[Arny Krueger]

"ScottW" wrote in message
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On Aug 1, 10:51 am, "Arny Krueger"
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On Jul 31, 4:53 pm, "Arny Krueger"
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Seventies super receivers have quite a following.
Sorta like muscle cars for the living room.
A modern stereo receiver costing as little as $80 would
put most of them to shame.
Arny...are you claiming a modern Stereo receiver can be
differentiated from
a good condition 70's vintage receiver in DBT?

Not unless the old receiver was in good condition, but
badly designed from the onset.

I'm referring to issues like the fact that modern low
cost receivers often put out appreciably more power than
the oldies from the 70s.

IOW, issues that don't show up in a properly-done DBT

Do you really think max power output really matters in a
DBT level matched
test for two ss amps operating without clipping?

I guess you didn't notice that I've already excluded DBT issues from my
comments.

My 35 watt Sansui sounds no different to me than my 150
watt Yamaha FWIW.

As long as you don't clip the smaller receiver and its otherwise a good
unit, you should be good to go.

I think you may recollect an anecdote where an audiophile's son swapped in a
Pioneer receiver in place of his dad's heavy metal? That receiver was only
about 40 WPC as I recall.

ScottW