ATI SIGNATURE SERIES 6005 OR CLASSE CT 5300??


Good afternoon all,
i am currently in the market for a 5 channel power amplifier. i just recently sold my classe audio ca 5200 and i truthfully LOVED IT. It has been THE BEST multichannel power amplifier i have owned PERIOD. I loved the smoothness and soundstage. i felt it had a taste of 'tube like sound' if you will. That being said, my plan was simply to move up to the ct 5300 which has more power and some say it has better bass control than the ca5200 which was one of the things it was criticized for. however, i started to read reviews on the new ATI SIGNATURE 6005 and its amazing noise floor etc and of course every magazine is raving about it. Having owned outlaw audio amplifiers before which are built by ATI as well, i am wondering if the signature series is just a little better than the regular at series ? they seem to be a little on the forward side, but i have spoken to several dealers who claim the signature series is neutral, not forward and that it is a spectacular upgrade over their regular series. However, i don't really see anyone else who has given it their own review and comparing against their former amplifier. yes, there is a reviewer who said it was just as good if not better than his parasound a51.
My current set up is martin logan montis, motif x, and i will eventually get the martin logan EFX surrounds. AS far as a processor, i am only using the ps audio dac as a preamplifier because i am waiting on the marantz 8802 to release in february. i would say i am about 60% music, 40% movies.
Given my situation, what would you guys get? i would love to know anyone's input.
128x128jays_audio_lab
i plan on doing just that. I have a pass labs XA30.8 that i am using for my 2 channel for now. It will be nice to see if it is indeed true that the ATI is very quiet and that this particular unit uncovers things you have never heard before in your music. I might still go ahead and buy the CT5300 and do a true A/B comparison.
Your new amp is the same as the Lexicon ZX-7. I'm not sure which sold more, but they are out there.

Please let us know your thoughts.
I'm not sure this amp is the same as the lexicon zx7. That one is made by crown which is Harman which is entirely different from ati. How did you come up with that ? I owned the rx7 before and liked it.
Whitecamaross.

Look at it the amps. Lexicon amp ATI amp

Don't they look identical except for color? Both have the same specs too. Shocking isn't it.

I'm not sure about the RX-7, but I'm pretty sure it was the previous Lexicon amps that were made by Crown, but not identical designs to any Crown, it was just their manufacturing plant.