Vic;240393 Wrote: > More seriously (sort of). > Apparently I seem to understand that a good majority of members of this > forum state (with apparently "humour", but please next time put an H > next to the funny bits so that I know when to laugh) that all hi-fi > related stuff is a rip off and that everything sounds the same. Am I > correct? > That apparently includes one of the designer of the SB and Transporter, > have I got it right? >
More seriously, I don't think I would put it that way. The SB3 and Transporter measure well. Their measured performance is excellent at their respective price points. In fact the Transporter measures incredibly well full stop. Having said that, I recall Sean confirming the obvious which is that he did extensive listening tests (including blind) during design. So the philosophy is that good measurements are necessary despite the fact they are not enough alone. Most of the people here would agree that's the correct approach. A lot of people here are skeptical about claims of superior sound which have no measurements to back them up and are based on sighted listening impressions only (as discussed). Put another way, if it measures the same and you can't tell the difference blind...then you need to consider the possibility it is the same. Of course it's unlikely that loudspeakers will measure the same and they do tend to sound a bit different (there are distinct approaches and assumptions for room interaction, dispersion etc). Amps and sources tend to sound quite similar (the aim is transparency so necessarily the better the amps or sources the more similar they will sound). Check out the Stereomojo blind shootouts. Darren -- darrenyeats SB3 / Inguz -> Krell KAV-300i (pre bypass) -> PMC AB-1 Dell laptop -> JVC UX-C30 mini system ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39815 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
