Spectron Musician III - Can anyone comment on it?


I am currently on the hunt for a pair of amplifiers that have massive peak power capability with excellent micro dynamics and neutral presentation. I am driving a pair of Martin Logan Statement E2's

The Spectron Musician has been reviewed exceptionally well everywhere I looked and seems to fit the bill but I just can't get over 25 years of snobbery telling me to avoid switching amps because linear amps just sound better and, hey, the name on the faceplate ain't Krell or Mark Levinson!

Can I PLEASE get a few people with experience listening to these amps tell me why I should or shouldn't buy them?

I desperately want to buy a pair of the BAT VK-600SE's since I own mostly all BAT equipment but to produce, say, 110db peaks one would comfortably need several thousands watts of power in the bucket to meet the challenge. I don't think the BAT amps have that under the hood.

Advice?
sashua
I'll have the ModWright and Spectron hooked up, hopefully, by Tuesday 10/14. What speakers are you using?

Thanks for the input, and I'll keep you posted.

This post has a review of the mono-blocks with Bybee filters, as well as information about Tweekgeek's rooms featuring the Spectron amps with Modwright preamps.

Best,

iSanchez
I really dont like this amp. Except tha fact that it can drive any speaker on the market, the timbre it produces is the fakest timbre I have heard.
10-09-08: Argyro
I really dont like this amp. Except tha fact that it can drive any speaker on the market, the timbre it produces is the fakest timbre I have heard IN MY SYSTEM.
Argyro (System | Threads | Answers)

Plinius SA-REF (or SA-250mk4 x 2) x 2 operating in Monoblock will do the job just fine and you'll have much much better sonics than any Musician amp you care to choose. Another bonus is the fact that Logans + Plinius = Match Made In Heaven !

Good luck!

AG