Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing

@pstores

40 years ago I learned you don’t listen to specs and measurements. Some of the best spec’ed gear sounds sterile, dry and lifeless.

Again, that’s your experience and your opinion. Some of the best spec’ed gear sounds anything but sterile, dry, and lifeless to others, so again, there is no universal truth to your statement, it’s just more opinion. It means nothing. Who cares how many people like something? Doesn’t mean anything to me. Because 1 billion people like ketchup does it mean I will? No, I don’t like ketchup. When it comes to personal preferences, no, professional reviews, consumer reviews, or any other sort addressing subjective matters of taste don’t have to mean anything and can never answer the ultimate question on a personal level- will I like it in my system in my room?

If you like it, that's really all that should matter to you. Whether or not other people share your opinion is not something you should be concerned about. Tastes differ, that's a fact.

Like I said we all can’t be wrong. It’s not just my opinion. But some of the best spec’d gear sounds terrible. Anyway you slice it. Just not my opinion. At the end of the day…. It’s how does it sounds when the switch is flipped. That’s truly the end game. At that point spec’s don’t mean squat. I have seen some specs from these amps. And am not to worried about that. As they eclipse any amp under $10,000 I’ve had in my system. I can’t say under $16,0000 yet because I haven’t been able to put the Pass Labs XA60.8 or a couple others.
And yes these are just my opinions.

Like I said we all can’t be wrong. It’s not just my opinion. But some of the best spec’d gear sounds terrible. Anyway you slice it. Just not my opinion. At the end of the day…. It’s how does it sound when the switch is flipped. That’s truly the end game. At that point spec’s don’t mean squat. I have seen some specs from these amps. But not measured ones. And not to worried about that. As they eclipse any amp under $10,000 I’ve had in my system. I can’t say under $16,0000 yet because I haven’t been able to put the Pass Labs XA60.8 or a couple others. 
  And yes these are just my opinions.

First of all, there is no right or wrong, they are opinions, not facts. It doesn't matter if it isn't just your opinion. There isn't any strength in numbers when it comes to opinions- why? because there is NO RIGHT OR WRONG! Doesn't matter how many people agree with you- there will always be those who don't.

Yes, again, they are just your opinions. Get over the need to be "right". It doesn't matter how many more expensive amps you've had, how many class d or other amps you have tried, how many of your friends like them, how many magazines praise them, if your wife likes them, your neighbor's dog likes them, etc. It doesn't mean someone won't dislike them, and that is perfectly fine. You don't have to justify your preferences. They could be $99 Chinese clones and if you said they sounded the best in your system and beat out $100,000 amps, and all your friends hated them, it still doesn't matter. It still isn't "right" or "wrong". It's a personal preference, that's it.

 

@kuribo 

  You do realize this is a circular conversation you don’t have to keep repeating right? Let’s move on the more reviews and view points others that have heard these amps have to say. I am interested in what others that have actually listen to them. See if they are the same, close or opposite my opinions. It’s nice to hear others experiences in their systems. And what systems they have. I am really interested in Tinears thoughts. As his system will be extremely revealing.

@pstores 

You are correct and folks that have pursued the best sound possible for decades… while may have somewhat different tastes will completely agree with you. If @kuribo likes tinny dead sound, like he said… it’s up to him. But, for folks without a lot of experience and that want a system that has an emotional connection with the user that mirrors real music, then specifications are not going to get you there. I learned this quickly over fifty years ago.