Any Opinions about Innersound ESL amps?

I remember seeing some VERY positive comments about these amps in previous Audiogon forums. I'm sure that somebody with direct experience will respond sooner than later.

Out of curiosity, what about your Marsh aren't you satisfied with ? I take it that you feel that it is running out of steam ??? Sean
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While i don't know how well it would match with the sonics of your system or personal taste, i've been told that the Sunfire amps also work quite well with E-stat's and Planars. You can usually find the "little" 300 / 600 wpc version for a pretty reasonable price. If you really want some "muscle", try the 600 / 1200 wpc Signature version. That amp will drive ANYTHING that you throw at it. Just a thought... Sean
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WOW !!! Great to hear the results that you're getting and glad that you're happy. So far, it sounds like you're "sold" on those babies.

As to the difference between 330 wpc and 1200 wpc, i can believe that it would make a difference, especially with a reactive load such as E-stat's. However, i think it has more to do with the design of the amp / interface with the speakers more than anything.

I'm basing this on the fact that i was running my HT mains with a conservative 900 wpc ( 400+ from 200 Hz up and 500+ below that ) and then switched to a single amp that does 1200 wpc at that impedance. While 900+ wpc should have been plenty, i could still drive the amps into compression and it would get smeared at "volume". With the newer amp, the sound is effortless and NEVER sounds strained. Even at 117 db's at 10', the sound is completely clean. Due to the complete lack of grain and "smearing", it doesn't even sound "aggressive" at that level.

I would imagine that your situation resulted in similar findings. Since the amp is not being "pushed" nearly as much or run up into the "danger / protection" zone, it probably sounds far more open and relaxed with greater bass control / impact. While most folks would consider the 330 wpc that you were running to be "big power", they will never know the difference that BIG power makes in terms of ease, definition and control. Sean
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