"dezza" wrote


Yes, you are right about the horse**** and many magazines are full of
it.
I've NEVER heard a difference between any cd player or dvd player. I
have 3 different receivers that all sound
exactly the same, no difference whatsoever and I believe the same goes
for ALL other amps that are built without serious design flaws



Absolutely - *blameless audio*!!

A 'done deal' for a couple of decades now and perfectly OK if you are only
interested in reproducing a signal with the lowest distortion/colouration
possible and we can all do that, but it's a different story if you want your
kit to *make music* - then you got to get into the murky world of valves
(IMO) and no two amps will really sound the same!!

It get worse when you venture further into vinyl - when the cart will also
have a profound effect on the sound, as will the phono stage (to a lesser
extent)....

Then we all got the problem of speakers - the last word in any system and
where it will all fall down badly, if you get it wrong....



As for magazines, the only publication I have ever taken notice of
and actualy learnt facts, is the Audio Critic by Peter Aczel. He speaks
the truth which many people hate! and I have never seen anyone test
gear the way he does.



No idea - I find 'transatlantic' audio mags (on the Net) make about as much
sense (and are as relevant) to me as their train timetables....