Why no threads on OTL amps?


I looked through the old thread list and didn't find anything on OTL amps. How come? Does nobody like them? Is there something wrong with them? Would you buy/notbuy one, and why? If you would buy one, which one do you like best? I always thought OTL was the best, but there doesn't seem to be much interest here on this forum for them.
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Showing 1 response by tacs

Nothing wrong with them, in principle, just that you have to make damn sure the rest of the equipment you have them hooked up to is impeccable sounding (inc. the recording), otherwise, you might not enjoy the sound. Also, there are not that many speakers whose nominal impedance is around 16 ohms (and thus a good load for an OTL) ... Coincident of course comes to mind.
Joule Electra and Berning and Transcendent are the better makes, Tenor probably the best. A writer in the Absolute Sound went gaga over the Tenor/Rockport display at CES in January.
That's my dream system, really: Tenor amps, Wadia Digital direct to the amp, and Coincidents biggest speakers! But we're talking $30,000 or more!