I certainly did not derail the topic Atmasphere, the OP asked for suggestions for tube amps to go with his Martin Logan speakers. I simply mentioned in my first post that they are a difficult load, no mention ever of him getting a SS amp ever, you are seeing things.
It was you Atmasphere that started spruiking on about the Zero from your first post, instead of guiding the OP correctly to a suitable amp.
It was also you Atmasphere that said, "that others said", (never implicating yourself) that the Zero is beneficial to all amps "even good solid state amps" into these kinds of loads.
You call me a troll twice now. Be careful Atmasphere, It almost looks like your shilling for the Zero, because your amps are the ones that need them the most, and visa versa, the Zero's need your amp's the most. as this quote from Paul Speltz from a TNT review of the Zero's
"Paul Speltz, a devotee of OTL amps, decided that he wanted to use his favourite DIY speakers with his OTL amp, but the nominal speaker impedance of 4 ohms wasn't a good match for his amp. With these thoughts in mind, Paul designed the ZERO Autoformer"
And then this quote from the TNT reviewer on the Zero's with amps that don't need them.
" The most important thing to remember about the ZERO Autoformers is: if there is no significant impedance mismatch, then there will be no real benefit to using the ZEROs. For example, when the Autoformers were connected as an impedance multiplier to a pair of B&W DM602 speakers there was little benefit for most tested amplifiers. In fact, the Le Amps and B&W combination sounded a little too bright with a strident sibilance that was distinctly irritating."
As I've always stated the Zero's add their own set of problems that can be clearly heard when the amp/speaker combo does not need them. (as the above reviewer found)
And to suggest they are beneficial for all amps into hard loads is an absolute misguided quote.
They are a bandaid fix for owners that do not want to change their amp or speakers so they are compatible.
Cheers George
It was you Atmasphere that started spruiking on about the Zero from your first post, instead of guiding the OP correctly to a suitable amp.
It was also you Atmasphere that said, "that others said", (never implicating yourself) that the Zero is beneficial to all amps "even good solid state amps" into these kinds of loads.
You call me a troll twice now. Be careful Atmasphere, It almost looks like your shilling for the Zero, because your amps are the ones that need them the most, and visa versa, the Zero's need your amp's the most. as this quote from Paul Speltz from a TNT review of the Zero's
"Paul Speltz, a devotee of OTL amps, decided that he wanted to use his favourite DIY speakers with his OTL amp, but the nominal speaker impedance of 4 ohms wasn't a good match for his amp. With these thoughts in mind, Paul designed the ZERO Autoformer"
And then this quote from the TNT reviewer on the Zero's with amps that don't need them.
" The most important thing to remember about the ZERO Autoformers is: if there is no significant impedance mismatch, then there will be no real benefit to using the ZEROs. For example, when the Autoformers were connected as an impedance multiplier to a pair of B&W DM602 speakers there was little benefit for most tested amplifiers. In fact, the Le Amps and B&W combination sounded a little too bright with a strident sibilance that was distinctly irritating."
As I've always stated the Zero's add their own set of problems that can be clearly heard when the amp/speaker combo does not need them. (as the above reviewer found)
And to suggest they are beneficial for all amps into hard loads is an absolute misguided quote.
They are a bandaid fix for owners that do not want to change their amp or speakers so they are compatible.
Cheers George