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In Reply to: Raptor posted by ahendler on July 29, 2012 at 09:51:26:
I heard the Raptors at the late, great Al Sekela's home a few years ago.
Al, as you may know, was a great audiophile and had for years used big Atmasphere tube amps (that he had tweaked severely) with his MG-10 speakers, never believing that any solid state amp would be able to compare. Until the Raptors, that is.
I believe you can find a number of references and descriptions of the sound and performance of the Raptors by Al himself, if you do a search either here or in the "Tweaks" section, at AA, or generally through Google.
When I heard the Raptors at Al's home, they were powerful, detailed and quite extended. They definitely had the big MG-10s under control, with stunning low frequencies and exceptional imaging. They were impressive amps.
BTW, for many years I had a pair of MG IIIa speakers that were hyper-modified by Randy McCarter. They were quite astonishing; most folks felt they were among the best speakers they had ever heard, and they were powered by big, hyper-modified ARC Classic 150's. So, I know what magic can be made with tubes and Maggies.
I never heard the Maggies I owned with a D-Class amp in my own home listening environment, so I cannot make a direct comparison. The Raptors definitely had full control of the MG-10s when I heard them at Al's home. Whether you would like the synergy, I cannot hazard a guess.
My understanding is that the folks at Raptor offer (or at least I believe they did at one time) in-home trial periods for evaluating the synergy between your peripheral components and the Raptors, but that may or may not be the case, and I could be imagining such a courtesy.
I would say give a call to Raptor's manufacturer/rep and see what can be done regarding a home audition.
Hope this helps you. Good luck.
Happy Listening!
Cheers,
WS
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Follow Ups
- RE: Raptor - Winston Smith 21:56:52 07/29/12 (7)
- Clarification - Ralph 14:16:48 07/30/12 (0)
- RE: Raptor - ahendler 22:01:18 07/29/12 (4)
- RE: Raptor - Dawnrazor 02:00:50 07/30/12 (3)
- $2500 - sbrians 13:14:48 07/31/12 (2)
- RE: $2500 - ahendler 18:02:09 07/31/12 (1)
- Even better!!! nt - Dawnrazor 19:10:43 07/31/12 (0)
- Correction: MG-20s - Winston Smith 22:00:43 07/29/12 (0)
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