Tenor 75 Wi OTL

My ceiling goes up to the 2nd floor loft and are 22' high. All the heat goes up there so maybe put a fan in the window and blow it out of the house?

Why did I sell my AS S30. A smart ass for sure. Maybe the seller is right and after an hour they give off very little heat LOL.

I owned these amps for a few years. They put off a huge amount of heat. I live in WA and do not have AC as we only have a few days during the year that really call for it. But, with these the heat in my listening room became unbearable for long listening sessions.

Like others have said try them before you decide to dump them, they are gorgeous sounding and looking amplifiers.

Glory if you must have vacuum tube amplifiers look for a pair of Lamm ML2 for your efficient speakers?but try first if you can.

I borrowed the Tenors at there peak of popularity tenor then floundered shortly there after for many reasons I suppose.
My ML2 are 12 years old and still fantastic. The ML2 changed some parts then later then onto the ML2.1 and 2 and for not the better.

Looking a little deeper at Tenor back then this goes to show you the company they kept at consumer shows and dealer show rooms with the likes of Pipedreams and Karma. Marketing know how of high dollar crap aimed at the gullible with deep pockets, and it works well.

But please give them a good listen to when they arrive just to see for yourself.

You have to be kidding Glory 6K? that is a great price from their retail of 17k I believe. This was suppose to be the "it" of OTL amps and among the best period from what I've read and heard, Jtinn was a dealer and major proponent of this amp. I do trust your ears Jonathan. I only heard them once at a show with Pipedream speakers so have no opinion in anything familiar. I certainly would listen first before unloading and if you decide you really love them.....you might want to consider some kind of ventilation system but it seems from looking at your set-up with the staircase directly behind the speakers that it might be a bit of a challenge.

I got a great price on them shipped to my door for 6K.

Sounds like I should unload them now and not even turn the space heaters on.

I can rebuy the S30. BB why do you think the AS is better?

Gee T thanks for the great news. You made my day. My wide will love this extra hear in the summer.

Looks as if the seller gave me BSHSCS and cat $hit all in one pile.

I should add that for the Tenor, it's 240 watts of dissipation per monoblock so the actual dissipation in your room is 480 watts.

The plate dissipation of the 6AS7G output tube is 13 watts for a total of 130 watts in the S30. The plate dissipation of the 6C33C is 60 watts for a total of 240 watts in the Tenor. The Tenor will run significantly hotter. It also has a fan which takes the heat away from the amp and spreads it throughout the room. I've been in a fairly large room in the summer with the Tenor and within ten minutes I started sweating. It did sound terrific, however.

The amps are coming Monday. Sold the AS S30 to a friend down the st so we shall hear if the T is better than the A. The AS has two more space heater tubes than the Tenor so I am hoping that they give off the same amount of heat. The S30 was border line to much heat in the summer.

Glory, Love your beaches,Destine and area is just beautiful and one of our favorite vacation areas in the U.S.

Tenor Hmm, I remember the flurry of excitement over these amps a few years ago. The Absolute sound declared them as the very best they have ever heard, well something on those lines, the usual. That along with of course the online buzz over these OTLs. Spread like wild fire though this happens frequently with some of the worst far over priced stuff on the market.
Hope you kepted your Atmosphere amps.

Hi Glory

Is the problem the amp or the heat? My guess is the latter. Whatta ya gone ta do? I also live in Florida and can absolutely relate. So far as the seller and what he told you, Cavaet Emptor, you know the rest. The question is are you happy with this amp in your system? you haven't said. I am curious though, for my own personal information, is the Tenor really better than the Atma-sphere in your opinion and how might you describe the differences?

Anyone still using this amp in their system?

I will second the BS from the seller as well.

Great sounding amps. No, you cannot remove tubes.

Yes, BS from the seller.