I just hooked up the Air Tight ATM 3011R mono amps with my TAD CR1s. Using Air Tight ATC-2 preamp for now until I bring my ate2001 here.
I listened to some familiar hi Rez files with previous solid state amps. Then switched in the Air Tight amps. At about the 10 second mark the inside my head voice exclaimed "Oh My!" My foot started tapping and I relaxed into the music. Three dramatic things occurred:
1. The midrange kicked in. Vocals took on body and warmth.
2. The bottom end got some bloom. Causing the whole balance to shift toward the midrange. If a clock stood for frequency ranges assume 6-10am was the bass, 10-2 the midrange, and 2-6pm the treble. Before the 3011R monos the entire frequency range was present present - I could see every hour. My attention was drawn to 3-5pm. So effortless and transparent details dancing around. I was aware of the rest of the hours on the clock but my attention was drawn to the afternoon hours. With the Air Tight amps, the effortless presentation of the treble didn't disappear but 9-11 am really got magical so my experience feels like a mid-morning to mid-afternoon experience. Which took me out of analyzing to simply enjoying. In fact wife walked in and came over and sat next to me and listened to a few songs tapping her toes. That's the first time in 25 years she has done that. The music became very easy to listen to. It has flow.
3. No surprise - soundstage spread out up to and fro. A wrap around effect in front of me. Especially laterally with decay being more natural.
My room has lots of windows and hard surfaces so this new warmth and ease is very very welcome. I knew the TADs were special. I never they could be this musical. Long live Air Tight.
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