Interesting thread, the comments by John Curl are a disappointment for me. It reminds me of a vintage Sansui receiver from the early 70's that I acquired. I could not believe how good that old thing sounded, I preferred it over my near flagship Onkyo AVR.
Solid State Amplifier Advancements In A Decade
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What significant advancements in solid state amplifiers have occurred in the last decade?
Specifically in Class A and Class A/B.
No replies regarding Class D please.
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What significant advancements in solid state amplifiers have occurred in the last decade?
Specifically in Class A and Class A/B.
No replies regarding Class D please.
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McIntosh has always been a leader in solid state amplification, and they have moved recently from the double balanced to the much more expensive quad balanced designs. I see them continuing to push the engineering forward for there solid state amps of the future. So, I am not disappointed by JC’s statements, his designs have had no personal effect on me or my system. That’s my choice indeed, It is all about the company you choose to get behind. I for one don’t like mass produced junk, or expensive products that don’t hold the test of time. John Curl and Parasound...(way overpriced IMO) . Also, Class D amps are not the future for true audiophile systems, class D amps are used in specialty type situations. For instance Multi channel home theater recievers, car audio amps, sub woofers, wireless speakers. I have never heard a full range class D amp that I could listen to loud for more than a minute! The words, Harsh, uninvolving, abrasive, hammering come to mind, really. Regards, Matt M |
"Progress.. I see what you mean, but most of the progress made today and through the last decades appears to be working around how to keep costs at bay through mass production, convenience (i.e.: size, consumption, etc.) et al. and hereby lessening the impact of such factors." There's a difference between mass market products and high end audio components. What you are talking about here, applies mostly to lower end gear. "If one were to read all hifi magazines through the last 30-40 years and follow the development of how the reviewers reflected progressively positive on the coming iterations of, say, Mark Levinson amps, the current versions should almost sound as good as to cure severe illnesses as a side effect. It's symptomatic to much of the hifi industry at large: reveling so locally, and navel-gazingly, as to miss the bigger picture." Then how would you have them write the reviews? Its not like they can see the future and hold off on giving a component a rave review because future models will sound better. |
11-06-15: Mapmanc'mon Mapman, I did not expect you to make such a ludicrous statement!!! You know that electronic parts have a sonic signature (look at the myriad of capacitors available) & check out this 56-page thread if you haven't already! http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1211428524&read&keyw&zzcapacitor And, here's a resistor thread for your reading pleasure: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1223946120&read&keyw&zzresistors |
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