I suggest you consider dual mono amps for your Rockports. I heard McIntosh MC 611s with both Magico A5s and RockPort Atria IIs. The match with the Atria IIs was just outstanding in every regard. I already have now purchased the 611s and likely will buy the Atria IIs within the next few months.
Searching for an amp to pair with Rockport Atria II
I recently upgraded from a pair of Magico S1MKII to Rockport Atria II. I am very pleased with the move the Atria II is a more complete and “musical” listening experience. I am now looking to complete my system by upgrading from my Hegel H360 to a new amp. I have a dCS Bartok and two JL F100v2 subs in the system as well.
I currently am auditioning the Octave HP300 and Octave RE320 with the black box. I can say that the sound stage is much more open with the Octave gear compared to the Hegel. I did try the RE320 feed directly from the Bartok and it sounded great as well. the Hp300 just opened up the stage a bit more and provided more range to the dynamics.
I am looking for a bit of information on the Octave gear as far as reliability. There is not much out there outside of a few english language reviews. It seems like most of the reviews are out of Asia or Europe. It doesn’t seem like Octave has much market penetration here in the US.
I am open to other suggestions as well. I am enjoying the Octave so far and it seems to have more than enough power for the Rockports. I have seen a few videos with the Octave v80se driving Magico A1 and A3 so I am pretty sure it can provide the power if needed.
Thank you for any and all advice.
I currently am auditioning the Octave HP300 and Octave RE320 with the black box. I can say that the sound stage is much more open with the Octave gear compared to the Hegel. I did try the RE320 feed directly from the Bartok and it sounded great as well. the Hp300 just opened up the stage a bit more and provided more range to the dynamics.
I am looking for a bit of information on the Octave gear as far as reliability. There is not much out there outside of a few english language reviews. It seems like most of the reviews are out of Asia or Europe. It doesn’t seem like Octave has much market penetration here in the US.
I am open to other suggestions as well. I am enjoying the Octave so far and it seems to have more than enough power for the Rockports. I have seen a few videos with the Octave v80se driving Magico A1 and A3 so I am pretty sure it can provide the power if needed.
Thank you for any and all advice.
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@jmeyers I had a pair of Octave MRE220 monos previously. I went on to a krell duo 300xd and have now landed on a classe delta stereo and am looking for a pair of the classe monos. My ultimate goal is to get into the new MSB 202 and upgrade mySB DISCRETE to a Premire and go without a preamp. I was also looking at the A5 but the Atria II was just better in every regard with less bass output. Rockport makes incredible speakers. |
@jmeyers Have you purchased the Atria II? They are incredible speakers. I have just been able to realize how much they scale. I was able to sell off my Classe Delta separates. I was going to go with the MSB S202 but a deal was offered to me on some Dan D'Agostino Momentum gear at a price that was too good to miss. I now have what could be considered a lopsided system. I have the Momentum HD pre and a pair of M400 monos. They brought the system to a whole new level it is really incredible. Now the issue is that I want to upgrade the speakers but the Atria II is perfect for the size room that they are in. Maybe if we buy a new house then it is time for Cygnus or Orion.
@ebm looked at the pass gear but could not pass up the D'Agostino. |
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