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Manley Snapper mono blocks-Your opinions please

Do not have a dealer in town for an audition, I always have an urge for the tube-mono blocks and intend to purchase a pair soon, if you have owned or currently own the Manley Snapper amps please give me some advices. Do they sound more like SS amps? From the reviews, I have the sense that the Manley Snapper's sound is forwarding .Most of the reviewers agreed that the Manley Snapper monos were very good for rock music, What's about small piece of Jazz?
andrewdoan
andrewdoan OP
223 posts
 
Thank you all for some of the feed-back. Bnrlaw, I start from scratch. Zero, nada equipments. I have sold all my 2 channel SS and HT gear and go back to tube gear. I had the Rogue 99 magnum and a pair of M120 back in the 80s. If my memory serves me well, it seems to me with the Rogue, I have to have listen to a higher level, I mean louder on the contrary to the Cary. I am tossed between the Cary SLI80 which is 40w triode/80 ultra-linear and the Manley Snapper 100w ultra-linear. Most importantly, I love the sound of horn speakers with tubes.
bnrlaw
130 posts
 
FWIW, I liked the sound of the AES Sixpacs better than the Manley Snappers in my system with a pair of Joseph Audio Rm25si Mk.II's. The Snappers were great for rock but merely pretty good for jazz, classical and female vocal.
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
the word snapper should be changed to "snappy". the house sound of recent manley designs is the modern tube sound--a bit to unforgiving for my taste.

hi nickword:

i am considering a pair of quicksilver midmonos. i heard some of the more powerful quicksilver amps and found them a bit aggressive in the treble region.

what is your take on the quicksilver amps you own ? i am somewhat reluctant to buy any current quicksilver product because i don't think the amps have the classic tube sound, like some of the older conrad johnson amps.
andrewdoan OP
223 posts
 
Mr. Tennis, thanks for the "snappy" hint. I will keep that in mind. Another thought about another audiophile in Louisiana area, Mr. Bob Reynolds may God keep you and your loved ones safe from all the perils of Gustav.
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