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Most transparent power amp

Hi there,
i would love to hear what brand that you have experienced with transparent of sounding? The kind of transparent is similiar to solid state amp like Cello, Spectral, tube amp I would think is Counterpoint SA4.


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dragon_vibe
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IF you want Transparency the Atma-Sphere OTL has to be the first choice Coupled with the Classic Audio Loudspeakers T3.4 Project or the T1.5 Reference. This setup will challenge ANY World Class Systems REGARLESS of COST!!!


This is coming from a Guy who had them all, The OTL Amps are Superior in nearly all facets of sound except one! you are not going to able to mate them with hard to drive Speakers unless you buy the larger OTL Amps such as the MA-1 or MA-2 from Atma-Sphere.


ct221933
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Currently, I am loving the Job 225 and Job Pre2. Pound for pound a great amp. Best kept secret.
gnostalgick
88 posts
 
It's really interesting to me how many OTL's are listed here.  

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bdp24
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Output transformers are often the limiting element in a tube amp, and the art of building them a dying one. The really good ones are expensive, hand-wound ones. Roger Modjeski may include transformer building in his course on amplifier design.
csontos
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Nothing beats the speed of a good OTL. That's where transparency lives. You can always eq.
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