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(S888Wheel) wrote:

From: chung

....snip to content.... That is your POV. I find it interesting that you
would take such a POV
without
actually listening to the product.

I don't think an amp that clips at 2W is worth listening, too. Of
course, some may like the clipped sound, I guess.

Maybe not. But you are making presumptions without actually listening.

How am I making presumptions?

You said you don't think the amp in question is worth listening to without
listening to it. I find that a bit presumptuous.

This attitude is typical of another high-end platitude "You are unqualified to
comment on a product that you've never listened to." This is simply another
merchandising technique to forestall critical comment. It assumes that there
are special evaluative qualities which only high-end promoters (including
buyers) possess. And only insiders can have access.

I have a friend, who was at one time as high-end as you could get (custom West
electrostatic loudspeakers and electronics plus a turntable system with a
custom $6k lead isolation stand) but was crushed when a $300 cd player "blew
away" his tt in sound quality.

However, in those days ALL of his equipment was custom or modified in some way
to "protect himself from audiophiles." His explanation: If he was touting the
sound of a given piece of equipment there would always be an audiophile who
would say "I've heard that piece and it sounds like crap." To which my friend
could reply "You haven't heard this one .... it's been modified."

To the uninitiated in high-end audio where "everything"can make a difference
modification can be as simple as putting a paperweight on an amplifier or
scratching your initials on the back plate.