Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps

@helomech A popular audiophilism is that the shorter the speaker cables the better.  Do you think this is a significant issue?  Thanks.

I have been demo'd ESL's I am familiar with as a model, that were modded to be direct coupled to Power Amp's. These ESL Speakers were indelible and I have not heard a better ESL from any Brand experienced in use. 

I suppose this could be called a Active ESL.

I have not heard non-Active Cabinet Speakers converted to Active so it is difficult to make any further comments on betterment as a outcome.

Is your room well-treated? Any upgrade should consider the degree to which the room will or won't allow a real difference in component to be audible enough to be worth the money.

Yes. A more expensive amplifier usually sounds better.  I went through a long series of upgrades of everything, and I can vouch that every component got better…of course, I upgraded with thought, as there are some very expensive components that may not sound better.

 

 

A popular audiophilism is that the shorter the speaker cables the better. Do you think this is a significant issue? Thanks.

IME that is true to an extent. For instance, using 8’ 16 gauge VS a 25’ 16 gauge cable. But a 10’ length of 14 gauge cable is not going to present a significant LCR difference VS a 5’ length of the same cable.

IME, it’s better to put the same money into a higher power and/or better quality stereo amp, just so long as it has decent crosstalk performance, which will be the case for nearly any modern solid state amp and most tube amps as well.

The vast majority of audiophiles are using speakers that in my opinion/experience are undeserving of a high end stereo amp, let alone high end mono blocks. If there’s anything I agree on with Kevin Deal of Upscale Audio, it’s his claim that most audiophiles are using amps with capabilities that exceed their speaker quality.