ralphpnj wrote: > Sorry to have to use this word: depends, as in it depends on a quite a > few factors. What kind of speakers, where are the speakers be placed, > how loud do you like to listen to music, will you be using a subwoofer, > etc. All of these factors are important and should be taken into > consideration when assembling an audio system. > > Another thing to keep in mind is that when I say that a $200 amp may > offer 95% of the performance of a $50,000 amp it doesn't necessarily > mean that the $50,000 amp sounds better all the time but rather that the > $200 sounds as good as the $50,000 amp 95% of the time. In other words > what the extra $49,800 gets you is better sound 5% of the time, say > during an orchestral peak or a very low bass note, otherwise the two > amps may indeed sound almost identical, meaning that in a double blind > test one would not be able to reliably tell the difference. But then > DBTs are verboten in the world of high end audio.
I thought I was pretty clear: With the same speakers. And with speakers that match the load and sensitivity needs of the amp. I perhaps didn't overtly state the same room, but it was implied. So in those conditions, the amps/DACs would sound the same, is that right? DBTs are great ideas -- I've participated in two at a large speaker manufacturer, where they use DBTs to determine which speaker sounds best. They're eye-opening to say the least. I'd love to participate in a well-set-up DBT of amp and DAC. I would imagine your idea of a good DBT would probably be vastly different from mine. Jason ------------------------------------------------------------------------ doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15196 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102632 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
