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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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slaw
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Does the quote above suggest Alberto (AGD) is misleading in his saying his GANFET is made for audio?

badgerdms
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"Does the quote above suggest Alberto (AGD) is misleading in his saying his GANFET is made for audio?"

No.  His GANFET was designed with audio as the use case.

dseltz
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Right, like my bedroom light switches were designed for my bedroom light. Much different than my dining room light switch.

A transistor is simply a switch. It can also amplify a signal. It can be used in the design of an amplifier, but nothing can make it designed specifically for audio. It is simply the switching and amplification properties can be adjusted to fit the circuit that is being designed. All amp that use GANFET (Gallium Nitride field-effect transistors) use a GANFET designed for audio. The audio equipment it is in.

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srama
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@docroasty - curious to know if you ever did connect your SLP-05 to the Class d monos, and if so, whether you could share your impressions? Are they the standard or the ultimate upgrade version?

Thanks!

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@srama

 

yes, I did. I got the ultimate upgrade. fed from a wavedream net and dac stack. hooked up to the Atma-Sphere monos using TWL Spirit ii xlr. I really like this combination. I'm using it with headphones though (abyss TC Phi). the overall gain is a bit high but there are gain controls on the cary, and I reduce the output volume at the dac too.

lovely sound imo. great low end, lush mids, and sweet highs. I have no intention of changing out the cary pre. although somewhat annoyed at the black gloss finish as it does collect microscratches even when using a microfiber cloth to wipe it down. also, the blue light led on the power section failed, but my local dealer got it fixed really fast. 

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