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Thread: Lamm Industries ML3 Signature Mono Amplifiers...Where are they made? |
    
Gold Member Username: Exerciseguy
Brooklyn,
NY
United States
Post Number: 2858
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 11:39 am: |
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I might have simply overlooked this detail due to the price, but are these manufactured in Brooklyn-NY?
The address of the company is in a residential neighborhood, I think it's a private residence? Can this be something akin to a cottage industry?
http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/lamm_ml3_signature.htm
I'm probably wrong, but I might have heard these a few months back during my Wilson MAXX series-3 (?) audition. |
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Silver Member Username: Soundgame
Toronto,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 953
Registered: Jun-08
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| Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 12:09 pm: |
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Hey CM - if you think you heard them, then what do you remember hearing i.e. $140,000+ worth of sound?
Equipment priced at this level always gets me thinking, what makes up the price:
Is it the materials and components within?
Is it the time to assemble?
Is it to pay for the R&D?
Or, is it just to push quality sounding gear to an unreachable and exclusive level? In other words, just a marketing scheme / approach where it's felt there would be more money in keeping it exclusive then manufacturing?
I'd love to hear them, but unless I was worth millions, this wouldn't be anything I'd ever look at acquiring. |
Gold Member Username: Exerciseguy
Brooklyn,
NY
United States
Post Number: 2859
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 12:34 pm: |
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I suppose like most other things, they charge what people are willing to pay.
I was not terribly impressed by the MAXX set-up in comparison the the ALEXANDRIA set-up, I'm pretty certain the amps were in the room, but I can't recall if I heard them or what they sounded like? |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 3014
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 07:41 pm: |
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Man, that's just crazy.
If I had the money, I think I would be just as happy, if not more so, with a pair of these:
http://mcintoshlabs.com/products/1112.asp
For a tenth of the price. |
Silver Member Username: Soundgame
Toronto,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 955
Registered: Jun-08
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| Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 09:44 pm: |
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Yes, Dave, but I'm sure you would probably have a some Bryston SST/2 around, as well.  |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 3020
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Friday, September 11, 2009 - 10:01 pm: |
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I would George.
In silver AND black. |
Gold Member Username: Exerciseguy
Brooklyn,
NY
United States
Post Number: 2864
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 10:48 am: |
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I must admit, I'm not a fan of the handles on the BIG McIntosh Amps, or the McIntosh Globe logo.
But I do love the classic McIntosh logo (with the Gothic lettering) & the BLUE meters., I also love the nickle-plated finish of The 60th Anniversary Edition MC75.
http://www.akfest.com/ |
Gold Member Username: Exerciseguy
Brooklyn,
NY
United States
Post Number: 2865
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 02:04 pm: |
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...I'm sorry, titanium-plated, not nickle  |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 13405
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 05:46 pm: |
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That makes my 15,000$ feel sooooo much better. |
Gold Member Username: Exerciseguy
Brooklyn,
NY
United States
Post Number: 2866
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 06:23 pm: |
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If you spent $15K, I suspect it would. |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 13406
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 06:55 pm: |
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I saw one ad for the anniversary set for 12K USD.
That seems a little closer to reality...but not my reality, unfortunately.
Funny, for 15K the word reality wants to spell as realty.
Huh. |
