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In Reply to: Lack of dynamic sparkle pretty much defines boring posted by Feanor on November 27, 2024 at 04:34:28:
I totally agree, but I call it dynamic jump. An amp can be smooth sounding without being boring so long as it doesn't smother the dynamic range or response. Example: I generally like the sound of McIntosh stuff, but not all of it. An MA6900 I had, amp section only, was similar to what some don't like in Macs, smooth but heavy and slow, but the 452 and 462 have tremendous dynamic range and are anything but heavy and slow, reflecting the new revision of the company's house sound which started about 10 years ago.
A good test for dynamics is the opening chord of Debussy's "Images for Orchestra" Iberia section. It makes me jump every time, and makes a good test of an amp's jump factor. Some amps can handle this and sound powerful , clear, and detailed, others can't, even though they come from the same manufacturer.
I've never kept components that don't have a dynamic sound. Not for very long, anyway.
LowIQ
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