"The Devil" wrote in message
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On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:39:20 -0400, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:

Devil, next time try that with a power amp with more than 5 wpc, and
oh by the way turn it on BEFORE not after the listening test. Since
you admit to using "snake oil capacitors" it is therefore a proven
fact that you also use snake oil electrical power.

In fact, the first time I turned them on I
thought something was the matter with them--the Rotel had a faint
but audible hiss when you put your head right up against the
speaker, and that what I expect from the valves, except they were
*dead* silent.

There's an approximate 16 dB difference between 200 wpc (Rotel 1080
- last SS power amp you mentioned owning here) and 5 wpc. If both
amps had the the same dynamic range, the 5 watt amp would still be
16 dB quieter. The same argument applies should you have a tubed amp
with more power than 5 wpc.

Sorry--I don't remember mentioning the power output of the amps. Would
you care to cite the text where I said it was 5 watts per side?

Inability to provide a useful answer noted.