This thread is interesting and informative. I have owned Solid State and Tubes amps from many manufacturers over the years, but I have never owned Atmasphere amps (or any other OTL) for that matter. I would like to try them some day. As for the gentlemen that made the statement about tube amps "...Tube components indeed sound different, but they're just toys and nothing serious no matter of reputation or credibility of one or another manufacturer..." he may be on the wrong forum. Sounds like he may be better suited to shop and have discussions with the folks in the electronics section at WalMart. But then again, everyone is entitled to their opinion.
Atmasphere amps trustable?
Tube world, a big world, then I came acorss the Atmasphere on the net, looks different from those common tube stuff... kinda weird, the M-60 uses 8x 6AS7G output tube and 4x 6SN7 driver tube per channel, where're the rectifier tubes? Plus they're so-called OTL, sounds even more weird.