Art Audio amp/Sonic frontiers 2SE amp

ART Audio!!!!!!!
I auditioned the Diavlo and in fact am thinking of buying it for a second system primarily focued on Female vocals. If you need a more versatile amp I 'd say go with the Jota.

Mike

The art audio's are very fine amps, but as you have an efficient speaker with a benign impedence you should also consider the Atma-sphere S30, 30 watts/ch OTL amp. I use it with the Alon Lotus SE. Prior to purchasing the S30, I audioned the Cary 300se monoblocks and much prefered the S30. It has incredible speed, transparency, and imaging and better bass then the Cary's. At $3150 (base amp with $300 power supply option) it's got to be one of audio's best value's(I think around half the price of the Art Audio's).
If there's no dealer near you, you can buy from the factory with a 30 day listening trial so its hard to go wrong. Checkout their web site Atmasphere.com Happy hunting.

Soliloquy demos their speakers at shows with Art Audio amps and raves about them--I can't think of a better endorsement than that. One of the guys who works for Soliloquy uses the Jota with the 6.2s at home. That said, this is always a personal decision and I certainly wouldn't argue with Atma Sphere. I've got the 5.3s and if I were going the tube route those would be the top two on my list. Don't have any experience with the SF amps and Soliloquy. Best of luck.

Tim

I would also vote for the Art Audio over the SF. I also admire the Atma Sphere. I use OTL's in my system (tenor) and they are special. I have heard nothing but good things about the Diavlo and Jota.

The Gill is a nice amp. Very musical and lush sounding while the Diavolo is very detailed and more of a front row seat. Joe is definitely a great guy and very reliable as well as a great story teller. I bet the Gill would be much better with some Mullard el34's. Ask Joe about this.