Guess he ignores some folks.
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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Here is another class D amp that will be really good when it hits the street (in two to three months): The New DIY amp from Hypex called the Nilai 500 DIY. This is Hypex's latest module and will be available for DIY only. The measurements are as good as it gets and makes Kuribo drool....he he The modules are $350 each and the new power supply for it is $250. Mono block kits (including chassis and all hardware and wiring) will be $850 each plus paypal, duty and shipping.....so less than $2K delivered. Anyone with a screwdriver and soldering gun can have them up and working in a few hours. A stereo amp will be $1225 plus paypal, shipping and duty. There is an thread on ASR for those that want to know more. Completely discrete front end circuit and completely discrete built in regulators. Good Wima caps on the output filter. 500 watts into 4 ohms. Another Class D winner! How will this less than half price thing sound against the Atmasphere? |
OK I have the Atma-Sphere-D's in my system and have started listening. "Subjective" report out later but for now some pix and a description of my humble system. The system sounds much more complex in words that it actually is. Speakers: 1) BD-design horns @ 112dB sensitivity (utilizing the BMS-4592ND coaxial compression drivers w/ custom phase plugs) FYI I have a pair of the new Celestion Axi2050 drivers coming mid-Oct to check out). Both the BMS and Clelstion have roughly the same frequency response in my horns of ~300Hz-21kHz. 2) The base cabinets are the BD-design Compact Reference w/ 15" drivers running from 38Hz-800Hz. 3)Not shown in the picture is an SVS-16-Ultra for ~15Hz-40Hz. NOTE: in the pic you will see a sub but that is just part of my JBL soundbar and is only used for TV. Amplifiers: 1) Coincident Frankenstein Mk-2 300B monoblocks driving the horns (shown sitting in the floor) OR the Atma-Sphere-D's on top of the cabinet where the 300B's normally sit. 2) Crown-XLi-1500 driving the base cabinets utilizing a mini-DSP for xover & volume matching duties. Preamp: Don Sachs custom Dac: Holo Audio May-KTE Streamer: Innous Mini-Mk3 + LPS power supply Cables: Grover Huffman end to end
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DIY? Don't be afraid to list your gear. Everyone benefits.
The next comment will likely get deleted but I once inquired about potentially purchasing Audiogon. All I would do differently is moderate the forum and make it virtually impossible for the spam posts and scam listings. You want to partner up? Post about counterfeit products? One warning and then banned. Join today and want to sell something? Escrow funds until both parties consent. Post about politics? One warning, then penalty box. |
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