o_holter
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| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused Earlier in this thread, thespeakerdude argued that my Atma-sphere MA1 amps wont be a good match for many active speakers (testing the passive speaker in the pair). He showed 1990s statistics of the amp performance. My amp is upgraded to mk 3.2 sta... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? miljostyn wrote: If you are looking for the ultimate pitch stability you need to check out vacuum clamping. I wonder, how would this help me, unless the LP slides or does not stay stuck to the platter? I use a center clamp and see no friction. M... | |
| Speakers for Atma Sphere M60 mk3 Whatever your decision, I think careful amp/speaker matching is a key. My Atma-sphere MA-1 amps sound good with many speakers, at 8 ohm or even below, but they sound great with 12 or more ohm and high efficiency speakers. Even my former Krell FPB6... | |
| Lyra Atlas experiences Just a small update. My Atlas 2018 is still working well. No problems. I know I should wash my LPs but dry cleaning with the Mobile fidelity brush works ok for most of them, not much clicks or mistracking. Maybe it sounds a bit better with a bit o... | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused thespeakerdude wrote: 02-20-2023 at 08:31pm @o_holter I just searched a measurement of the MA-1 amp and the figure they arrived at was 10.5 ohms output resistance. There are very few speakers that will not experience a huge chang... | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused I am interested in active speakers but for now disappointed. When I run the passive speaker from my main system tube amp, instead of the amp in the active speaker, it sounds way better (Sony, Elac etc). But you can't stick my Atma-sphere MA-1 int... | |
| Speakers for Atma Sphere M60 mk3 Check Audiokinesis speakers, very OTL-friendly. | |
| Speakers for Atma Sphere M60 mk3 I tried the MA1s (bigger brother of M60) with 4 ohm speakers, including the top of the line (at the time) Dynaudio Consequence. No good. 8 ohm - yes quite good. Varying. Spelz autoformers - I tried and was not convinced. Veils the image a bit an... | |
| Solving the "complex music problem"? ahuvia - we converge - nice with a thread that actually brings agreement. The recording (and production) sure means a lot. A quite simple but important factor is playback volume. I can remember from way back when, turning down the volume on hard-... | |
| Solving the "complex music problem"? I agree with many points in this thread - how to improve the playback system, and not least, the integration with the room. Yet I think many problems of ’complex music’ are inherent in the recording. You can reduce them in the playback but they do... | |
| Testing for Dirty Electrical Power Try your phono stage, at high volume, without playing records. If you dont hear noise from your speakers, turning other equipment or power circuits on/off, from mobile phones, etc - maybe, don't worry, its not a big problem. | |
| Class D with high efficiency speakers Atmasphere - thanks for an informative answer, as always. I am not sure about the Dream Maker speakers, but it may be that they are designed for high output impedance from the amps (like your speakers) so that class D might sound a bit lean, compa... | |
| Class D with high efficiency speakers I am sure class D can sound great and it would be great to try, with my sensitive Dream Maker speakers (16 ohms, efficiency: 92 dB/1 watt, Voltage sensitivity: 89 dB/2.83 volts). If class D can lift these even further I am all ears. I want to c... | |
| Class D with high efficiency speakers I would not sell the OTL - wait until you’ve tried other types of amps, and give it time. I have Atma-sphere MA-1 v 3.2 monoblocs, mainly fed by the Io Eclipse. They are a daily joy in our system, with top level NOS driver and output tubes and cle... | |
| Patricia Barber - Cafe Blue is an effects album Thanks, all! Yes she is a great composer, musician and artist. Like Dianna Krall. Why are female artists so often overlooked by the men-mostly audiophile community? Even in 2023? |