I dont know much about ESL's Tony. I've heard Fran's and briefly heard Ivor's and they were impressive but I didnt get any time with them listening to recordings that were familiar. I would imagine that the ATM2 would have no problem driving them.tony wrote:Out of curiosity would ESL's work with that amp? If so have you ever considered that route as the newer quads would be within your budget?
I took the Meridian G06.2 CDP today but to my disappointment it hasnt changed the situation. Not a whole lot different from the Opus 21, more refined alright and a lot less strident than the Wadia was in system but the characteristic problem in the treble is still there. Not many CD's tried though but I know what I'm gonna hear.
I also have a Clearaudio phonostage on loan, a 3 box set with a battery power supply. Sounds nice but again not hugely different from my Pro-ject Tube SE II.
I think I'll just have to face the fact that I'm going to have to get rid of this Airtight OR a speaker change to something warmer. Sonus Faber I believe have a distintive warm sound and I've comes across a few mentions online of driving them with ATM2's. I do love what the Kharma's do though so I'd prefer to keep them.
Ivor will bring his Lector here on Monday afternoon so that will be interesting but putting it all together I think I'm now certain that the Airtight is at the core of the problem.