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Do you understand your amplifier?

I see a lot of people talking about the sound of their amplifier. Simply out of curiousity I would love to know how many audiophiles actually understand why their amplifiers sound a specific way. Simply put, how many Audiophiles understand the circuitry of their amplifiers. There is no right or wrong answer. I am just curious.
liguy
gslone
274 posts
 
She's class A and gets very hot!
phaelon
1,050 posts
 
It’s Italian - I like a lot of Italian stuff. It’s got tubes - I like tubes. It has moderate power - moderate power tube amps sound best to me. I have enough things in my life demanding understanding. I engage my stereo system to help me forget them.

Of course, if I did understand my amp, I might feel differently :)
paul_graham
197 posts
 
Nope...don't have a clue...

however, I paid lot's of money to someone who DOES.
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has2be
555 posts
 

" Do you understand your amplifier"

Yes, we have a mutual understanding.

I don,t ask of her more than she is capable of and she does exactly what she claims she is capable of.

If this isn't maintained we divorce and I sit and try to figure out what happened while she looks for someone with a bigger and fancier power cord .

Cheers
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
i think there are two parts to this question.

the first is the design of the amplifier.

the second is the sound of the amplifier.

it is impossible to know the sound of an amplifier or any other component in the absolute sense. this statement can be proven mathematically.

as to design, i have a limited understanding of the design.
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