LSA Voyager GAN Amplifier

because those components have that signature compared to straight wire. And this signature cannot be measured. Same with all audio wires. Some sound dull, some sound neutral and some sound bright (as well as other characteristics......mostly which CANNOT be measured).

Why? What is the physical mechanism that causes a passive length of wire to have a "sound signature"? If there is a physical mechanism, why can’t it be measured?

How do you quantify "neutral", "bright", "dull"? Compared to what? Hint: you can’t. These are all subjective descriptions with meaning only to you. Others may have a different interpretation, thus, your claim is true for a population of 1- you.

We can measure the objective performance and studies have shown correlation with those measurements with subjective opinions of "quality".

More "you can’t measure it, but trust me"....Praise the lord...

Do I like the fact that the LSA shows more roll off at lower impedance loads?....no, I don’t.

Ricevs.....+100.....on your above post .....

Cheers.......

"However, there is a person who might chime in here who has a modded LSA and before that had my modded IceEdge amp which has no roll off using lower impedances."  😀  Chime

The thread were I did the review was noted earlier (and again it is here

However, there is a person who might chime in here who has a modded LSA and before that had my modded IceEdge amp which has no roll off using lower impedances).  For the guys who insist that measurement is everything, the first thing you should know that my hearing has been tested by an audiologist and I had an appointment with my ENT a couple of months back and I asked if he wanted me to repeat the hearing test I had the year before and he said no my hearing was wonderful.

My friend who was over also has excellent hearing.  Besides the listed playlist in the review, we listened to tons of things, some of which be indicative of deficiencies in upper frequencies (and the tonality was just better and more realistic, including the below as well as a couple that what whathifi lists as the 10 best tracks to test treble and notes "Coarse or rough treble doesn't always reveal itself straight away, and it might be a while before you realise what's missing when that upper register is overly rolled off, so it's worth taking some time to focus on precisely what's happening up there" and the 3.7 measurements are listed in a Stereophile review) Is the LSA the best sounding amp in the world - of course not - but the question should be what does the competition sell and how does it compare and I've owned a couple of Class A /A/B amps around the $9k range which were not as good to me or others who heard the actual system and of course those observations are limited to those specific amps -  and that is what the thread is supposed to be about - how the amp sounds in the real world with real speakers in a real system).  My advice to anyone is buy what you like and listen to it and don't worry about anything else.

More     "We can measure the objective performance and studies have shown correlation with those measurements with subjective opinions of "quality".

Again, I politely ask you......Show me the double blind studies that show a measurement of electronics can be shown to correlate with subjective sound.  You cannot....because they don't exist.  Your whole world is based on a belief structure that has no support.......it is like you are on a limb and sawing.....have a great flight!

We have not invented a measurement tool that can tell us why parts, wires, brands of solder, etc. to infinity and execution make different sound.  Of course, these are physical properties.  Our measurement tools are very crude compared with our ears ability to hear.   This is a fact....one that objectivists just cannot get their minds around.  They think our measurement gear is made by God and it is infallible.  Just keep sawing.....only gets more fun when you fall.

More "I won't listen, but trust me"......Praise the distortion measurement machine (their God).

God is Love.....not a machine.  The music that great machines can make (a great stereo) can move us to feel this God of Love....this God of Joy......I wish you all that feeling.

@kuribo there you are Chris. Thought maybe a Samurai got you with his Katana sword. Not the motorcycle.