Why no threads on OTL amps?

Hi Tim, what speakers is your friend using with the Tenors if you don't mind?

Thanks,
Chris

Chris-He is using Verity Audio Parsifal Encores, which isn't a very good synergistically. We switched back and forth from the monitor and the whole speaker and it sounds much more like music with just the monitor which is surprise 8 ohms and with the sub(encore) its 6 or 4 ohms, which isn't great for the amp. He is currently looking for speakers and he and I(mostly he) have been listening to everything we can find. Still nothing amazing, we are looking at everything between 7,000-40,000 its scary how little is actually out there that will work. I use avalon eclipse and think they would mate up well with the amps, but they don't have what he is looking for, no two of us are the same.

~Tim

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