Speakers for Atma Sphere M60 mk3


Hi! I'm thinking about tubes.... an Atma Sphere M60 mk3 maybe... (Its within my budget)

What kind of speakers are they able to drive to decent levels (classical, jazz)?

Today I have a pair of SF Elipsas SE. I think they could be too much for the M60.

I'm just curious, what are you using with the M60? What do you recommend?

Room is 26 x 14 ft ceiling is about 9

Thanks!

 

 

fredag

A friend runs his M60s with 93db, easily loading Silverline LaFolias and they sound great together. As others have said, a friendly impedance curve is quite important. Any >90db efficiency speaker that is mostly 8ohms or close will pair well.

IMHE, the Spletz Zeros add an audible whitish haze that detracts. I think that approach is like shoe-horning size 11 feet into size 10 shoes. After a while, it don't feel right! Cheers,

Spencer

@sbank

+1

OP: FYI, I have a LSA Voyager GaN 350 (solid state) that has exceptional sound and is very affordable. Ric Schultz modifies them to take them to another level.

I have Emerald Physics 3.4s which are Open Baffle with 12" concentric drivers and one inch polyester tweeters. Super easy load. If you’re patient you can get a great deal on this brand (there are a number of similar models- a couple which incorporate 15" woofers) all of which are no longer made. See my Virtual System for pic

Many people including myself use Atma-Sphere with Merlin speakers.  A match made in heaven, imo.

Should have also said the A/S M60's with Merlins although the S30's do very well at lower listening levels and/or smaller rooms.

I’ll reiterate some variations of similar speakers here, having owned a few Atma-Sphere amps myself. The Quad ESL 2805 electrostats would sound sublime in that size of a room since they won’t reflect too much off the side walls, and you should be able to easily give them 48-60 inches of breathing room from the front wall.

For Devore, I’d suggest you look at the O/93 as well. They are just simply lively, dynamic, and transparent.