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What is the best OTL out there?

Hello. I've always been curious about OTL amplifiers, but never tried one except for the very unusual (and wonderful) Berning Siegfried, which was both SET and OTL. I wonder if there is an agreement as to which OTL currently in production can be considered to be the best. Ciao.
ggavetti
ggavetti OP
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Hello atmasphere, I recently bought a JBL Paragon. I have not received it yet, but it's on its way on a truck. My current setup is a CJ ART 2 preamp, and an EDGE NL-12 amp. I wonder if an OTL might be a better way to go...any experience with Paragons?
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atmasphere
11,641 posts
 
I hope it arrives in good shape!

Our Michigan dealer has Paragons (if I recall right, the big one and the little one). He says our amps work fine with them. I've not experienced it myself- but you could ask him- he's the guy that makes the Classic Audio Loudspeakers.
michaela
314 posts
 
Thanks for the info Ralph, BTW, your amps look amazing! I see we have a dealer here in NJ. I will have to make  the trek for an audition. Thanks again!

Mike
realdeal
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I have a Quad ESL 57 & Quad II & Quad 22,but the ESL are ineffecient speaker at 86db,A lot of fullrange speaker will be far better.
clio09
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I run a set of Atma-Sphere M-60s with my 57s. I ran them alone for a while then added a set of Zero autoformers in between them. Use the 2x or 3x settings. Nice improvment.

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