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I am not convinced by the resale value of LM having seen current 211 and 216 amps being sold for half the retail price. They also OEM for other companies like Triode Co in Japan (Well built and affordable with pretty great paint jobs). Unlike most Chinese makers though - LM does make the most important bit - the transformers as well as their casework and they don't use knock-off parts (although you always should check) as they have gone out to buy ALPS pots from Japan and Caps from Germany etc.

Further they don't have any patents for original work to my knowledge (unlike Audio Note, ARC etc)Īs I was the first reviewer in North America to cover LM with the LM 205, DAC 502CA (My review was cancelled as they discontinued the model very quickly) and LM 219IA I like them and find them a good value (although a much better value in Hong Kong than in the US where the prices are considerably higher). LM also doesn't use particularly superior parts in any of their products.

Well they don't really design anything - their upscale line are all Western Electric copies and several years ago they hired the engineers from Cayin and have placed several Cayin designs in LM casework. That's why I always want to see inside the gear - too many products have sexy casework but the parts actually responsible for sound is middling. I really don't like paying the premium and finding out the thing uses cheap Chinese knock-offs or middling transformers etc. But it's like $6,500 US - so again it should be! I have no problem paying the prices of luxury goods so long as I get a luxury experience. The OTO Silver Signature integrated amplifier is probably the best EL84 amp there is. But having had the Empress Silver in direct comparison (albeit the particular amps were having an issue with gain) the sound is in another stratosphere - but it SHOULD be give the massive price tag. It's sort of the difference between a Rolex that makes it all and those other companies that buy the mechanism - and then put a perty package around it and then create a brand image.īut of course the KingKo isn't even remotely trying to compete with that sort of thing - it is just trying to be good value and good sound with good features that is well built and gets on with playing music. Made in.UKĬondition.Audio Note to me is the absolute top of the heap when it comes to overall sound quality, parts quality, and prestige since unlike everyone else they design and build their own parts and NOT in China - so the stuff tends to hold up resale value wise.

#ROGERS AUDIONOTE INTEGRATED TUBE AMPLIFIER FULL#

The AudioNote Soro SE is a full function tube integrated line amplifier that offers you more than a glimpse of the 'high end', but encased in a classic user-friendly package. Home > Catalog > Integrated Amplifier > Sold Integrated Amplifiers > AudioNote Soro SE

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