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What speakers match well with Atma Sphere?

I'm considering the switch to Atma Sphere M60's tube mono blocks. As much as I love my Pass Lab X600's, as a renter who has had to move three times in two years, they are a pain to move. However, my current speakers are Dynaudio Contour 3.3 (4 ohms) which require a lot of power. My understanding of the Atma Sphere M60's are they perform well with 8 to 16 ohms speakers. So what would be an excellent speaker in the $3000 -$4000 (used) range?
rosstaman
bkonig
127 posts
 
I second the Merlins. I have owned very many speakers over the years (ie: Quads, Logans, ProAc, big Apogees, Verity Parsifal Encores, etc.) and the Merlins are simply amazing, given you do not do hard rock at ear splitting levels. They do not go super deep, but their bass is incredibly tuneful and articulate with world class resolution and soundstaging. They breath life into the music and should be a super match with the amps.
dogpile
118 posts
 

I agree with the above Coincident recommendations. The Super Eclipse II or III (latest version - 92db sensitivity) gets my vote.

Good luck with your search!
macrojack
1,303 posts
 
Ask Ralph Karsten what speakers he uses.
drv
19 posts
 
I third the recommendation for Merlins. I VSMs with an S-30 for a while with stunning air and extension. I switched to Joule Stargates for a bit mor midrange and bottom end. If I was in the market now, I would seriously consider the M-60 with my VSMs.
nutella
223 posts
 
One more vote for the Coincident Eclipse.
Although the Victory line is in my opinion superior, I feel that the Atma-Sphere amps mate better with the Eclipse.
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