"TT" wrote in message
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As I said Trevor, I don't want to get in the middle of an
argument here at all. I have merely passed on some casual
observations about an amp I have tried in relation to a
known product that you like and respect.

My reason for comment was to try and show there is some
middle ground here. The amp is probably not as bad as you
keep saying BUT at the same time it is not "the good one"
that JT is commenting on that I have not yet heard.

**"As bad as I keep saying"? Here are my exact words:
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They're cheap (power OP amps), reasonably well performing, easy to use and
hard to destroy.
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Though it seems JT has managed to bugger up his effort.


So IMHO after some limited testing it is not too bad but
certainly not as good as the ME. Again it makes it very
difficult to evaluate because it has a noisy power supply so
straight away I have a negative opinion. One of my pet
hates is 50Hz hum :-( This weekend I plan on having
another listening session before returning it to JT.

**Power OP amps are real easy to get right. That is what makes them so
popular with home builders. Whack one on a PCB, pack a half dozen support
components, a heat sink and a power supply. Presto! One functioning
amplifier. What once took a home constructor a couple of weeks (with the
attendant high probability of buggering things up), now takes an evening or
two. They're bloody cheap, if you get it wrong and very comprehensively
protected to boot. You have discovered the dirty secret of the hi fi biz -
Connect a competent amplifier to a quality pair of speakers and the whole
thing sounds pretty good. This is not news to anyone.

Power OP amps are reasonable and, if built properly, competent. High end,
they ain't.


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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au



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