"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:16:22 -0000, "JustMe" wrote:

"Ian Molton" wrote in message
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JustMe wrote:

Many of you chaps believe that the Peter Walker(?) "straight-wire"
ideal
is
that which any "hifi" designer should aspire to construct.

Do you think that this is attainable?

To all intents and purposes it has been attained in all good SS amps
(And a handful of exceptional valve amps)

Please can you suggest some examples? (Hopefully I will know at least
one!)

Audiolab 8000S, and the 8000P power amp. Common enough, and
essentually 'blameless', as Doug Self would say.

Well I know these amps very well and used to own an 8000S, so I'd find that
to be a useful reference.

So, who's going to build me an Alchemist Kraken APD6aII filter for use with
an 8000S then?

I presume such a filter could be built to be inserted via the 8000S's
pre-power loop, enabling a very simple switch between "8000S straight-line
integrated" and "8000S Pre/Power/Alchemist mode" )

I'm happy to provide the amp for measurement and, from what I've read,
Stewart will be glad to provide an environment for a double-blind test ;o)

BTW I'm not making any claims to right/wrong on any issue here, but I find
this a very interesting concept and, to me at least, the results of such a
test would have a profound impact on the way I would look at different amps
and the choices made by those who design and build hifi products. It would
also make an interesting article for a decent hifi mag and a good website
too.

Of course, some of you may think that this is nothing new and an unrealistic
quest, but I'm not aware of a hifi product "simulator" and would be glad to
buy one at a reasonable price, if it worked accurately.