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ATC P1 amplifier

Let me share my experience with my new ATC P1 Amplifier

LLong story short, i looked for a good amplifier, not too expensive to drive my AN-J speakers and i decided to go with an ATC P1 Amplifier recommended by stereophile. There not a lot of information on the Audiogon Forum, so i decided to share my experience with you.

I received the P1 one week ago. The cabling between the preamp and the amp is a long distance unbalanced cable (50 Ft). I precise here, that the cables between the Preamp and Amp was also brand new.

Impression after after 100 hours

Sound test just after cabling the system : horrible (no Bass, super cold, no soundstage, ect….)

After 20 hours : Bass appears but very tiny, still no soundstage.

After 40 hours : Bass continue to grow, soundstage appears, sound begin to be more smooth

After 60 hours : Bass is here but not deep. I decide to change the position of the AN-J (very close to the back wall). Sound Better.

After 100 hours : Bass is more deep but don't start before 125 hz, it's probably a speaker limitation. Soundstage is more and more open and deep, sound is crystal clear in high frequency, smooth and super details.

To be continue....
georgelfre

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georgehifi
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Even with balanced cables if the pre/source is capacitor coupled, the same bass roll off problem will occur if the cap is too small with the 10kohm input impedance of the amps.
This is why I asked what pre/source is being used to drive the amp?

Cheers George
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georgehifi
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50ft of interconnect!!!!!
To try first without throwing money at this.
Just as an experiment, move everything together to try just 1 or 2 meters of interconnect, see if that fixes your lack bass problem.
And what preamp are you using? As your amps have just 10kohm input impedance, so if your preamp is capacitor coupled with the wrong size cap this could also cause an early rolloff in the bass in conjuction with the 10kohm input impedance of the amps.

Cheers George
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