highdudgeon;145672 Wrote: > Hopefully Phil will have more that one person over, hopefully they can > do some blind testing, etc. This stuff is, in the end, subjective -- > remember, subjective doesn't mean that something is better in an > absolute sense, it just means you you LIKE it more; it is fair to like > something that is not as absolutely high in performance as something > else and I think people get this confused -- but the reports should be > interesting.
At this point, Ben will be the only other person here. One thing to consider: This comparison will not be very scientific, because unfortunately there will be a number of variables in this test that will not make the comparisons "even"...the biggest variable being that I generally run single-ended cables throughout my system, and the Lavry only has XLR/balanced outs, so we will be making a number of compromises with regards to how each component (Transporter, Lavry, etc) will be put in the system. My best preamp (Blue Circle BC3000mkII GZpz) only has single-ended inputs, but I do have another preamp (Bel Canto Pre3) that we can use...the Pre3 is not nearly as resolving (or a good match, for that matter) with my best amp (a Blue Circle BC206). And the only balanced cable I own is an Audience Au24, whereas the rest of my system uses Acoustic Zen Absolute RCA cables. Anyways, I think we'll be able to achieve something with this comparison...getting a sense of the "ballpark" in which each component plays...with no definitive "better" or "worse" given the other variables at play. -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28369 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
