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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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kuribo
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Opinions are not facts even in the context here. All you have with any 100% subjective topic is subjective belief, the only "fact" is your belief of your preference and opinion. Facts are universal not individual.

Right on.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan — 'You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.'

kuribo
524 posts
 

We just have to accept the sonic preferences and experience based opinions as truth for that person.

That’s my point. If we want to compare anything meaningfully and rationally, we have to argue the facts, not opinions. Measurements, assuming they are done properly with functioning equipment, are not opinions- they are objective fact. How one chooses to interpret them can become objective and a matter of opinion.

 

How something sounds is 100% subjective and tied to one’s unique ears, room, associated gear and preferences. In fact, the only absolute truth of how something sounds, is found in one’s actual experience with the piece and their resulting opinion. That’s it.

Exactly. What others think they hear, while truth for them, doesn’t mean it is truth for anyone else. This is why all the fluffy talk about "deeper body", "better tone", "blacker background", etc. is utterly meaningless to anyone other than the speaker, yet people continue as if it actually means something to others...

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nonoise
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The fact of the matter is, measurements don't even begin to inform one of how something is going to sound, just that it will meet the low standards of conventional wisdom.

All the best,
Nonoise

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marco1
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The facts as I see them are most here would like you (you know who you are) to stop blabbering. 

kuribo
524 posts
 

The fact of the matter is, measurements don't even begin to inform one of how something is going to sound, just that it will meet the low standards of conventional wisdom.

Someone doesn't know much about measurements. They may not tell you if you will like it, but they certainly can at least point to how something will sound based on the distortion spectra. Just ask Ralph, who designed the Atmosphere amp under discussion.

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