Trevor Wilson wrote:

**Would you like me to provide the range of logical and
reasoned facts which prove that SET owners are idiots?

With logic and reason on the one hand, and idiocy on the
other, that might be difficult.

If you design an amp yourself, the result should be
predictable, and so you don't need to listen. I would build
a SET because there is no chance of me sampling one, with
attendant suitable speakers, for long enough to get
accustomed to it.

With a SET, in particular, it is wise to leave some room for
manoevre. I wouldn't be trying to recreate a sound I had
heard before. Rather it would be representative of the
breed, so I know that I am listening to what SET folk hear.
Then I would fiddle around with it like they do, until I got
it just right, which I understand takes a while.

Few would argue that they offer perfect reproduction. That's
not the point. A good SET and its speakers deliver a
legitimate, authentic presentation. I like a lot of the
stuff that their owner's say about them, so I might like to
get a slice of the action.

I don't go to several different concerts before deciding
which one I like best. I would expect to appreciate each for
what it is, as long as it's an authentic and legitimate
presentation.

Ian