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Atma-Sphere amps with Eggleston Andra II's

I own a pair of Atma-Sphere MA2 Mk2.3 OTL monoblocks that are probably the one part of my system that will staying put for a long, long time. Currently, speakers are Dynaudio Confidence C2's. Preamp is an Atma-Sphere MP1 MkIII.

I'm looking to change/upgrade my speakers. As good as the C2's are, i.e., extremely coherent, very natural and detailed, nonfatiguing, they certainly don't have much "slam" factor. Now, I mostly listen to classical, jazz, and female vocals at moderate levels, but once in awhile still throw on some Cream, ZZ Top, Seger, ELP or whatever that demands some volume and presence in the low frequencies. I have been reading that the Andra II's can provide most, if not all, of the C2's traits but also add the missing lower octave and slam.

My question to Andra II owners is this: will 220 watts of OTL power drive the Andra II's properly? The MA2's can handle 4 ohm loads without difficulty as long as there are no crazy phase shifts. I am mainly concerned about running my amps dry.

TIA.

Bill
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gregm
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As Duke notes (twice) and others have confirmed, you will not get superlative results using yr AS with the Andra. I.e., you'll get good sound -- but NOT what you bought the equipment for.
The music will be refined and s/what lacking in ultimate energy (upper -> mid bass will be too "polite").
With yr amps I would strongly recommend high sensitivity hi impedance spkrs wearing powerful drive units (wide-range). Audiokinesis gives a good recommendation above. Tannoy (prestige series), rethm, horn-loaded models etc would be fine.
The sound you'll get will be outstanding
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