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Praise for Spectron

i recently purchased a Spectron Musician 3 Mk 2 amp to replace my dearly loved atma-sphere rig and have been so impressed with the level of service that i thought i should post here for anyone that is considering a similar purchase. i haven't received the amp yet, so am not in a position to comment on the sonics, though i will report back in a few weeks with my impressions. simon at spectron has been extremely helpful, both on the phone and via email, always with an answer to the numerous enquiries I sent his way. he must work all the time, as seemingly regardless of day or time, emails are responded to quickly and thoroughly. he's a wealth of knowledge and all to willing to share his expertise.

i've no affiliation with the company whatsoever, just a very satisfied customer passing along my experience.
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zybar
104 posts
 
Why did you replace the Atma-Sphere amps? Which model and version did you have?

I had both Spectron 3 Mk II and Atma-Sphere (M-60's and MA-1's) in my system and it was a very easy decision to send the Spectron back and keep the Atma-Sphere amps.

Of course that is just my opinion and experience.

I truly hope that the Specton amp is more to your liking than it was for me.

George
coxhaus
231 posts
 
I concur about Simon for Spectron and Joule Electra equipment. I bought a pair of monoblocks, Spectron Musician 3 MK2 with Vcaps and ByBee filters. He has been very helpful. I also scheduled an upgrade for my Joule Electra preamp and he has been very hepful with that also. Thanks to Simon.
guma15
45 posts
 
I can say only all the best for Simon, Spectron, Joule Electra and Elrod as I have now 4 fully upgraded Spectron monoblocks including Signature last Remote Sense speaker cables and JE LA-450ME on MG 20.1. You can read more on http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/frr.pl?rprea&1267466541&&&/Joule-Electra-LA-450ME (Reviews - preamps).

So, Simon did great job here and it is always pleasure to contact with him.

Best regards
michael_moskowich
86 posts
 
Hello Zybar,

OTL versus non OTL depends mainly on the speakers the amp is matched. I heard Joule-Electra OTL with Merlin and it was, indeed heavenly sound but OTL will not work well with my own speakers, W/P 8 due to sharp impedance drop and Spectron did spectacularly!!!

If you love your OTL amp with your speaker more then PASS, Spectron etc its great for you - nobody will argue! However, for others OTL amp may require more care then they are willing to provide, more heat then they are willing to tolerate, benign impedance speakers etc.

Mike
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srosenberg OP
209 posts
 
i've only had the spectron playing for three days, but WOW, this is one amazing amplifier! truth be told, i was a bit doubtful of ALL the glowing reviews, but can see now why the press is so favorable - the praise is all well deserved. the musician 3 mk 2 is truly a special piece of equipment.

of course we all have different predilections - mr coffeey makes that case plainly - but this amp really works for me. sounds remarkable!! i'm not saying it's for everyone, but i definitely love what i'm hearing.

@ George: i had am S-30 Mk3.1. wonderful amplifier by all accounts, but i reluctantly had to sell it, as the glowing tubes were just too tempting for little fingers.

the S-30 was a brilliant piece - it did most everything right, but i don't feel like i've lost anything in moving to the spectron. in fact, in some areas, i feel things have improved.

the spectron is a great amp, and simon is simply peerless in his commitment to the consumer.
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