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Old October 11th 04, 01:03 AM posted to uk.rec.audio
Dave Plowman (News)
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Default Good amps all sound the same do they?

In article ,
Wally wrote:
the opinion you hear hear is that all *COMPETANT* amps sound the same
- that is, all amps, able to drive enough current into the load to
accurately replicate the input signal on the output terminals, will
sound identical.


That sounds rather tautological to me.


Sadly, it's not. You'd be amazed what tricks some 'respected' makers get
up to to make their amps sound 'different' and therefore 'better' at a
simple audition. But these are easily measured. Which is why some of the
more esoteric mags don't like lab tests.

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