doctor_big wrote:
Anyway, a simple way to contrast the relative values is to nip over to
Audiogon and check how much a 10-year-old top-of-the-line AVR sells for,
versus a 10-year-old tube amp.
Old AVRs are essentially worthless. They depreciate like computers.
Makes sense, really -
doctor_big wrote:
Old AVRs are essentially worthless. They depreciate like computers.
Makes sense, really - who wants an AVR that only switches S-video
signals? On the other hand, a Dynaco Stereo 70 is worth more now than
it was when new (not adjusted for inflation, of course).
Now that the test is over the only report i found is on another forum
here:
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=295995
Not much info but the testers seem to have failed very quick.
Anyone more googleluck?
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jh901 wrote:
Indeed, Jason.
The pre-amp section alone of common AVRs is cheaply implemented compared
to a stand-alone tube pre-amp.
The above is not true, and its even less true if you consider the
benefits of modern technology.
(1) The analog preamp section of common AVRs are rarely
jh901 wrote:
Engineers who actually design audio gear for a living and who have
decades of experience will run circles around Hydrogen worshipers
So which ones have you talked with?
To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this
fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the
jh901 wrote:
Engineers who actually design audio gear for a living and who have
decades of experience will run circles around Hydrogen worshipers...
This is unwarranted, unsubstantiated, and unwanted over here. If you
can't handle what people have to say at other forums then don't go
there.
Julf wrote:
So which ones have you talked with?
Don't expect a list of real world names...
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Wombat wrote:
Now that the test is over the only report i found is on another forum
here:
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=295995
Not much info but the testers seem to have failed very quick.
Anyone more googleluck?
Interesting but sparse information... Guess
Ars Technica did a tear down of one of the two cables they bought for
the test:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/gallery-we-tear-apart-a-340-audiophile-ethernet-cable-and-look-inside/
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