What is up with all the Spectron and Class D bashing?
A few of you heard it through one set of speakers and on the surface at least, seem to have drawn conclusions that simply don't fly. Everybody has their opinion and that is cool but some of the stuff said in this thread is a little harsh. I have the Spectron running a set of GamuT L7's at the moment (that are a highly regarded set of speakers) and to date, not one single person that has heard this system has made the comment that the system (or amp) was too forward, bright, harsh, accurate etc. On these speakers the amp works wonders, just like it does with some of the Epos speakers I have tried it on. The only person I know of to date that has sold a Spectron amp as a result of not liking the sound (cost also), owned a set of higher end Ushers. I can't recall off the top of my head if they were BE-10's or BE-20's but it was one of those.
I actually have a few Spectron dealers that are also Usher dealers and for the most part the general feedback seems to be that this combo can work but is very model dependent. I should also mention that I actually don't mind Usher speakers. I have heard almost all of them and although the BE-20's and BE-10's are not my cup of tea, there are a few models in the line that I would happily own.
Truth be told, I can't stand forward, bright, accurate sounding systems as they make me want to pull what little hair I have left...out. Take it for what it's worth but for me to like a system, it usually means that the system is what most would call laid back, warm etc. What I call the UK sound. Detail, bass out the ass, control across the spectrum but not in your face is what I like.
On the other hand when I run the Spectron with PSB's top of the line speakers, it's too much of a good thing for my personal tastes and thus I don't like the combo but I don't blame that on the amp, I blame the speakers as they do it with W4S amps also and display the same tendencies when powered by NAD stuff which is about as laid back as it gets.
Same goes for Spectron and Thiel. It's simply not a combo I would personally use but again, I don't blame the amp or speakers for that, it's simply a combination of the two which doesn't work for me.
Last time I checked, the speakers have far more to do with what you are hearing then the amp does......
I distribute Spectron so obviously I have vested interest in the line but in spite of that I'm very upfront with people when it comes to this amp. If I don't think it will work in their respective system, I tell them. Ask Rich if you want confirmation. I have been telling him for weeks to look at a manufacture I don't even handle as I think it will work wonders given what he is after! I may be wrong but I'm giving him an honest opinion on what I think will work and unfortunately for me, I don't sell the amp in question. I'm basically sending him to somebody else.