I haven't heard the A-S with Magnepans, but I have with other speakers. No recollection of bass shyness. The A-S are purported to have some of the better bottom end, especially when comparing to other tube designs.
Tubes with Magnepan Atma-Sphere
I'm in the market for an amp for my Magnepan 20.1 and have been looking at Rowland 304, McIntosh 501/402/602, H2O Signatures, Krell 300/400cx, and others. I haven't had the Krell and H20 in my system yet. All of them offer great things like low end control. The problem I am having is when I tried a friends MA1 the sound was just magical. Now the bass wasn't there but the amp was musical as ever. My question is has anyone tried a pair of MA1 monostrapped together for more power (about 300 watts) or a pair of MA2? I know about the heat issue. My wife and I sat down and listened to a McIntosh 402 last night and it wasn't bad but when we put the MA1 back in the system the mids and highs were there. The amp just sounded magical.
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