"Andy Evans" wrote in message
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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.

You valve knockers just can't get it into your heads that valves do
something
DIFFERENT that CAN'T be reproduced by simple tricks. I lived with those
ghastly
'valve sound' monstrosities that the music industry foisted on us - none
of
them sounded as good as valves, not even remotely.


OK Andy, first off (due to bad snipping - which is on the increase in here)
it looks like you are calling Jim Lesurf a 'valve knocker' which, I'm
certain, is not quite the case. I think you'll find that he (like me) adopts
a fairly pragmatic approach to the question of valves and SS kit. (I ain't
fekkin' stoopid - I love and prefer valves but wouldn't entertain them if I
didn't think they were 'better' in the circumstances I use them... ;-)

Secondly, by way of a quick observation, a short, sharp shoot-out I
conducted earlier this evening between an Audio Innovations Series 400 15
wpc valve amp (EL84s) with a valve Phono stage and a borrowed Technics
SU-A700 45 wpc integrated SS amp revealed the following:

For vinyl playback the Audio Innovations fairly ****ed on the Technics in
almost every respect (usual litany avoided).

For CD playback the Technics held its own without difficulty and, if I was
into CDs (which I ain't) would probably be just as interesting as the valve
amp.

It doesn't tell anyone a lot - it was merely an opportunity to reset my
'zero points' before I use this Technics amp for the little experiment
suggested by Jim. Can't use my own SS power amp as I am using valve pre's
with it and I'm not sure what effect they might have on the proceedings.

All I can say is that my son who owns the AI amp (and couldn't give a rat's
whether its valves, SS, vinyl, CDs, SACDs, Minidiscs, DVD this and that or a
thin crust pizza) grew up with and absolutely *adores* Technics gear but
wouldn't swap for it..... ;-)

(Hint: I'll probably keep this little Technics bugger anyway, as it too cute
to hand back.....)

Anyways, more anon when I have had a fiddle with the resistors........