SOUNDLAB ULTIMATE 545


I´ve purchased a pair of Soundlab Ultimate 545 speakers.
My Amp is the Gryphon Antileon, but, following your comments,
it seems that Valve Amplification is better for ELS.
What´s your general opinion about this Soundlab model?
Could you recommend some amplification for this Soundlab "Junior" Size?
How about Convergent Audio, Quicksilver or Cary?
128x128pinotnoir
If you can get CAT amps do it! And their preamp is also excellent.
Your 545s deserve the best! And I believe they will be a great match with the SLs.
I’ve been involved with SoundLabs since 1999 and in my experience Atma-Sphere amps are an especially good match with them.

As a new dealer I was frustrated that SoundLab wasn’t giving me an amplifier recommendation. So I asked a different question: What amplifier manufacturers have you shown with? Well that was the right question - they went off about Atma-Sphere, so that was the first amplifier line I added, and twenty plus years later is still my first choice.

Duke
dealer disclaimer
Thanks a lot for your help.
jperrry-I´ve not heard U-545 with my Gryphon, because they are on the way.
Obviously, I´ll use my Amp, but I want to be informed about "valve sound" to feed the best way this -for me- special speakers.
Today I´ve ML Aerius, but they are hybrid concept, and I really want to enjoy pure ELS.
mglik-  you mean JL-5 or JL-7?
audiokinesis- can you tell the Atma model you´re using?
Two of my reviews at Dagogo.com that you might enjoy:

Sound Lab Ultimate 545 (at the time called U4iA)
Legacy Audio i.V4 Ultra Amplifier 


Pinotnoir, either the MA-1 or the MA-2 would work well with your speakers. SoundLab has shown with both models, and my understanding is that, of the two, they more recently showed with the MA-1s at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest.

By the way, congratulations on your 545's!!

Duke