Atma-Sphere For sure.
Kr Audio Kronzilla vs Atma-sphere MA1?
Has anyone ever compared any of the Kronzilla amps (stereo or mono blocks) against the Atma-spheres?
They both look like all out designs.
Just a few of my thoughts on each:
Pro's of the Kronzilla: Build quality of the tubes. It seems like this could contribute very heavily to excellent sonics.
Cons: solid state input section. Maybe it helps sonics, maybe it makes it sound more similar to a SS amp?
Atma-sphere: Pros: OTL - which if compatible with your speakers
can remove several layers of veiling (and Zero box can be used if necessary)
Atma is a very known and respected company in the US , good resale value, updates available etc.
Weight: The Atma's dont weigh alot since they have no transformer. MAybe not an issue for some, but to me it is.
Balanced in as well as single ended-
Cons: Heat - the Atma's use alot of tubes - and I would imagine generate more heat than the 2 tube Kronzilla's????
(though you can remove tubes from the Atma's for warm weather use and get less heat and power - a big plus as well)
Comments from anyone who has compared these 2 excellent amps?
They both look like all out designs.
Just a few of my thoughts on each:
Pro's of the Kronzilla: Build quality of the tubes. It seems like this could contribute very heavily to excellent sonics.
Cons: solid state input section. Maybe it helps sonics, maybe it makes it sound more similar to a SS amp?
Atma-sphere: Pros: OTL - which if compatible with your speakers
can remove several layers of veiling (and Zero box can be used if necessary)
Atma is a very known and respected company in the US , good resale value, updates available etc.
Weight: The Atma's dont weigh alot since they have no transformer. MAybe not an issue for some, but to me it is.
Balanced in as well as single ended-
Cons: Heat - the Atma's use alot of tubes - and I would imagine generate more heat than the 2 tube Kronzilla's????
(though you can remove tubes from the Atma's for warm weather use and get less heat and power - a big plus as well)
Comments from anyone who has compared these 2 excellent amps?