Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:28 pm
As far a Lightstar vs. Sunfire.....
I won't bash either in public on the forum, as I really DO like both... but, with that said, I do not own anything Sunfire at all... Everything "High End" I have is Lightstar, and from what I have been told, (by a VERY VERY good and knowlagable source who knows just about everything about BOTH) I have decided to stick with the Lightstar equipment rather than going over to Sunfire.
Keep in mind... the LS-1 amp, was the "Let's see what you can really do Bob, if $$ isn't an issue" amp.... The LS-2 was the, "Ok, now how do we make it affordable, so people will buy one" version.
The preamp... well, again, after what I was told, I stuck with the LS preamp over switching to a Sunfire tubed preamp... It too want the, "Let's see what you can really do, if $$ isn't an issue" pre-amp....
The sunfire version, was trimmed down to make it affordable, to the average "high end" consumer.
I am no engineer, and I'm only going by what a couple "experts" told me to do. I had the option to get a Sunfire Signature 600x2 and a Sunfire Symphonic Reference Preamp, for just about the same $$ as the Lightstar Preamp, and LS-1 amp... I was told to get the Lightstars... so I did.
Don't get me wrong, the Sunfire gear is top notch as well, but $$ was not a factor when the Lightstar pieces were designed and built.
The LS-1 amp, has a 1/4" milled, brushed, anodized aluminum base plate... for no other reason than, "it looked good" That plate alone would cost me $150 to make, and there was no reason for it to even be part of the amp.
The LS-1 chassis, has NO HOLES or screws visable from the outside face, sides, or top.... The amp was built upside down, with everything bolted to the 3/8" thick chassis top, so there would be no screws visable. The bottom of the amp has to come off 1st, then you can work on it...
The LS pieces were a complete excersise on OVERKILL...
The amp will run just fine with 1 transformer, just like the LS-2... but it has (2) again, overkill !!!
The list goes on...
It's like getting a Ferrari GT... or an Enzo. They're both great cars, but you know the Enzo was built without any financial cost factors... "Built it, and some psycho will buy it"
I won't bash either in public on the forum, as I really DO like both... but, with that said, I do not own anything Sunfire at all... Everything "High End" I have is Lightstar, and from what I have been told, (by a VERY VERY good and knowlagable source who knows just about everything about BOTH) I have decided to stick with the Lightstar equipment rather than going over to Sunfire.
Keep in mind... the LS-1 amp, was the "Let's see what you can really do Bob, if $$ isn't an issue" amp.... The LS-2 was the, "Ok, now how do we make it affordable, so people will buy one" version.
The preamp... well, again, after what I was told, I stuck with the LS preamp over switching to a Sunfire tubed preamp... It too want the, "Let's see what you can really do, if $$ isn't an issue" pre-amp....
The sunfire version, was trimmed down to make it affordable, to the average "high end" consumer.
I am no engineer, and I'm only going by what a couple "experts" told me to do. I had the option to get a Sunfire Signature 600x2 and a Sunfire Symphonic Reference Preamp, for just about the same $$ as the Lightstar Preamp, and LS-1 amp... I was told to get the Lightstars... so I did.
Don't get me wrong, the Sunfire gear is top notch as well, but $$ was not a factor when the Lightstar pieces were designed and built.
The LS-1 amp, has a 1/4" milled, brushed, anodized aluminum base plate... for no other reason than, "it looked good" That plate alone would cost me $150 to make, and there was no reason for it to even be part of the amp.
The LS-1 chassis, has NO HOLES or screws visable from the outside face, sides, or top.... The amp was built upside down, with everything bolted to the 3/8" thick chassis top, so there would be no screws visable. The bottom of the amp has to come off 1st, then you can work on it...
The LS pieces were a complete excersise on OVERKILL...
The amp will run just fine with 1 transformer, just like the LS-2... but it has (2) again, overkill !!!
The list goes on...
It's like getting a Ferrari GT... or an Enzo. They're both great cars, but you know the Enzo was built without any financial cost factors... "Built it, and some psycho will buy it"
Whatever you do in life will be insignificant, but it's very important that you do it 'cause nobody else will
~You think Einstein walked around thinkin' everyone was a bunch of dumb shits?~
ＳＨＵＴ ＵＰ ＡＮＤ ＥＮＪＯＹ ＴＨＥ ＭＵＳＩＣ！
╭∩╮（︶︿︶）╭∩╮
~You think Einstein walked around thinkin' everyone was a bunch of dumb shits?~
ＳＨＵＴ ＵＰ ＡＮＤ ＥＮＪＯＹ ＴＨＥ ＭＵＳＩＣ！
╭∩╮（︶︿︶）╭∩╮
