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In Reply to: What makes an amp sound "boring" ? posted by peppy m. on November 26, 2024 at 02:16:17:
Accuracy, as found by measurements, is not a reason to think an amp is great to listen to.
I home demo'd a dozen ss amps when I decided to move from tubes, the first being one recommended by a user of similar speakers. I was far from impressed - it was "boring" compared with what I was used to.Reviews had shown that this particular amp was about the best measuring amp on the market - but it was still drearily dull. Amongst the other amps I tested several sounded far less "boring", so I chose one of those after this 2-year search. It also measured well, but it sounded so much more entertaining.
PS - Since other are happy name-dropping, I'll say that my drearily dull amplifier was the excellent-measuring Benchmark AHB2.
Edits: 11/27/24
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- Accuracy has little to do with Listening Pleasure! - cawson@onetel.com 06:51:12 11/26/24 (7)
- For some, accuracy WILL constitute listening pleasure. - MWE 16:43:09 11/28/24 (0)
- What if accuracy is boring? - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 14:07:54 11/26/24 (5)
- RE: What if accuracy is boring? - morricab 05:12:04 12/02/24 (1)
- The question is rhetorical and simple, a long non-answer is unnecessary - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 16:31:02 12/05/24 (0)
- RE: What if accuracy is boring? - cawson@onetel.com 14:58:40 11/26/24 (2)
- RE: What if accuracy is boring? - John Elison 03:54:27 11/30/24 (1)
- RE: What if accuracy is boring? - cawson@onetel.com 04:23:57 11/30/24 (0)