Don't underestimate the performance of the Sunfire amps because of their price or the "name" on the front. My suggestion is to pick one up on a "deal" and give it a go. If you don't like the combo, you should be able to pretty much break even if you played your cards right in the first place. If you do like it, go for the Signature. I've got one of each in my amp collection and prefer the Signature. Even with low sensitivity speakers, it's pretty hard to push either of them into distortion. The fact that they offer slightly different tonal characteristics within one amp ( voltage vs. current outputs ) only adds to their versatility. Sean >
Sunfire with Martin Logans
I've got a pair of Martin Logan ReQuests and am looking for a new amp to properly power them. Everyone talks about the need for lots of current, the ability to handle loads down to/below 2 ohms and the benefits of tubes in taming a tendency toward briteness. Given all the above, it would seem that the Sunfire "load invariant" amps (basic or signature models) would be ideal matches, yet I don't seem much discussion of them here. At least not paired with Martin Logans. Does anyone out there have any experience with this pairing? Please advise.