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Atma Sphere S30 amp

I got my S30 amp yesterday and got in 12 hrs. of listening time with it.

Having started off on this audio journey with tubes I got lost somewhere down the road with SS amps. A friend of mine sent me a demo AA PX25 to try out with my Zu speakers and I was in shock on how organic sounding this little 6W amp sounded and I soon realized ( in 5 min.) I screwed up big time. My amps sounded plastic/fake and after reading a review about the AS S30 being a better all around amp than the PX25 and with more power I bought the amp new.

Even with stock 6sn7 tubes this amp is a keeper for me. I could have had listening to a OTL all this time and feel I wasted alot of $$$ and time on my SS amps. You never know until you buy and try.

This amp is not for everyone but for Zu owners I would encourage you to try this guy out.

Thanks to all you OTL owners who have posted here in the forms and for Pubul57 whose knowledge of these amps made my purchase an easy decision.

Hiphiphorray I am back with tubes and loving it.



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glory OP
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Oh boy I sold my s30 and now in the market for the s30 or m60 to drive my PureAudioProject Voxativ speaker 94dB 8 ohm

I wonder if the s30 will work on my speaker??


I have the EAR 890 on hand and sounds wonderful but oh the OTL sound is to die for!!

Atma has a m60 demo for $4.2K so .....
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noromance
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7 years later and you have sold the S30 and now want to get a new one? Must have been some journey! Pray tell!

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bdp24
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Another amp at that wattage level worth looking into is the Music Reference RM-10 Mk.2.
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atmasphere
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@glory it certainly seems worth a shot! Very interesting speaker BTW.
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glory OP
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Ralph

the old s30 upgraded to 3.3 is the same SQ as the a brand new one.? There is a s30 up for sale here on the Gon and I know the seller.
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