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07-31-08
Biased as an owner could be, i'm very happy with these amps, ... Sbank
07-31-08
Spencer has said it all. i wholeheartedly agree. Detlof
07-31-08
The most truthful-sounding amps i've heard, but not everyone ... Jb0194
07-31-08
Correction: "a fully balanced...preamp..." is what ... Jb0194
07-31-08
Sounds good to me....anyone else? i have a cary slp-05 pre ... Jtwrace
07-31-08
What 200w class a mono blocks do you have? i moved from cat ... Pubul57
07-31-08
I have clayton m-200's now. Jtwrace
07-31-08
Well then, you are used to heat - a good thing. interesting ... Pubul57
07-31-08
you are a clayton dealer, correct? the class a claytons wi ... Tvad
07-31-08
I own a pair of ma-1s from 1990, obviously very early in the ... Jimjoyce25
07-31-08
I agree completely with sbank's description of the atma-sphe ... Rushton
07-31-08
The ma-1s are teh best amps i have heard in my system. i di ... Honest1
08-01-08
Interesting. some questions for the newer owners: 1. can ... Jimjoyce25
08-01-08
I think you should talk with ralph directly; you will get st ... Rleff
08-01-08
Rleff offers good advice about calling ralph. he's easy to t ... Rushton
08-02-08
I own a pair of ma-1 mk.iiis and an mp-1 mk.iii linestage+ph ... Jtimothya
08-02-08
Jtimothya, i know what you mean about gushing. i was thinkin ... Pubul57
08-02-08
Having owned products from both pass labs (xa-30.5 and xa-60 ... Tvad
08-02-08
A nice problem to have indeed - i still regret having sold m ... Pubul57
08-02-08
Hello jtwrace, please remember what i'm about to tell you i ... Trcnetmsncom
08-02-08
I was wondering if ralph ever visits this forum....if he doe ... Jtwrace
08-02-08
Hi tom, good to see your post! one thing folks should be aw ... Rushton
08-02-08
Hello rush, i'm afraid i don't know the brand of the 6sn7 t ... Trcnetmsncom
08-02-08
Rushton's comments on the driver tubes are right on. i found ... Pubul57
08-02-08
Tom, it did turn out simply to be break in for the new capac ... Rushton
08-03-08
Rush, i could be wrong but i strongly suspect that for me th ... Trcnetmsncom
08-03-08
Thank you rushton, tom, pbul57, tvad, and others for your co ... Jtimothya
08-03-08
Hello tim, thanks for the contribution and insightful comme ... Trcnetmsncom
08-03-08
Tim, tom, are both of your observations with atma-sphere pre ... Pubul57
08-03-08: Trcnetmsncom
Hello Pubul57,
My observations are made only about the Atma-Sphere MA-2 amps as I have not heard any of their preamps.
The reason why I wouldn't want a component that adds pleasant distortions is .... in my experience I find they mask other timbrel/textural subtleties at the frequencies being distorted as well as the frequencies just below and above. Any added coloration will get in the way of hearing the actual musical intent of the recording in question.
Where I feel most audiophiles disagree is deciding which aspect of accurate reproduction is most important. Some will say "dynamic linearity above all else" I don't think you'll find this audiophile with a Quad 57. But few would argue about a Quad 57's tonal accuracy. Much of this will be determined by the type of music one listens to. A person who listens to small jazz ensembles will have different needs then someone who listens to big orchestral works.
For me, I'm striving for a balance of all sonic virtues with no area severely lacking. In the long term I find this seems to be the most musically satisfying and sensible approach. From my experience there is no product that's best at everything.
Enjoy,
Tom
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08-03-08
Agree on no best at everything. i tend to prefer neutral bec ... Pubul57
08-03-08
Pubul57, i've had the great pleasure recently to spend some ... Rushton
08-03-08
Rushton, are your feelings about the mp3 based on the phonos ... Pubul57
08-04-08
I was quite fascinated with what trcnetmsncom had to say abo ... Detlof
08-04-08
Pubul57, my listening to both the mp-1 and the mp-3 have bee ... Rushton
08-04-08
Amp-loudspeaker matching is no less important with atma amps ... Jb0194
08-04-08
an understatement. in fact, amp/speaker matching is more im ... Tvad
08-04-08
thank you tom. i found the amps and preamp more simila ... Jtimothya
08-05-08
Hello detlof, thanks for the kind and respectful response. ... Trcnetmsncom
08-05-08
Hello tom, hh sure does. i am glad you agree. thank you for ... Detlof
08-06-08
A question for nos tube users - howoftendoyou change 6sn7s? ... Honest1
08-06-08
Which 6sn7's do you guys use? Jtwrace
08-06-08
I mix rca gta grey glass with sylvania gtbs. some argue that ... Pubul57
08-06-08
I use sylvania gtbs with matched pairs in the two postions a ... Rushton
08-06-08
In the preamp i use matched rca gts which are a bit more rom ... Pubul57
08-07-08
I swap tubes around every few months - there are many great ... Jtimothya
08-07-08
Just in case anyone is unfamiliar with it, there is also a v ... Sbank
08-07-08
Spencer, we've not used 12sx7s at any time, but at one time ... Atmasphere
08-07-08
Ralph, is there any problem using us made (e.g., ge) nos 6as ... Pubul57
08-07-08
Please let's not forget that the chinese-manufactured 6sn7s ... Jb0194
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