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LFD NCSE Mk3

I'm a Harbeth owner (just ordered Monitor 40.2 Anniversary, currently own 40.1's) and have recently learned about LFD amps and how great they sound with Harbeth speakers.  
I'm currently using a Lyngdorf TDAI-3400 and am mostly satisfied with it.  The only complaint I have is when I crank up the volume to high pressure levels there is midrange glare that's fatiguing to my ears.  At medium levels it sounds wonderful.  When I ran a Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP with these speakers I never noticed any glare no matter how loud I played music through it.    
My curiosity is high on the LFD NCSE Mk3 amp.  The only complaint I have is that there is very little info available on this amp.  The LFD website doesn't have any info on their products, and the U.S. distributor website has very little info as well.  I'm hard pressed to even find a photo of the back side of the unit.  
One thing I have learned, but only from reading a review of the amp, is that there is no remote control available.  
This could be a deal breaker for me as my components are too far away from my listening position to realistically enjoy the amp without having to constantly get up and adjust the volume.
What I'm hoping to learn is what others have experienced from this amp and whether there are some internet sites that have more extensive specs, photos and other info on this amp.  
I don't even know what the power output is on the amp.  I'd appreciate any help you might have.
Thanks!
snackeyp

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audiojedi
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I'm running an NCSE MKI with a pair of 40.2's and it drives them just fine - pretty sure it's either 70 or 75 per channel.

Low volume listening isn't quite as good as I had experienced with more efficient speakers but that's to be expected, everything opens up nicely once you're at about 9 o'clock on the dial and I haven't gotten it past 11 which gives me about 85-90db peaks in my room.

You definitely won't hear any glare from this amp.
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