A moderately clever person using my Super Stiff Springs for speakers can accomplish the same thing as the rather expensive competition for 1/10 the cost. Talk amongst yourselves. Smoke if ya got em. And I can isolate the entire system with a combo of SSS and Baby Prometheans for a surprisingly low total cost. The deeper you go the higher you fly.
System synergies: Chaotic or predictable?
When speaking of system "synergies", do you consider these to be chaotic? or are they a predictable sum of the character of the components? I'm surprised at people who think they can predict the sound of a system from their perceptions of the components (derived, in turn, from other system combinations), and even more surprised and suspicious of the 'tone control' approach to purchasing cables and amplifiers suggested by another forum member (who does happen to be a dealer).
I think these two views are contradictory. If we think that components have 'magical' synergies beyond our ability to measure, then it seems unlikely that we also can predict how combinations of components will sound.
I think these two views are contradictory. If we think that components have 'magical' synergies beyond our ability to measure, then it seems unlikely that we also can predict how combinations of components will sound.
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