"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:58:10 -0000, "David"
wrote:

I used to have a Cyrus II, which is similar sounding but a little more
powerful.
They are by no means transparent but not bad little units.
Stereo separation is very good and the detail is pretty good for what they
are but they are very aggressive sounding, so need to be partnered with
some
nice warm speakers.

D


I have a Cyrus II right here, playing now, and I can assure you that
the above is the purest gibberish. Frequency response is ruler flat
from 1Hz up, and distortion is as low as any comparable amplifier. It
has never shown any sign of aggression in all the years I have owned
it despite occasional provocation, and it reproduces faithfully every
detail fed into it.

d

It's really odd the way some products get reputations that have nothing to
do with any technical performance. Quad amplifiers are smooth, Cyrus is
aggressive, Naim has PRaT, valves are warm, SETs are detailed and so on.

I blame the parents!..or is that the magazines?

S.

On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:03:06 +0100, "Serge Auckland"
wrote:


"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:58:10 -0000, "David"
wrote:

I used to have a Cyrus II, which is similar sounding but a little more
powerful.
They are by no means transparent but not bad little units.
Stereo separation is very good and the detail is pretty good for what they
are but they are very aggressive sounding, so need to be partnered with
some
nice warm speakers.

D


I have a Cyrus II right here, playing now, and I can assure you that
the above is the purest gibberish. Frequency response is ruler flat
from 1Hz up, and distortion is as low as any comparable amplifier. It
has never shown any sign of aggression in all the years I have owned
it despite occasional provocation, and it reproduces faithfully every
detail fed into it.

d

It's really odd the way some products get reputations that have nothing to
do with any technical performance. Quad amplifiers are smooth, Cyrus is
aggressive, Naim has PRaT, valves are warm, SETs are detailed and so on.

I blame the parents!..or is that the magazines?

S.

It is something like anthropomorphism - but I can't put my finger on
the right word.

d

In article , Serge Auckland
wrote:

It's really odd the way some products get reputations that have nothing
to do with any technical performance.

Quad amplifiers are smooth,

Band limited

Cyrus is aggressive,

Pass.

Naim has PRaT,

I thought that was the reviewers... oops, sorry. I mean

risk of bursts of HF instability, tailored response, moderately high output
impedance.

valves are warm,

Don't touch. More than warm.

SETs are detailed

Big valves. Labels easier to read.

Slainte,

Jim

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