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In Reply to: RE: Sony Class A, think not posted by AbeCollins on July 26, 2014 at 09:14:56:
Well, I have never lived with the Aleph series but I have been more impressed with Nelson's ideas than with the actual sound of Nelson's amps (I have heard at length a large number of the X and XA series amps). They never struck me as overly resolving but neither did they really bring the virtues of a great tube amp.
I am sure the Manley had a nice sound and I know about too hot. I had some Silvaweld OTLs that raised the temp a full 10°C in 2 hours!!
I have had in house several Class D amps, so it's not like I didn't try them...but honestly GACK!
I also tried to go with a Class AB hybrid, the well regarded Einstein "The Absolute Tune". It was ok, but nowhere close to the KR VA350i I had before and nowhere close to the NAT or JJ I have now.
I also had a VAC 30/30, which was an excellent Class A amplifier that didn't run too hot. However, in the end I could tell its Push/pull nature and with my coherent Ref 3a speakers this was somewhat disconcertin to me (I had the same issue also with the OTLs and Acoustats)
So, I have found that only single ended is coherent enough for me in the long run with my preferred coherent speakers. I also tried non-coherent speakers for a while but I heard the issues there as well.
So, for me it's time coherent speakers and single ended amps that give a seamlessness and tone that is simply closer to what I hear live...with appropriate recordings of course.
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