Ralph,
I didn't use the term lean with negative connotations but simply as a relative comparison based on my listening experience of it compared to my current amplifier. I haven't heard the Joule OTL. A friend of mine is familiar with the Joule and the Atma-Sphere OTLs. His impression of their tonality is the same as Larryi. Not a case of better /worse but different presentations were observed. No question that speaker or system compatibility would favor one over the other.
Charles,
I didn't use the term lean with negative connotations but simply as a relative comparison based on my listening experience of it compared to my current amplifier. I haven't heard the Joule OTL. A friend of mine is familiar with the Joule and the Atma-Sphere OTLs. His impression of their tonality is the same as Larryi. Not a case of better /worse but different presentations were observed. No question that speaker or system compatibility would favor one over the other.
Charles,

