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Change from Spectral

If I had to change my Spectral amps DMA100S1, due to the fact that they are DC-coupled and my pre SF Line3 is DC-coupled too, which other amp has the same character?

....or should I change the pre???
I have the Nautilus 801 and many people told me they are not a good match with Spectral.
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tbg
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Unsound, I am sure that it is because of dc getting to the amp and frying the speakers. This did happen to me a long time ago when my ARC SP6 turned off at low voltage and turned on again putting out dc into my Electro-Research amps and fried my Linn IsoBariks.
unsound
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TBG, I thought the SP6 was cap coupled? I'm not familiar with the Electro-Research amp. If the amp was DC coupled I'm not surprised you had a problem when DC leaked from the ARC cap coupled pre. This example only supports my idea that DC coupled amps are best used with DC coupled pre's.
tbg
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Unsound, I guess if both are designed to use together, I would think that would be best.

I don't think it was cap coupled, and I was not the only person having this happened to them. Perhaps later versions had caps added.
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