On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 02:05:44 GMT, Bromo wrote:

On 4/23/04 12:03 AM, in article Vz0ic.7169$_L6.776591@attbi_s53,
" wrote:

Regarding the 10 k prise if amps can be differentiated:

"How about getting some Magnepan 20.1's as the speaker? I am sure that
the
differences between low and high power amps would be in sharp relief with
that one, eh?"

Probably not, one of the stipulations is that the amp be used within it's
designed range. Power draw enough to cause one amp audible distress would
violate that. I think it is expressed as x percent of clipping for x
amount of time not to be exceeded.

Then this is a useless challenge - pairing a PA to the speakers is one of
the more important challenges in high fidelity.

Not really - just buy a big 'un!

If you remove that - then
there is no value in the challenge other than feeding the ego if a
"debunker" without understanding the true differentiators of amplifiers.

Really! Geez!

In that case, you have not been reading the claims made by 'high end'
amp makers - whose amps are frequently incapable of driving difficult
speakers, but are nonetheless claimed to have superior 'air',
microdynamics, soundstaging, smoother treble, deeper bass, etc etc
etc. Blind testing of course shows that this is bunk, but it doesn't
stop the claims.
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering