Speakers for Atma Sphere M60 mk3

@atmasphere I think so too......

Whatever your decision, I think careful amp/speaker matching is a key. My Atma-sphere MA-1 amps sound good with many speakers, at 8 ohm or even below, but they sound great with 12 or more ohm and high efficiency speakers. Even my former Krell FPB600 was very sensitive to the speaker matching, although it was claimed to be able to drive just about any speaker in the business. And it did. But not always optimal. I had the huge Dynaudio Consequence floorstanders, their flagship at the time, and found out that they would need 2 x Krell 600 to do them justice (which was not possible). Even the massive 600 was not enough juice to make them sing and dance. No wonder: they had been tuned to an even more massive s-state in-house amp, at Dynaudio. The problem was increased by the ’smart’ A-B circuit on the Krell. At low level it played cool A-B, engaging the pure class A only on higher level. This did not work out with the speakers.

This is no detriment of the Krell amp or the Dynaudio speakers - both were excellent - just an illustration of the importance of amp / speaker matching. If you don’t get it right (optimal), it does not help if the components are excellent. You won’t get the full value of your investment.

I have a friend with Elipsas, they sound very good, so I understand the idea of looking for a new amp. If so, I would use some time, preferably listening to the amps at home. Maybe they need a lot of power to sound their best.

If you stay with the M60, I would go for speakers designed for this context, like Audiokinesis. They may not be as refined as the Elipsas and you might miss the Italian handiwork, but then again, the electrical match including the crossover would be great.

It was actually Ralph at Atma-Sphere that suggested Audiokinesis speakers, after I replaced the Krell with MA1 amps. I have been grateful ever since. There are limitations and problems, in this system as in any other, but the match is very good indeed, reducing the problems.

@o_holter thank you! You described my dilemma.... I´m not in any "need" of a new system....this is just fun. I appreciate your ideas. Thanks!

I have Elipsa SE paired with SET 845 tubes. Documented 55W per channel.

My amp Mastersound Evolution 845 drives Elipsa to concert hall levels without breaking a sweat. Solo instruments e.g Piano and Cello sounds better than Live! You can’t beat realism of a SET tube amp on reproduction of musical instruments.

I was told 50W tube amp will be inadequate for my hungry Elipsa's with demanding curves down to 2ohms. Don't believe the numbers and what people tell you here. They give opinions based on theory.  Do your own test and you will be surprised what works. I have a 25W SET that also sounds amazing with Elipsa. Quality of transformers is often understated. 

I listen to classical almost exclusively. Send me your phone number Ill send some videos of my system.