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Out-of Context Ratings are problematic IMO...

...But Id rate the amps you list thusly:

1. Harmon Kardon Citation II
2. McIntosh MC30
3. Heathkit W5M
4. Dynaco ST70

X. Harmon Kardon Citation V No listen/No rating


With that out of the way please realize:

A. Most responders to your survey know these amps insde out so your not revealing "which is which" does nothing to prevent bias or anything else.

B. A significant number of responders don't limit themselves to one forum. IOW many responders are aware of what goes on over in Tube DIY and other places.

C. The discussions you reference in Tube DIY have religious characteristics...you either believe or you don't and there isn't much room for compromise. Anything concensed here will have little effect there or any place else including here.

IMO, let your ears (or those whose ears you trust) be your guide and forget about trying to correlate physical attributes of an amp to sound produced. As someone once wisely said: "Correllation is not causation". BTW this concept is the basis of the bestseller Freakonomics.




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