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Ricardo,

Please, no need to apologize. Your English is perfect. I fully understand you.

What amps/preamps are your friends using with their Futura speakers.



Ricardo Nonato said:
Joe,

I :heart: the Futura!!!!!!

I have two friends who own Amati Futura, and the two setups the result is fantastic. In my opinion, they are very balanced speakers with bass well articulated, and great focus and resolution.

ps. Sorry for my bad english.
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Joe,

thank you for your warmth. :peace:

Setup 1: preamp Burmester 808MKV and MC601 mono powers. In this case my friend is waiting for the arrival of 1.2KW and CD Player Einstein The Source.

Setup 2: preamp C1000 solid state and MC601 mono powers.
 
Ricardo Nonato said:
Joe,

I :heart: the Futura!!!!!!

I have two friends who own Amati Futura, and the two setups the result is fantastic. In my opinion, they are very balanced speakers with bass well articulated, and great focus and resolution.

ps. Sorry for my bad english.
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I totally agree!! And the best looking!
 
Ricardo Nonato said:
Joe,

thank you for your warmth. :peace:

Setup 1: preamp Burmester 808MKV and MC601 mono powers. In this case my friend is waiting for the arrival of 1.2KW and CD Player Einstein The Source.

Setup 2: preamp C1000 solid state and MC601 mono powers.
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Wow! That's interesting. Thank you.

Mike said:
I totally agree!! And the best looking!
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Agreed.
 
In my opinion, the biggest problem is that I will not have to test the Amati Futura on my system in my room before buying. Although I know well the speakers and know their qualities. Do you think that the Amati Anniversary are harder to play than the Amati Futura?
 
Ricardo Nonato said:
In my opinion, the biggest problem is that I will not have to test the Amati Futura on my system in my room before buying. Although I know well the speakers and know their qualities. Do you think that the Amati Anniversary are harder to play than the Amati Futura?
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The Futuras are harder to drive than the Anniversarios. For one, the efficiency (90db vs 92db for the Anniversarios) and the impedance curve of the Futuras.

But - I wouldn't sweat it. I think as long as your amp is north of 150 watts/channel - you should be fine. I would suggest 250+ watts into 4 ohms if you can and it is my personal opinion that the Futuras would sound best with a clean, balanced amp. D'Agostino would be marvelous. ARC too and quite possibly Classe, DartZeel and others.

What I wasn't fond of with the Futuras was the Accuphase. Too much of a good thing - if you know what I mean. The Accuphase Class A topology combined with a warm speaker was too much.

The neutrality and sweetness of the Soulution was incredible on the Futuras.

Since D'Agostino amps are often demoed with the Futura's big brothers (Aida's) - I would suspect that's another great combination.

And personally....I would bet heavily that the Futuras and REF250/DS450M's in a biamp configuration would be incredible.

Lastly, I have seen the Futuras twice in red and once in graphite. They are spectacular in either color. They have a presence about them which is so unlike any other speaker. I just can't explain it. Like when a gorgeous woman walks into the room.
 
WOW Mike,

thank you so much.

I appreciate your opinion, and I understand perfectly your points. I'm afraid to buy the Amati Futura and get frustrated because of the low power of Viola Forte.
 
Ricardo Nonato said:
WOW Mike,

thank you so much.

I appreciate your opinion, and I understand perfectly your points. I'm afraid to buy the Amati Futura and get frustrated because of the low power of Viola Forte.
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You're very welcome Ricardo!

Your amps are 150 watts/channel into 4 ohm loads right?

How big is your room?
How loud do you listen?
What kind of music do you listen to?

These are all key factors in determining if the amps are powerful enough.

FWIW - I think you'll be fine. Down the road - you can always upgrade/change.
 
I think you will be fine with those amps Ricardo.

[h=2]Forte Mono Power Amplifier[/h]
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The Viola Forte is a compact high quality mono power amplifier developed from the advanced circuitry used in the Viola Symphony, Bravo, and Legacy amplifiers. It is rated at 75W into 8 ohms, or 150W into 4 ohms. 2 units may be bridged to give 300W into 8 ohms, or 550W into 4 ohms. These ratings are conservative. The Forte will comfortably exceed them under most conditions.
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Don’t be deceived by the unit’s compact dimensions. Like its big brothers, the Forte will effortlessly deliver large amounts of power without sacrificing the ability to accurately reproduce the subtle threads in a musical performance. Dynamics reproduced without compression; stereo images re-created with excellent focus, and accurate and well controlled bass, all contribute to portraying the emotion that is the essence of a musical performance. A generously rated choke input power supply allows the Forte to easily drive even difficult speakers.

[h=4]Forte Mono Power Amplifier Specifications[/h]
Inputs2 x XLR in parallel
Input Impedance1M ohm
Outputs1 pair of WBT terminals per channel
Frequency Response10Hz to 20kHz ± 0.15dB at 1W into 8 ohms
5Hz to 100kHz -3dB at 1W into 8 ohms
Power Bandwidth5Hz to 100kHz +0, -3dB
Intermodulation Distortion (SMPTE)1W to 75W into 8 ohms <0.075%
1W to 150W into 4 ohms <0.1%
SN Ratio-105dB @ 1kHz 75W, C weighted
Dimensions22.5cm W x 11.0cm H x 42.3cm D
Weights15.9 kg

[TD="width: 33%"]Output Power[/TD]
[TD="width: 66%"]75W per channel into 8 ohms
20Hz to 20kHz , THD < 0.25%
150W per channel into 4 ohms
20Hz to 20kHz , THD < 0.5%
All power figures quoted are continuous average power[/TD]
 
Joe,

thank you to the information.

Just out of curiosity, I had put my MC402 HT alongside Viola Forte to do some tests. And to my surprise the Viola Forte sounded better than the 402. It is logical that this test was done with the 25th Dyn, but the impression I had was that the high current of Viola Forte compensate their low power. In this test they remained virtually the same dynamics, air between the instruments and the aeration than 402. And still more refinement.
 
Great news. I am sure the Viola amps sound great. I have a dealer after me to try Viola on my TADs. I think he's on to something.



Ricardo Nonato said:
Joe,

thank you to the information.

Just out of curiosity, I had put my MC402 HT alongside Viola Forte to do some tests. And to my surprise the Viola Forte sounded better than the 402. It is logical that this test was done with the 25th Dyn, but the impression I had was that the high current of Viola Forte compensate their low power. In this test they remained virtually the same dynamics, air between the instruments and the aeration than 402. And still more refinement.
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In Brazil we have a serious problem with equipment that level, here they cost more than twice around the USA. And Viola here it is almost impossible to find.


I'm very curious to hear D'Agostino, but do not know of any here in Brazil in order to listen. And from what everyone says is an excellent amplifier.
 
Ricardo Nonato said:
In Brazil we have a serious problem with equipment that level, here they cost more than twice around the USA. And Viola here it is almost impossible to find.


I'm very curious to hear D'Agostino, but do not know of any here in Brazil in order to listen. And from what everyone says is an excellent amplifier.
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It is excellent but I think it's very important to match speakers and amplifiers. Not every amp works great on every speaker.
 
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