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    MANUFACTURERS’ COMMENTS

    Jul 06, 2021 5 minutes

    SW1X LPU I Special

    First and foremost, thank you to Michael Fremer and to Joe Cohen of the Lotus Group for arranging this review.

    Overall, the review is spot on and constitutes what I think is a great review. It provides insight into how a component behaves in a different system with different cartridge/SUT combinations and with many different recordings. Perhaps it is important to mention that the EF86 valve input stage of the LPU I Phono is based on a classic circuit design from the 1960s used to master R2R master tapes and all those great-sounding vinyl recordings. Also, the EF86 valve input stage of the LPU I is identical in its circuit design to our higher performance-level Phono ranges, LPU II & III.

    Besides materials and components, the key differences in the whole SW1X LPU Phono range are in the valve

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