Each of them has its own dedicated main, a Purist Anniversary connects the main to a Transparent PowerIsolator MM and a Purist Anniversary connects the PowerIsolator to the M1.2. I have tried connecting them directly to the dedicated main, but the sound became muddy by comparison. I started with the top-of-the-line Transparent PCs, moved on to Virtual Dynamics Revelations, then to Stealth Dream, then to Purist Anniversary. The Anniversaries were much better than the other PCs.

All of the NOS tubes I've had are better than the stock Russian tubes. The best of the NOS tubes were the pinched waist Amperex and the CCA.

I also rolled ICs, and found the Purist Anniversaries by far the best, even much better than the Dominus. The last Anniversaries I installed were the SCs and they made an order of magnitude difference, but I can't say how much of that is solely due to the SCs and how much is due to the synergy of an all Anniversary system.
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