CAT JL-2 Mk2 vs LAMM M1.2 ... on WP 6 or 7

I wouldn't be very hot on the idea either Bob. You and Racquel are the only two people here who don't know what would happen during the course of that evaluation. Here's the conversation you'd have minutes after completing the comparison: "Hello Mr. Stevens, what's the price of a pair of JL-3's?"

speakerdupe: I think you are wrong.

Well in all fairness to Bob, I can relate to the hassle of having to haul these beasts around. And with this taking up most of 2 days with travel and several hours of listening, that's tough for anyone to do these days. It's easier for me as I already was planning to make the journey, and I previously mentioned to Brian that I would bring the amps with me. If I had not planned for nor had a reason to drive to Chicago other than for this listening session, I'm sure I would have replied much the same as Bob did above.

As for the outcome in the listening session, we all have some expectations here. And we would certainly hear qualities from Brian's burned-in Atma-Sphere amps driving the U1s that exceeds either of the CAT amps.

With or without the opportunity to hear these two amps at one time, Bob and I both realize how fortunate we are to own these amplifiers.

John

What do you mean about that solution:
source Kuzma Stabi Reference with Airline tonearm(I dont know which cartridge,yet) to Lamm LP2 Deluxe phono stage and direct to CAT jl-2 Mk2 which drive WP6?
Cables Transparent Reference.
Which passive preamplifier would you choose?
Thanks.

With all due respect to Atma-Sphere,I had a pair for about 4 months and you could burn them in till they melt through the floor they are no match for the CAT JL3s.This is my opinion and the opinion of 2 of my audiophile buddies.