Why no threads on OTL amps?

Hi Tim,

I had a chance to listen to the Tenor's running a pair of Lamhorns(I think)at the Montreal show this weekend. The sound was very nice. In fact I felt the tenor and the ZH270 shared in some qualities. The ZH270 at the show was running a new speaker, made by Preference Audio. The sound was amazing. The Berning in my opinion bested the Tenors in every way. Speed, clarity, bass, and of course that magical otl midrange. Being that I am a Berning owner I may be a bit biased, but there were many other people who felt the same. I have even heard the ZH270 running a pair of full range soundlabs at a friends house with ease, which the Tenors cannot do. In my opinion, the Tenors were wonderful amps, but I cannot justify the incredible cost difference, and the speaker limitations that one encounters with the Tenors.

Happy listening,

Kris Kosiba

Kris,

I imagine the soundlabs and Tenors wasn't that greatest set up, wolcotts would have been great though! The tenor's are very speaker dependent find a GREAT speaker like Rockports, Kharmas, Piega, Talon, etc.... you have magic but on the wrong speaker it doesn't do them justice. Keep in mind I own BAT tube amps, and my opinion is completely un-bias. Anyone who heard the Tuscany Room at CES knows what I am talking about, something VERY magical happens when the system is right with these amps.

Kris,

You mentioned the Berning ZH270 running a speaker by Preference Audio. I'd be very interested in learning more about this speaker. I couldn't find anything on Preference Audio thru the Google search engine. Can you provide me with any additional info that would allow me to track them down?

BTW, which speakers are you running with your Berning?

Thanks

Kris,

A bit off-topic. Could you tell me more about Berning at Montreal show? I could not found any coverage about Berning anywhere so far, including commercial and personal show report, zero, nada. I wonder why? I intend to give it a listen and waiting for the opportunity (thanks, Tubegroover!), and would like to know how Berning did at the show. Thanks! Ken

Hello Kenl,
I am going to try to answer the last two messages. Kenl, Preference Audio is a brand new company which is from Quebec. I had a chance to listen to these speakers(which are appropriately named "Baby Bears" as they are large 175lbs each) and they were quite nice. They use a Horn Loaded tweeter and a ten inch woofer. They were extremely well built. They are also quite efficient. 93db, so the Berning was really driving them with utterly no strain. I was able to get a card as well. The designers names are Claude, and Guy, and can be reached at (450)349-0021. These speakers were wonderful.
In reference to the question about coverage of Berning products at the show, I doubt you will see any. Though it was by far one of the best sounding rooms in the show, David Berning does not advertise, and therefore most likely will not be picked up by many of the magazines. I did see Audio Asylum in the room taking pictures however, so maybe something will show up there. For any other information including reviews refer to the David Berning website, or [email protected] Allan would answer any questions you might have. I Hope this has been of help.

Kris