"Keith G" wrote in message
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No, you're missing the point -

No I'm not. It is clearly one of your "debating" styles to tell your
opponent that they are "missing the point" when they don't agree with you,
but I see you go on to make an entirely different point as though it was
somehow the same as the last one you made (which it isn't).

the job of a hifi system is to try and convince you that 'you are there'
(as *one* here would once have had it) - ie create an illusion of
'reality'. On a really good system, the sound is to try and recreate a
realistic illusion of, say, a viola well enough that you don't confuse it
with the sound you would expect to hear from a violin.

Yes, has anyone ever said anything different?

But please save yourself the effort and don't bang on about 'differences'
between amplifiers, especially SS amps (of which I have and use 3 on a
daily basis) - I have never said anything *other* than they sound the
'same'! My personal hobby horses are 'vinyl vs, digital' and 'horns' vs.
'normal speakers' - both of which are distinctly different to my ears, as
are the differences between various phono carts....

Consider this also - I have and use *both* valve and SS amps; I have and
use *both* vinyl and 'digital music'. OK? And you use what...??


Are you trying to suggest that I am not perfectly familiar with those things
as well? what arrogance!

It's because I am perfectly familiar with vinyl and all the distortions that
it generates that I know just how much worse it is than CD. But *good* valve
amps are as good as good SS ones, just more expensive and less reliable.

David.