Narrowing on suitable amp for Martin Logan CLX
I have been asked to write a little about my expereinces with these amps VTL Siegfried Marco dynamics big! Tonally very accurate with huge soundstage and layering So seemed to tick most of the boxes But to me seemed to lack interest, personal opinion but after a while I found it difficult to get enthused Goldmund Telos Incredible dynamics Amazing transparency Best high frequencies I have ever heard Total and absolute command over speaker On the neutral side by far Possibly a little clinical and "anal" but incredibly accurate Soulution Interesting combination transparency, accuracy and bloom The only solid state amp othe than boulder I have heard with bloom Tremendous base Instruments a lot of meat on the bones Handy as can configure to biamp Accuphase Lush and beautiful Textured bass Easily drive the speakers Tone is to forefront rather than transparency, but its all there if you listen Suppose music hits you more than the hifi Less "impressive" more musical CH precision Like Goldmund but more musical, and tonally richer Tends to the accuphase side of things but dynamics of the Goldmund Hope that helps Andrew |
I would go with the CH Precision A1 over all those amps. It's probably the best amp out there today as it has the beauty but brawn as well and can provide proper power/current into your speakers. You can also adjust the feedback and gain to suit tastes. Read the TAS and Positive Feedback review of the A1. Both writers prefer CH over Goldmund and Soulution so you might find these reviews very informative. |
Any amp that can give good current drive in these loads from 20hz to 20khz and stay flat with it's frequency response would be the amp to consider (look at the bottom of the page for the impedance graph in the link) The CLX range from 100ohms in the low bass (which most amps have no problem with) to very low impedance through the upper bass/midrange, and extremely low impedance through the high frequencies. The amp to get is an amp that has good wattage into 8ohms, because the CLX's are not too efficient at 84db, but ones that can increase their wattage for each halving of impedance down to 2ohms, these amps will give you nice linear drive (stay flat) from 20hz to 20khz. Some tube amps are ok but they need a 4ohm tap and have low output impedance < less than 1ohm, preferably .5ohm Amps that cannot do this may still sound ok, but will not produce a flat response, they will act like a fixed tone control, up in the bass and down in the treble. http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/loudspeakers/65-reviews/252-martin-logan-clx.html?showall=1 Cheers George |
