LTA, Spatial, LampizatOr, ANTICABLES and the Best Deal in Audio | FLAX 2020

Part-Time Audiophile

I’ve covered the Linear Tube Audio, Spatial Audio, LampizatOr and ANTICABLES several times over the last couple of years, and it’s always one of my favorite rooms at high-end audio shows. The sound from the system they usually assemble–LTA Z10 integrated amplifier ($4900), Spatial M3 Sapphire Loudspeakers ($4200/pair), LampizatOr Amber 3 DAC ($2750) and very affordable power cords, interconnects and speaker cables from ANTICABLES–is usually astonishing for the money. I’ve always found these components set the bar for transparency, spaciousness and realism at this price point. These manufacturers often feature a “show special” that is incredibly hard to pass up–at least it would be for me if I was a show attendee who was looking to start from scratch. It’s usually a variation on the LTA Z10, the current version of the Spatial M3s (the Sapphires were added for the first time at last year’s Capital Audiofest), the LampizatOr and the ANTICABLES. Each year, it goes up a little due to inflation. That’s totally forgivable, because at the 2020 Florida Audio Expo the price was still just $10,950. Most consumers think that low five figures is an insane amount of money for a two-channel audio system. There are certainly cheaper […]

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