GaN based SU-R1000 Technics Integrated Class-D, review by TAS

Let's face it, reviews in the two mainstream mags that contain even a brief comparative section are few and far between, and when they do, the components that are compared are usually nowhere near the same price bracket.  The mags won't risk pissing of manufacturers by printing statements like brand X performed, overall, better than brand Y.

Look what happened with Herb R.'s much-heralded cable survey that was announced a number of months ago.  How many installments did that have?  One.

George lives on his own deserted island. His opinions are formed on what he reads he has a link to everything. Very little hands on listening most know that specs will not dictate sound otherwise every component would sound the same. Design and execution is key.

In the end it depends on the individual and budget one can convince themselves that their 3k amp sounds as good as an 8k amp.

@twoleftears,
Well said. Reviewers are no less immune from the viciousness of the mob than anything audio related here. It’s expected. It’s also why lots of reviewers on all manner of platform have suspended comments or heavily moderate them. The same losers who pounce here pounce there and pollute discussion. Personally, I think they get a kind of perverse high off of it.

If one does a more than cursory reading of the review on the SU-R1000, the reviewer hits all the notes without naming names and even goes so far as to say lots of snobs have written off Technics as a major audio player simply because they’re involved with lots of mid-fi gear and that they’re of Japanese origin. I think a lot of the negativity here can be from that.

I’ve always wanted something that sticks to the old adage of " a straighwire with gain" and Technics took a very big step in that direction, which is why I’m waiting on my Technics SU-G700 (in silver) to come in.

All the best,
Nonoise

Glad someone around here is stand on solid ground.

And many with that negativity, are just doing that so they can shill for their own commercial interests.
And yes nothing wrong with the "a straighwire with gain" adage, as it implies no colouration, which is a distortion.

George lives on his own deserted island.

But you live in the clouds and have no idea about:
switching frequency vs low order output filter vs resulting in phase shift down into the audio band.

Cheers George

@twoleftears

Let’s face it, reviews in the two mainstream mags that contain even a brief comparative section are few and far between, and when they do, the components that are compared are usually nowhere near the same price bracket. The mags won’t risk pissing of manufacturers by printing statements like brand X performed, overall, better than brand Y.

Look what happened with Herb R.’s much-heralded cable survey that was announced a number of months ago. How many installments did that have? One.

i think it is called a ’collectively profit-making, self perpetuating eco-system’... the target audience (and often enough, the prey) being the inexperienced retail consumer/hi fi enthusiast