What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds?

@knotscott

You certainly know your way around the inner workings of the mystery boxes in an audio system and how cool to have you as a neighbor. So much knowledge between your ears.

Seems like the power supply and transformers, no surprise, dominate how an amplifier sounds. I’ve always wondered why amplifiers don’t have a second Power chassis but this clearly would be impractical. Capacitors certainly influence the rebustness of amplifier dynamics and I would guess these wear down overtime.

I, like you, pursued biamping, and I use a MC 901 pair from McIntosh. a more safe approach for me by ensuring added amplifiers Will get along and avoids additional interconnects. I upgraded all the small tubes with NOS telefunken but have continued with the same power tubes I'm not sure how much these will influence sound but quite a price tag to replace them all.  

You have a nice size room and a lovely space. My amplifier does quite well in a 20 x 16 room but is deserving of a much larger space.

@alexberger 

You need to have a play date with.  @knotscott 

I saw your YouTube channel wondered how it might be you could do a narrative of the types of work you do with your system.  Inspiring to see people with all this knowledge and putting it to good use.  Very very technical stuff.

Hi @emergingsoul ,

This is a good question.I thought about it, to make stuff about tweaks on youtube. But my English is not good enough to do it. English is my 4th language. I am also not a good speaker in general. For me it is much easier to write.

Reminds me a bit of the old story where organs of the body are having a fight over who was most important.  Can’t remember what the plot twist was — something like the little toe saving the day.

But the moral was the organs make up a team, all of which is “most important” depending on what is going on.

Don’t forget how you isolate them from resonance and vibrations.