Is system synergy worth having matched components?
What have been differences you have noticed in listening to amps and preamps from different manufacturer's together compared to a combo from the same manufacturer? I love my current setup of an Odyssey Audio Khartago plus amplifier and Aric Audio Unlimited all tube preamp. It sounds great to me. But am I doing myself a disservice by not even hearing the Odyssey Candela or Tempest preamp with the Khartago?
If you ask a dealer, they will tell you it is very important to use the same brand pre and amplifier,as it is the easy way to go and they can increase the sales. In fact, if you are a experience guy, you do not need follow that way, you might choose your way, and better one If you are new, do the pair with same brand. Most very good match is not going to public, it is in some one's room. Hifi is a exploring journey, and that is most interesting things inside itself.
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@holmz : +1! Unlike gravity, synergy is an imaginary concept. |
