The Atma-Sphere MA-1's are fabulous amps, but I believe they really do need to "see" higher impedances than the 4 or 6 nominal Ohms that Talon speakers present.
I lived with MA-1's (not the current Silver Edition version) for about 2 weeks. They may be the most startlingly real-sounding amps I've had in my system. I am not sure if using an auto-former (such as recommended by nealhood) does not also take away from the OTL magic. A former colleague had the Atma-Sphere M-60 and autoformers. He said the autoformers impacted their performance negatively. Just what he said....
I used the MA-1's with the Coincident Super Eclipses--a good combo with the Supers' 10-Ohm efficiency and 92 dB sensitivity. The combo struck me as very picky about cabling and isolation. Super revealing and in a non-electronic, faux "High End" way. Just not sure if Talons would work with any OTL....
I lived with MA-1's (not the current Silver Edition version) for about 2 weeks. They may be the most startlingly real-sounding amps I've had in my system. I am not sure if using an auto-former (such as recommended by nealhood) does not also take away from the OTL magic. A former colleague had the Atma-Sphere M-60 and autoformers. He said the autoformers impacted their performance negatively. Just what he said....
I used the MA-1's with the Coincident Super Eclipses--a good combo with the Supers' 10-Ohm efficiency and 92 dB sensitivity. The combo struck me as very picky about cabling and isolation. Super revealing and in a non-electronic, faux "High End" way. Just not sure if Talons would work with any OTL....