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| Atma-Sphere MA-1 amps A nice problem to have indeed - I still regret having sold my XA-30.5. I might get one again, but that would be three amps.... I think in both cases, from these two manufacturer's you are talking about two of finest designers around and choosing i... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 amps Jtimothya, I know what you mean about gushing. I was thinking about Atma-sphere amps for a long time as I knew that my Merlins were very OTL friendly, but I was not so quick to change from my CAT JL2 which is a mighty fine amp. Well I finally pull... | |
| Review: Bent Audio Tap Linestage This thread is a bit old and the Bent TAp with autoformer has been released. I did not own the previous version with the S&B trannies, but I did own a highly regarded S&B passive by K&K. I don't know if the difference is due to the dif... | |
| TVC preamps: good or bad? This thread is a bit old and the Bent TAp with autoformer has been released. I did not own the previous version with the S&B trannies, but I did own a highly regarded S&B passive by K&K. I don't know if the difference is due to the dif... | |
| Bent Audio TAP? This thread is a bit old and the Bent TAp with autoformer has been released. I did not own the previous version with the S&B trannies, but I did own a highly regarded S&B passive by K&K. I don't know if the difference is due to the dif... | |
| Replacements for Quad 989's ?? If you don't go the subwoofer route, I would recommend the the Merlin VSMs which are the most coherent dynamic driver speakers I have heard short of an electrostatic. What I like about Quads is their transparency and coherence, and I think the Mer... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 amps Well then, you are used to heat - a good thing. Interesting that you are considering Atma; seems like a very different kind of amp. Obviously you have some very excellent SS amps, what is it about the MA-1s that are making you consider the move? | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 amps What 200w Class A mono blocks do you have? I moved from CAT JL2 100 w Class A triode to Atma-sphere M-60 for use with my Merlin VSMs with no regrets at all. The OTLs are magical with the right speakers -- as sbank describes. | |
| Atma-sphere S-30 with Reference 3A? Ditto for the M-60s with MXs; a great pairing and all the power I need for my room and music. | |
| Up grading power amp... Mono blocks or stereo amp? And thank God the MA-2s are monoblocks:) | |
| 5 Years or More? One thing I notice about the kind of speakers that tend to be keepers is that the designers seem to think the speakers are worth keeping in their lineup without radical changes to an original design idea - if you get it right the first time no nee... | |
| Up grading power amp... Mono blocks or stereo amp? I think that a stereo amp can sound every bit as good as a monoblock amp of similar "quality" - that most of the "advantage" is theoretical with a little bit of "marketing" thrown in. But monos do help at keeping speaker cables very short, which i... | |
| 5 Years or More? One thing I notice about most Merlin and Vandersteen users (not that the speakers sound the same or similar, and Maggies are proabably similar)) is that they keep the speakers for a long time, and when they make a change it is to update/revise the... | |
| Atma-sphere S-30 with Reference 3A? Well said Marty. Sean, what does the commentary do for your "upgrade" plans? | |
| Atma-sphere S-30 with Reference 3A? I think an amp that might work well if there is a lot of impedance swings in the speaker would be the Pass XA30.5, which also happens to be one of the best amps I've ever heard with my Merlins, although If you believe Ralph Karsten (why woulnd't y... |