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.
Indeed it would be nice to see the freq response versus load, the distortion spectra, etc....Too bad this info hasn't been forthcoming. Not sure how to interpret that... |
Well, I just put in my order for a pair of Atmasphere Monoblocks. I was not considering Class D amps, but when Ralph embarked on this new path, I have been very interested in giving them a try. And, as many know, I am a Vandersteen guy, so owning a Time and Phase Correct speaker meant using a Zero Feedback amp for optimal results. Atma's new Class D amps use feedback, but Ralph believes that Class D allows for more Gain Balance Feedback that conventional amp do, and without the negative effect of adding high ordered harmonics. (I hope I got this right Ralph...) Bob B |
@kuribo negative innuendo may not be a good strategy for it. |
It's not a strategy, it's an observation. |
@fsonicsmith The on and off states of a digital word have meaning- IOW the arrangement of the bits create a word which represents a voltage. In a class D amplifier the on and off states have no such meaning. When the term 'digital' is used, its assumed to not be analog. Despite being a switching technology, a class D amplifier's functionality is entirely analog. There's no intention to 'cut you down' or anything like that! Whenever I see anyone use the term 'digital amplifier' while referring to a class D amp, I feel its important to clarify since this is such a common misconception (or misuse of terms). If you do a search, you'll find I've done this on this site dozens of times over the last several years; please don't take it personally. |
