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Re: QSC Amps - Audiophile Quality??

Get the Stereophile recommended components list and check which amplifiers are listed as Class A or B and go from there. You will not find QSC, Crown, Yamaha, Peavey, listed as soundstaging and 3D are not the criteria for most Road Amps...power, stability, and reliablity are. Brystons are listed and are used in many "live" venues where sound quality truly matters and they carry a 20 year warranty that I believe is transferable. Julian H. of Stereo Review fame used to rave about the old Crown DC 300A and the Phase Linear 400's as they were generally the beginning of true affordable high power amps. Headroom is not the only criteria for sound quality. Many still prefer the sound quality of mosfet based Hafler amps to this day, especially if you have bright and harsh horn loaded speaker cabinets. They do sound more tube like than most AB amps. Amp sound quality will be debated until the new millenium. The other question to be asked is are there any road or installed speaker cabinets that anyone would consider using as a true home audiophile speaker system? Not many if any I would doubt. Bag End? JBL?

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