Spectral amp/preamp

Its a bargin ill jump on one asap DUDE!!!!

@roxy54 By choice. They’ve had the same owner for 40 years.  How many cars does Ferrari produce a year compared to Toyota?

How many high end manufactures at the mercy of audio reviewers ; who in turn write a positive review based on a financial interest of the product they are reviewing ?

You are right that you have let your ears be the judge and make your own conclusions.

Too bad that there only I think 3 Spectral dealers I think in the us.  Additionally , I don’t they have been or dealer has shown Spectral at a us audio show in many years.

Just don’t assume that because they are a low volume brand compared to say McIntosh that they lack the engineering or quality of a bigger big box brand.

Hardly the case but , as I’ve said most audiophiles will never experience Spectral even at dealer or show conditions because of the points I made above. 

And my point is that it's all different flavors of ice cream. Whether it's McIntosh, which I admittedly own, or any other brand, I lose patience with people commenting that this or that perfectly good brand is "not in the same league" as another brand that is perceived to be more esoteric. Yes, I do think that there is poor, fair, good and better than that, but at a certain level of quality, it is just a matter of taste.

@roxy54 Fair enough and look this hobby is so subjective that we all never agree or like same thing.

That’s what makes in unique but , I wanted to help @runner out with the original post and question bout Spectral.

When it turned to people critical of his question and started to malign Spectral based of their past experiences ; I had to chime in.


Yes , maybe I was wrong calling McIntosh midfi and offended the owners on this forum.

But, should have stated that it’s not my flavor of ice cream.

To each their own.