This sort of reductionist questions are useless, but they just keep coming. The audio system is what the word says: a system and a complex one. With a bit of imagination you could even draw a comparison with system theory in physics. When the audio set is stable (as in 'well balanced') the change of individual components will have less of an impact. When the system is unstable even a cable swap may throw things out of whack. Then every change will likely trigger another in a whole string of 'upgrades' until there's a new found balance, a new 'order out of chaos'. If you're lucky.
@atmasphere Most designers of solid state amplifiers seem to strive for minimal or even zero feedback. Feedback is treated as a negative, something that should be avoided at all cost. Your remark seems to suggest sufficient amounts of feedback are required to reduce distortion. Then why would most solid state designers try to avoid it?
@atmasphere Most designers of solid state amplifiers seem to strive for minimal or even zero feedback. Feedback is treated as a negative, something that should be avoided at all cost. Your remark seems to suggest sufficient amounts of feedback are required to reduce distortion. Then why would most solid state designers try to avoid it?