alanbeeb
pfm Member
if you have a nice warm power amp and you pop an ultra transparent linear TVC like mfa with it , then it may sound really good . if you put a a very analytical power amp with it it may be too much perhaps ?
i do love the mfa stuff and i dont think i have ever had a power amp it didnt sound good with . but i did find that after my last V2 classic copper i really liked the glorious midrange of the modwright valve. the mfa was incredibly linear in presentation but very enjoyable
The Lyngdorf SDA2175 is anything but warm and cuddly, its a fairly analytical class-D amp. By comparison it was the Krell KSA100S that was warmer sounding. But the difference between these two with the Music First wasn't just a subjective impression - the sound was broken with the Krell - no slam, no dynamics, no impact.
I'd like to understand what the objective measurable factors are that determine whether a given power amp will work well with a transformer passive as it certainly doesn't seem to be the same factors that apply when using a resistor based passive.