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Ultra high resolution

Hi folks, I suppose this is a question none could answer appropriately. How come that some (there are to my knowledge only two of them) amplifier brands are building such ultra high resolution solid state amplifiers without having a treble that sounds shrill or piercing or artificial? It is of course proprietary info if you ask those manufacturers.
Is it because of very tight selection of matched transistors? Is it because lack of global but high level of local feedback? Is it because of the use of very expensive military grade parts? Is it because of the power supply? Is it because of the application of special circuit design? Is it because all of the above?

Chris
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There you go. The absolute first disk I pulled out after I brought my Pro-ject RM10 turntable home was Sheffield's "King James Version". That's the most realistic big band sound I've heard on recording, from the perspective of the conductor. Harry smokes.

Later in the same day, "Squibcakes" from the TOP D2D LP took center stage. Wow!

Dave
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Harry smokes.

Indeed he had great "sizzle"...a very nice sound and yes he did smoke (cigarettes) too...
dcstep
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"Sizzle" is a trumpeting term and you used it exactly right. Are you a player? I am.

Dave
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My father played trombone in a big band that used to play during the old dance hall days. I used to play clarinet and I'm currently working on drums as you will see in my system here.
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That makes sense to me. I've never heard a non-musician call it "sizzle".

Speaking of hi rez, I pulled out my DVD-Audio version of Dave Grusin's "Two For The Road -- The Music of Henry Mancini". Compared to the Grusin CDs, the DVD-A really is "organic" and "transparent". The CDs sound really good until you compare them to the DVD-A (24/96 in this case) and there's one last layer of stress stripped away. (Makes me think about getting one of those up-converting Emm Lab players).

Anyway, every last detail is there on that DVD-A when played on my system. The bass slam, the piano tone, pristine sax solos, organic harmonica solo, every husk of
Diana Krall's husky voice, all glorious. I'll never understand people that don't want to hear that.

Dave
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