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Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
2.25 of 5, 4.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
its the 2008 brand new, around 8000,

Well, i use it on spendor top of line, with naim cd source top of line.

Sound is imo transparent,

The bass is not as good imo than on my other system, but it is the naim,

Lavardin is not good in the high frequency, and imo it colors the sound a lot even if its transparent-but could blame other components maybe ?,
looking for a pass lab to replace it.

Strengths:
Transparent,

Weaknesses:
I dont like the highs
Bass lacks echo and resonnance, its not warm not cold, but just could be fuller,

confa

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
2.44 of 5, 9.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Model IT is an unbelievable solid state amplifier. It sounds like a best tube, but with less distortion and noise, and with wide frequency response. It's near the perfection. IT lacks nothing. It's transparent, you hear that there is nothing between source and speakers.
If you like the "creative" amplifiers, see elsewhere.

But if you like the transparent amplifiers, in the world there are not many chooses.
Model IT is amplifier for purity's lovers.

Strengths:
Clear, coherent, realistic: the SOUND.

Weaknesses:
Nothing. Its 50 watts p.c. are true, and the punch is ensured.

Similar Products Used:
Many

Price Paid:  $1800.00 from theaudioconsultants

Summary:
This amp is incredible,(I have the IS Reference which uses many of the components from the legendry IT) The mid range is amazingly natural.It especially likes female voices. I swear Diana Krall stands in front of me every time. Real spooky! Dont be put off by the lack of facilities, you dont need them! I swopped this for an Active Linn system and dont regret it one little bit. How on earth can a rather plain Intergrated blow away a bi active set up I really don't know. Enough said.

Strengths:
Incredible transparency and pure naturalness.

Weaknesses:
None!

Similar Products Used:
Cyrus,Linn,Naim,and Unison Reaserch but to name a few

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Summary:
I actually own a Lavardin pre-power combo, which is basically a more powerful version of the IT. I have to say that Lavardin are doing something very different to most amp makers out there, as they do seem to offer the best of both the transistor and valve worlds.

Once you've heard a Lavardin amp most others will sound hard and cluttered by comparison. Just don't expect any bells and whistles, you get source selection and volume and nothing else, but that seems like a very small price to pay for such amazing sound quality.

Strengths:
Quite unlike anything else. All the transparency of a valve amp with the weight and punch of a solid state amp.

Weaknesses:
Low power output, few facilities.

Price Paid:  $2500.00 from second hand

Summary:
This amp is something really special.
The soundstage of this amp is simply enormous. Detail is stunning on everything, you can hear every instrument with total clarity and without the slightest edginess.
I never heard anything like it in my whole life.
If you don't listen to this amp, you simply cannot imagine how music can sound.
Forget about big combi's, Levinson and those other expensive stuff. The lavardin isn't cheap, but definetely worth his price.

Strengths:
everyting

Weaknesses:
are you kidding?