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Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing

Today I picked up my Atma-Sphere Class D Amps. These aren’t broken in yet. And they are simply amazing. I’ve listen to a lot of High End Class D. Some that cost many times what Atma-Sphere Class D costs. I wasn’t a fan of any of them. But these amps are amazing. I really expected to hate them. So my expectations were low. The Details are of what I’ve never heard from any other amps. They are extremely neutral. To say the realism is is extremely good is a gross understatement. They are so transparent it’s scary. These amps just grab you and suck you into the music. After I live with them some and get them broken in. And do some comparisons to some other high end Amps Solid State, Tubes and Class D’s, also in other systems I’ll do a more comprehensive review. But for now, these are simply amazing amps.. Congrats to Ralph and his team. You guys nailed on these.

 

 

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j-wall
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Can't wait to pick a pair of these up. Summer is almost over and I've been struggling with the heat from my amps. These will be my next purchase for sure. 

tinear123
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I have a pair of these coming next week for evaluation at my home.

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 Specs in many cases don’t mean best sonic characters. I’ve learned being in this hobby for 45 years that you don’t listen to specs. You listen to the sonic qualities of the amps. I am 57, and have been very fortunate to listen, own and have many different pieces of equipment. Some had great specs but were lifeless and dry to listen to. Adding to major listening fatigue. Not just my opinion but when we pass the pieces around to others they had all agreed. I stopped being a spec jockey many years ago. Listen to the audio gear and let your hearing be the judge. Specs are posted on Ralph’s website. 
 Am having some audio friends over today and night as well. I’ll let you know what they say about them. 
 

The spec argument has been around forever. I’ve seen so many threads on here over the past 15-20 years. It’s actually good entertainment at times. I give all gear a fair shake not dependent on specs. Actually I don’t look at specs anymore until after I’ve listened to the gear. 

 

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Tinear123, I can’t wait to heard your impressions. I always love to hear what others think. And post the system you’re listening to them in. 

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I am not "critical and dismissive of actually listening and judging" ...

That statement is inconsistent with this:

Whether or not it "outperforms" other class d amps can only be judged by the specs.

And that’s how logic works. So while you're entitled to your opinions, you can't have it both ways while also claiming logic is on your side.

this simple logical truth is just too much for some to handle.

 

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