Why no threads on OTL amps?

Oneprof hits the nail on the head, in fact most of you have it right, non of you are wrong, in a way :)

In a perfect world with a perfect speaker, the Berning may not sound any better than any other OTL but who lives in that perfect world, well, some die hard OTL owners do, the ones that Oneprof is talking about, the Berning amps are not for those types, they want to see banks of tubes, they want to have heat, they want to have problems now and then, it's part of the mystique, like owning an English sports car, you know, it works great this week and they have pride in having it work great this week and that little bit of excitement wondering if it will work next week.

Now, if you want to have an active audio life, with an amp that can handle most anything, last like nothing else, efficient like nothing else, runs cool, in a light weight package and gives you all the advantages of OTL, yeah, I thought so, there is noting else like a ZH-270, is there???!!!

Allan

Well now you've done it. You've analogized amps to exotic cars. I've had it! Having owned a 512 Ferrari, if Ferrari's or for that matter English sports cars ever ran as consistantly excellently as my Tenor 75's, they would have won every race they entered. And by the way, you can't imagine how much money I'm saving on heat this winter.

I don't know a single thing about Berning amps. I do know hollow intellectual arguments and I have spent a lifetime sniffing them out!

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck and walks like a duck...

Bill E.

Now this is the way it SHOULD be, folks really passionate about how they hear reproduced music. btw Twl, did I say thanks to you for starting this thread?

Well, this "type" has had the Tenor's for nearly a year now without a single problem, I looked right at them and don't "banks" of tubes ( AR REF 300 MKII's come to mind ), and the heat thrown from them is actually less than many other amps I've had, tube or ss. My audio life is quite active (can't say that about other aspects of my life :), the Tenors handle anything I've thrown at em, "look" cool, are as efficient as I need, and although not a physical lightweight, a definite sonic heavyweight. I'm proud they're working great this week ( and all prior) and excited because I'm pretty certain I'll be listening next week and not wasting time wondering if they'll be working. Oh yeah, they also have all the advantages of an OTL. But most importantly, to me, they sound better than any other amp I've had in my system, mystique notwithstanding.

I like all OTL's and many other amps as well. It just seems to me that as soon as something was said about Berning vs. other OTL's, the fur really flew. Very interesting. Seems to be a very sensitive issue. I hope everyone is enjoying their amps, and I think it is very informative that readers hear the different sides of this issue. I doubt that anyone on either side will be swayed by this discussion, but the process gives opportunity for each to re-think, re-evaluate, and better understand their positions. And good heated discussion is great to "hone" your argument. I am enjoying this thread immensely!