Atomic Amps - "Coincident Linear Reference" Designed by Jay Mitchell

t0aj15 said:
I'd say the Cubes scream for a solution such as this;
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In fact I've already got a pair waiting for a pair of Jay's cubes. You can see what it would look like here;

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I don't get it. Why wouldn't you want wedges so you can do away with the stands?

(OT.. what up with the foot controller up on a stand?)
 
Robboman said:
I don't get it. Why wouldn't you want wedges so you can do away with the stands?

(OT.. what up with the foot controller up on a stand?)
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I think that's the whole point of doing it in two form factors - wedge and cube. You can't please everyone with one or the other.

Different strokes, different folks.
 
From Jay over on TGP:

"The preliminary response specification is 50 Hz - 18 kHz, +/- 2dB freefield."

Now, that's damn impressive!

Regarding the look, I have to admit that I've always thought that the Atomic logo looks a bit like something from a cheap toy.
Shamefully, that's the reason why I didn't even give Atomic a second look when they came out with their initial offering for the Pod.
For the record, I am now an owner of passive wedges, so I did change my mind eventually, but the logo didn't help ;)
FWIW - I think the prototypes in the pictures actually look pretty good :)

Anyway, I'm very much looking forward to trying out these new cabs.
 
Like I think someone else mentioned; a "shootout" between the RCF NX-12SMA and the Atomic CLR would be great! (a job for Scott Peterson maybe..?) Does anyone know the frequency response specs for the CLR?
 
I just saw that tgunn had answered the freq question: "The preliminary response specification is 50 Hz - 18 kHz, +/- 2dB freefield." Thanks!
 
rednebb said:
Like I think someone else mentioned; a "shootout" between the RCF NX-12SMA and the Atomic CLR would be great! (a job for Scott Peterson maybe..?) Does anyone know the frequency response specs for the CLR?
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I am standing at the ready; and will indeed do exactly that - a full blown, gloves off 'versus' comparison/review between the RCF NX 12-SMA and the Atomic Amp CLR Powered Wedge.
 
rednebb said:
Like I think someone else mentioned; a "shootout" between the RCF NX-12SMA and the Atomic CLR would be great! (a job for Scott Peterson maybe..?) Does anyone know the frequency response specs for the CLR?
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I'd put my money on the Jaytomic, and the QC issues with those RCF's seem scary to me, specially considering its price range.
But I'm curious as well.
 
Robboman said:
The quick A/B you guys did with the QSC K10 has a serious shortcoming.. you were comparing the QSC internal class D amp/dsp to a Crown amp powering the passive Atomic, right? I'd expect the Crown power to sound much better.

I'm looking fwd to more 'shootout' reviews in future, esp against the co-axial FBT Verve 12ma that was all the rage at one point.
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in my opinion, the differences in sound that we witnessed between the K10 and the CLR are not materially related to the differences in power amps, but instead are much more correlated to the difference in driver types, placement, and enclosure design. The biradial horn lens and the horn-loaded enclosure, and the coincident placement of HF and LF driver elements, really did provide a broader "sweet spot" for listeners.
 
I really need to stop reading stuff like this... I'm perfectly happy with my Ultra and 2x Atomic Wedges, but firmware 5.0 has me yearning for a II and this thread now has me GASing for a couple jaytomics.
 
Robboman said:
This is what's interesting but confusing about Atomic, the company. They used to fill a valid niche that made sense. Back when real guitarists were starting to use modellers Atomic had the first (non-FR) Reactors designed to address all the inherent shortcomings of the old Pods, etc. Tube power to help them not sound so 'digital'. It made sense at the time, filled a void. No one else was doing it.
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I recall reading that the current Atomic amps are tube amps mainly because that is what the designer had the most experience with, and not to introduce any kind of coloring or compression or to "compensate" for the lack of tubes in the modeller. They are intended to provide a flat, linear response just as some solid state amps (attempt to) do.
 
I'm want that wedge now!

(Btw, I'm one of those guys who dislike the Atomic logo. I hope they make 'em removable or change their design)
 
Ben Randolph said:
Are these fairly sturdy? One of these would be great to mount my rack on.
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This is what I mount my Axe rack on. It's cool because you can make the footprint quite small by angling the Axe up rather than out on small stages. If you get one, duct tape or otherwise secure the 4 end pieces on the upper part unless you want to lose them. They're easily knocked off in transport. Otherwise, I really like this stand.
 
hammeron56 said:
Did anyone happen to measure the physical dimensions of both the wedge and cube form factors?
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During the meetup, Jay indicated that the pre-production Atomic CLR wedge units were the same size as the Frazier PM499 units. From Frazier's web site, the PM499's dimensions are 18 5/16" D x 17 5/8" W x 14 1/4" H. http://www.frazierspeakers.com/PM499.htm

I don't have dimensions for the Atomic CLR "cube."
 
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