What are the huge horns your friend has, and what amp is he driving them with?
I would not jump to conclusion too fast. Iv lived with every single Atma-Sphere product there is in the last 10 years, This includes their Novacrons and Nirvana Amplifier. The nirvana in my opinion was the best amp Atma has made, iv not tried their new class D amps yet.
I have both the MP-1 and MP-3 and the smaller UV-1
From the picture above i can see your running a M60 Mono? This is a fully balanced design and works best with fully balanced Pre-amp which i think the Aries Pre is not?
You might also have Gain matching issue here too much or too little will throw your system off balance With the Aries Cerat gear. You might want to first Play with the Gain setting in the Impera 2
Whilst I agree the MP-1 is a excellent pre-amp its very transparent i can see their might be a system miss match with the OTL amps.
The MP-1 or 3 will happily mate with the Atma-sphere amps. It may need work to get the Aries Cerat gear to match to some level. Looking at Aries Cerat Website I cant find the Pre-amp being Fully balanced. if this is the case i am sure you have gain. Issues on this particular setup
I have both the MP-1 and MP-3 and the smaller UV-1
From the picture above i can see your running a M60 Mono? This is a fully balanced design and works best with fully balanced Pre-amp which i think the Aries Pre is not?
You might also have Gain matching issue here too much or too little will throw your system off balance With the Aries Cerat gear. You might want to first Play with the Gain setting in the Impera 2
Whilst I agree the MP-1 is a excellent pre-amp its very transparent i can see their might be a system miss match with the OTL amps.
The MP-1 or 3 will happily mate with the Atma-sphere amps. It may need work to get the Aries Cerat gear to match to some level. Looking at Aries Cerat Website I cant find the Pre-amp being Fully balanced. if this is the case i am sure you have gain. Issues on this particular setup
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Looks like a Playback Design DAC.
I think the has a Gain Matching Issue here.
I would be interested to know which MP-1 he has their are various versions with upgrades which can also set the pre-amp up to a asking price of 35k if fully loaded.
I agree, which is why I was asking....I had a similar issue with the Aries gear when paired with my Lampi DAC
Oh My 
Let me see whether I have this straight … Some John Doe registered since 2018 awakens like some KGB sleeper and in only his/her second ever post drops his/her pants and attempts to take a dump on a thread created specifically by the OP to chronicle his own highly personal journey with Aries Cerat Hi Fidelity audio components.
During the course of this particular bodily function John Doe neglects entirely to disclose his/her Commercial interests in … And Yes you might have suspected as much Dear Readers …
https://www-bellemusique-fr.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
Now, taking aside the blatant attempt to discredit another manufacturers electronics in favour of his/her own commercial interest, we must also consider the validity of the less that industry professional testing methodology as employed during this *claimed* A/B comparison between two pre amplifiers designed of disparate electronic circuit topologies as pointed out by subsequent respondents to this somewhat less than technical tour de force , akin to arbitrarily throwing a Moving Coil pickup cartridge into a phono stage system optimised for a Moving Magnet.
Any reasonably minded reader of this highly biased, in a technical / electronic circuit sense, and for my part I consider also one of highly erroneous personal bias , might *Also* like to consider the *Value* , if any , of throwing an otherwise excellent but disparate Atma Sphere MP-1 into a complete Aries Cerat system comprised of entirely miss matched optimum circuit requirements whilst connected to its *Alien* ancillary components via RCA connections only, and one for which it was not primarily designed.
I look forward to his / her next enlightening contribution to the forum with the same relish akin to having contracted Dysentery which manifest itself whilst wearing a deep sea diving suit!
Let me see whether I have this straight … Some John Doe registered since 2018 awakens like some KGB sleeper and in only his/her second ever post drops his/her pants and attempts to take a dump on a thread created specifically by the OP to chronicle his own highly personal journey with Aries Cerat Hi Fidelity audio components.
During the course of this particular bodily function John Doe neglects entirely to disclose his/her Commercial interests in … And Yes you might have suspected as much Dear Readers …
https://www-bellemusique-fr.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
Now, taking aside the blatant attempt to discredit another manufacturers electronics in favour of his/her own commercial interest, we must also consider the validity of the less that industry professional testing methodology as employed during this *claimed* A/B comparison between two pre amplifiers designed of disparate electronic circuit topologies as pointed out by subsequent respondents to this somewhat less than technical tour de force , akin to arbitrarily throwing a Moving Coil pickup cartridge into a phono stage system optimised for a Moving Magnet.
Any reasonably minded reader of this highly biased, in a technical / electronic circuit sense, and for my part I consider also one of highly erroneous personal bias , might *Also* like to consider the *Value* , if any , of throwing an otherwise excellent but disparate Atma Sphere MP-1 into a complete Aries Cerat system comprised of entirely miss matched optimum circuit requirements whilst connected to its *Alien* ancillary components via RCA connections only, and one for which it was not primarily designed.
I look forward to his / her next enlightening contribution to the forum with the same relish akin to having contracted Dysentery which manifest itself whilst wearing a deep sea diving suit!
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Hello "Moon"
Yes he is a dealer after all.
Yes he deleted the post.
And yes the owner still has the Impera and loves it. The owner did not agree with the above findings of the comparison, as it seems.
Cheers
Stavros
Yes he is a dealer after all.
Yes he deleted the post.
And yes the owner still has the Impera and loves it. The owner did not agree with the above findings of the comparison, as it seems.
Cheers
Stavros
On a much more exciting and positive front, My Ianus Essentia amps are arriving today. I can't wait to see how they perform!
I’ll be really interested to hear your feedback Willgolf on the Essentia’s - I’m soon to try the new Aperio Integrated from the Ianus series…
Will , perhaps consider opening a thread over on the Aries Cerat sub forum where you might convey your thoughts and considerations relating to your new AC amplification
I will....it may take a while. I had to order a new component stand and rack system to fit the Essentias and leave room for either an Imperra Signature or Ageto Preamp. I have not had a preamp for over a year as I have been running my DAC direct to my 300B mono amps.Will , perhaps consider opening a thread over on the Aries Cerat sub forum where you might convey your thoughts and considerations relating to your new AC amplification
I like the Cut Of Your Jib Master Golf
Whilst the TriodeFet Single Ended , Single Stage Essentia’s are remarkably flexible in their range of Input select-ability ,for me the Ageto TriodeFet Gen 3 would be the AC pre-amplifier of choice were I looking to partner those amplifiers..
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Hey @Willgolf - are you going to initially run the Lampi direct into the Essentia’s? Did you hear the Essentia’s before buying??
Yes, that was my plan. About a year ago, I was badgered into trying the Lampi Pacific direct to my 300B amps. I was amazed at how good it sounded. I immediately sold my preamp and said I would never buy another. I listened to the Horizon direct at the launch and thought the same thing.
To be honest, I had no intention of buying the Essentias. No, I did not listen to them prior to me buying but I did talk to at least 6 people who are knowledgeable and I trusted their judgement.
I know I said I would never buy another Preamp but it looks like if I can just convince my wife, I am going to order the Ageto in early 2023. Who knows, I may go to an all-AC system. It is one step at a time.
Cool! Well a big congrats on the monos - I’m soon to try the Aperio integrated which uses the same tech as the Essentia’s and am really looking forward to seeing how it goes following quite a few demos with different amps…let us know your thoughts when you get them and how they sound direct with the Horizon
Speakers are Alsyvox Botticelli X - source is either MSB Select II or a Lampi Baltic 3, fed by a Taiko Extreme
