Line Magnetic quality

I have a 216 integrated from LM Audio that I bought after auditioning with a local audio dealer. I listened to it for a long time after I had listened to Leben, AR, Primuluna and Rogue amps. I was impressed and my dealer assured me the company will stand by their stuff. I enjoyed it for three years and a transformer went out. True to their word, LM Audio replaced the part, while my dealer gave me a loaner. I play the amp and enjoy it very much. I don’t think all Chinese audio is of poor quality. After all, many American, European and Japanese hi-fi companies manufacture parts and whole components in China or Taiwan.
LM Audio has begun by the influence of Western Electric of the old days in American audio. I think that is why their products sound so good. They also make some esoteric and fantastic speakers. If you like the old tonal sound of tubes and a sweet midrange LM Audio will deliver. IMHO.

I have a 216i and have changed out the LM tubes with Genelex Gold Lion reissue. Also for the preamp tubes I have found NOS military made USA General Electric and Sylvania tubes sound fantastic.

That looks like a great amp. I would be very surprised if you don’t really, really like it. Mine just got better with time. Replaced output tubes with Genelax Gold Lion KT88 and preamp tubes with NOS Sylvania and GE tubes. Best sound I have had..

Simna. That is gonna sound sweet.
lets us know how you like the amp and tubes. As stated, the step up in going from LM tubes to NOS, Mullard, Genelex, Tung-Sol etc is a huge payoff in SQ.

Yes do let us know your impressions of this amp and the tube rolling results. Overall and compared to other brands, not too much written on the Line Magnetic Audio products, therefore user experiences like yours and mine (long ago I wrote about the 216i) are important to potential buyers.

I’d like to add something here. I bought an early model Line Magnetic Audio 216ia as I had mentioned earlier in the thread. I auditioned the piece at a dealer many years back when he first started carrying the line. We listened to Leben and Audio Research and Line Magnetic audio. I had agreed with my dealer that the 216ia (I ended up buying) sounded right to both of us. My dealer was excited about the brand because he liked the sound, he liked the price point he could offer the line and he told me LM Audio completely agreed to back up the line and fix ANY issues with a customer. Even though they are a Chinese company and as such I thought I would be taking a risk, I bought the amp anyway. I really enjoyed this amp for many listening sessions! Fast forward 3 years and the amp had a problem. It was a power issue and when I brought it back to the dealer he told me he thought it was a transformer and he would send the amp back to an authorized repair center. So he loaned me a very nice LM Audio SET amp and when my amp came back I just paid for one way shipping. I was very pleased because it was fixed just fine and LM Audio honored their promise.

Funny... every once in awhile you get these ignorant trolls (invictusidiot) who make comments to incite or inflame others. They are like little children throwing temper tamptrums.