"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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In article , Keith G
wrote:
"Andy Evans" wrote



In less than a minute the Kit88 valve amp had blown the Technics (MY
Technics, no less) into the weeds!


I would be interested to know your reactions if you first fitted a pair of
resistors in series with the outputs of the Technics. Values of around
0.47
to 1 Ohms between each output and the speaker. This would roughly mimic
the
relatively high output impedances typical of valve amps.

I'd be curious to know if, after listening, you felt this changed things
in
a way that made you feel that the Technics now sounded more like the valve
amp.


OK, I'll give this a go and get the same person to do the test. (My own take
is that, on the Technics, the sound lost 'air', 'sweetness' and kinda shrunk
back into the speakers, but I let my mate, Nigey Wigey, make all the
claims......)

Tell me if this will work: The amp has two sets of speaker outlets (A and B)
which I have used to check the 'biwiring' phenomenon (to absolutely 'zero'
effect, I would say, yet again). If I use two pairs of (identical) speaker
wires to the speakers and leave the connecting links on the speaker
terminals will I be able to select A and B in turn (ie to compare the 'with'
and 'without' resistors in series) or will the impedances be somehow 'messed
up'? (It would be a simple front-panel button pressing exercise if this is
permissible....)