Manley snapper vs Atma-sphere M60

Thanks so far.  I'm really not sure the snappers will outperform the atmaspheres.....overall.

s1nn3r, I have not heard any of your equipment choices, but it is really beautiful looking gear in your listening room.

gwng8, I own Snappers and previously had a different model from AtmaSphere.  I agree that Ralph is one of the best for product support, but I found Manley to be very good as well when I had a problem -- friendly, competent service.

Regarding sonics, I had different speakers and it was years ago for the AtmaSpheres, so not relevant to compare.  Other than the different presentation from an OTL design, another consideration is the Snappers have a fixed output around 5 ohms while AtmaSphere amps typically perform best into loads higher than 8 ohms.  What is the rating for the Kensingtons?

Oh yes, EveAnna Manley often utilizes Tannoys for demos with her electronics and at one time (not sure about current) she matched the Snappers with Tannoys in her personal system.  And she loves R&R!

According to the tannoy manual nominal impedance is 8 ohms, minimum impedance is 5.5 ohms.

The choice of music isn't going to make any difference - the amps and speakers really don't care about that, and there really isn't any way to design an amplifier to play rock better than classical or vice versa.

Now bandwidth of the amplifiers might make a difference. The M-60s are full power down to 2 Hz. This is to prevent phase shift in the bass region, which can in turn cause a loss of bass impact. The Kensington is a benign load for either amp.