"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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In article , Eeyore
wrote:


Iain Churches wrote:


Probably no more than one could describe the sound of a Bosendorfer
concert grand piano to someone who has never heard one. You need to
hear it, Graham.

I'm curious for sure. I'd want to measure it too or would that be some
kind of heresy ?

I'd also be interested in any evidence that it was real, due solely to the
sound, and wasn't something trivial/obvious like an alteration in the
frequency response. IIRC Andy made similar claims a while ago, but
although
someone else commented on a possible reason for a different in device
(electronic) characteristics, no-one was able to provide anything more
than
assertions of an audible difference that wasn't for a trivial reason.


This is interesting - it appears that some here wouldn't necessarily like
what they were eating until they had read the ingredients list on the
packet...???

Andy is building a DHT Pre for me (I don't need to add my own lack of
experience/expertise into the equation and risk crapping up a very sensitive
bit of kit) and the only testing it will get here is a) I got to like it
full stop and b) Swim's got to supply me with a string of 'better' responses
when I get her to hear a various snatches of music over a period of time
with it in/out, amp on its own, amp with Denon's pre section, amp with Pre
vs. another amp on its own &c. &c....

The only thing it won't be directly compared with is my EAR Line Stage -
that's already boxed up for disposal (has been for a few months now) - even
with Mullards in it, Swim could hear if that was in the loop coming up the
garden path!! She never failed to pick up on it!!

It's the old 'proof of the pudding' scenario again, isn't it...??