LSA Voyager GAN Amplifier

Kuribo,

The world of one.....(he he...we are all one....spiritually).....is actually the game you play.  According to you.....all "audiophile" cables, footers, tweaks, fuses, cable lifters, ground enhancers, grounding systems, component stands, etc......are unnecssary and therefore all companies selling these things are snake oil salesman.  Same would apply to any company that claims they put in a "better sounding part" in their latest version of their amp or whatever......so this would mean almost all high end audio companies are also snake oil salesman.  And all the godzillion of people who use these components and accessories are all duped and fooled by this world wide conspiracy to take our money.  So, we are all just gullible fools and all those people selling us these things are just laughing on the way to the bank.  What a fantasy world you live in.....You certainly cannot talk to hardly any other audiophile without immediately getting an eye brow lift.

It does not matter that I make a few dollars or millions of dollars doing what I love.  What matters is the truth.  The truth, that is shown when one listens.   Ego oil is way more hazardous to our health and well being than any audio tweak.  Love oil is what we all need and want.  I love you.....you are beautiful.....just the way you are.

I never said all audiophile products are unnecessary; only you are unnecessary. People can choose for themselves what sounds "best" to them. They don't need some self serving self interested guru peddling bs to them about what tweakie wire or rubber band sounds "best". Some people like 10 scoops of sugar in their coffee, others prefer it black. To each his own.

I know in your heart of hearts you love me. I think you are necessary. You are loved....you are magnificent......speaking of rubber bands......remember this song lyric?

"Like a rubber ball, I keep bouncing back to you.....bouncy bouncy." I will always love you....always.

The objective measurements just show numbers.....they have little to do with the sound of an amp.

This statement is false. People talk about the sonic signature of an amplifer- that is its distortion signature. The problem isn't that the 'objective measurements' have little to do with the sound- they have everything to do with it- the problem is that the important measurements are rarely published anywhere.

If you want to know what is needed to create an amp that sounds like music, here are the things you need to see:

less than 1% phase shift at 20Hz and 20KHz

the same harmonic distortion at all frequencies, not just 100Hz (as is typically measured).

Either one of two things- either you have the primary distortion components be the 2nd and 3rd such that they can mask the higher orders. or the distortion is well below 100dB down (keeping in mind that this is true even at 10-15KHz). Or both.

IM distortion must be low- 0.05% or less.

If you satisfy these specs, you'll have an amp that sounds very musical. And if the amp does not, you can forecast what it will sound like. But most of this information is never published.

While some measurements may bring some sonic bliss.....still most things you do to an amp (that cannot be measured) still change the sound.....in fact, an amp designed by anyone to have the distortion structure that Ralph says can sound blah, OK, good, very good or great depending on the implementation of a million different factors. Ralph thinks its mainly one factor.....to each his own. I play with the other million things and they all change/improve the sound. If you have ordinary binding posts on your amp....you have ordinary binding post sound.....no matter what the distortion reads. This is something I have spent over 40 years playing with. If you have a belief that these things that I say do not matter......then it does not matter how many years you have been making amps or whatever......you will still not have any real knowledge about the sound of parts and execution. Basic design is one thing.......how you implement it....is just as important. Designing and tweaking go hand in hand. One without the other is like being one handed. I have always been able to improve the sound of every component that I have ever had......not matter what the basic measurements.....and what I do.....does not make the measurments better. My customers for over 30 years agree. Most high end companies.....both measure and tweak after they measure......some do not. Believe what you want. I believe my ears.

Beauty if everywhere......joy is every breath. I hug you.....you are loved.