LAMM LL2 vs. Hovland preamp


Hey! Can anyone comment on these two choices of preamps? I'm looking at either a LAMM LL2 line stage and something else for phono or a Hovland for phono/line.

associated gear: acoustat monitor 4 w/ servo amps (obviously not balanced), 777es (not balanced), oracle mkI w/ glider tt.

other recs appreciated as well.

thanks in advance.
kublakhan

Showing 1 response by james1969

The Hovland gear sure looks pretty, but every time I auditioned Hovland it was underwhelming. I heard the Saphire amp with their original preamp/phono stage and it did not leave me with any desire to pursue Hovland.

On the other hand, when I heard the Lamm LL2/LP2/ML2 combination, my audio life changed literally. The Lamm gear will get you off the merry-go-round of upgrading and searching for better gear.